Exploratory mission, for short (informally) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Exploratory mission, for short (informally) . 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RECON.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RECON Exploratory mission, for short (informally) (5)
7% NASA Exploratory agency (4) Newsday Jan 15, 2026
6% OPS Covert ___ (secret missions, for short) (3)
6% INFO Short of information? (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Feb 3, 2026
5% ESTEEM Respect initially exploratory encounters on the rebound (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 11, 2026
5% EMBASSY Mission headed by an ambassador (7) (7) Puzzler Feb 8, 2026
5% TOLD Informed (4) Commuter Feb 4, 2026
5% TELLING Informing (7) The Telegraph Quick Feb 3, 2026
5% ETHAN ____ Hunt, Mission: Impossible character (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 31, 2026
5% RESCUE Heroic mission (6) Commuter Jan 28, 2026
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