Expert: 'Nessie is mostly brass' (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Expert: 'Nessie is mostly brass' (8) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on May 20, 2026. 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 PERTNESS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PERTNESS Expert: 'Nessie is mostly brass' (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic May 20, 2026
5% LOCH ___ Ness Monster, affectionately called "Nessie" (4)
5% IMPOLITIC Mostly rude, mostly unfriendly, totally foolish (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic May 19, 2026
5% TUBAS Large brass instruments (5) New York Times May 18, 2026
5% MASTER Expert (6) (6) Mirror Classic May 17, 2026
5% WONKS Policy experts (5) Newsday May 17, 2026
5% BELLYBUTTONRING Navel brass? (15) LA Times Daily May 16, 2026
5% GRAPHOLOGIST Handwriting expert (12) The Times Concise May 11, 2026
5% OLDPRO Experienced expert (6) LA Times Daily May 10, 2026
5% DAB Expert person (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic May 8, 2026

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