Dig out old wine — terrible! It lacks body Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dig out old wine — terrible! It lacks body last seen in Guardian Cryptic puzzle. 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 EXCAVATE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% EXCAVATE Dig out old wine — terrible! It lacks body (8) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 9, 2022
6% AMPHORA Old wine vessel (7) Eugene Sheffer May 1, 2026
5% SPIRITS Wine and __ (7) Commuter Jun 20, 2026
5% HORRID Terribly nasty (6) Wall Street Journal Jun 20, 2026
5% MALBEC Rustic, mid-bodied red wine (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Jun 15, 2026
5% DOOM Terrible fate (4) Wall Street Journal Jun 15, 2026
5% SOUTHAFRICA Fish out a car - terrible state (5,6) (11) The Sun Two Speed Jun 10, 2026
5% SPADE Digging tool (5) The Telegraph Mini Jun 6, 2026
5% BARBS Verbal digs (5) LA Times Daily Jun 5, 2026
5% ASTI Barely too old for wine (4) The Telegraph Toughie Jun 3, 2026

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