Deduce gold found across island is substandard (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Deduce gold found across island is substandard (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on December 2, 2025. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is INFERIOR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INFERIOR Deduce gold found across island is substandard (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 2, 2025
6% INFER Deduce (5) The Telegraph Quick Oct 6, 2025
5% REASON Deduce cause (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 29, 2025
5% TARSI Bones sailors found on island (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 12, 2025
5% INFERNO Deduce number in hell (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Nov 4, 2025
4% AUREATE Made of gold (7) Commuter Dec 1, 2025
4% P "North" or "gold" ending (1) USA Today Quick Dec 1, 2025
4% STAR "North" or "gold" ending (4) USA Today Quick Dec 1, 2025
4% KARAT 24-___ gold (5) New York Times Mini Nov 29, 2025
4% INGOT Molded gold (5) Newsday Nov 27, 2025

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