Has to finish off pastry smelling stale Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Has to finish off pastry smelling stale featured in Times Cryptic puzzle on August 11, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is MUSTY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% MUSTY Has to finish off pastry smelling stale (5) The Times Cryptic Aug 11, 2026
3% PLATITUDES Stale statements (10) Universal Jul 27, 2026
2% END Finish (3) Universal Aug 10, 2026
2% ARAT Smell -- (suspect) (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 7, 2026
2% TAJAMRT Fruity pastry (7) New York Times Aug 6, 2026
2% ICER Pastry decorator (4) Newsday Aug 5, 2026
2% ENDED Finished (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 4, 2026
2% OVER Finished (4) Thomas Joseph Aug 3, 2026
2% MOPUP Finish off second young boxer, for example (5) The Times Cryptic Aug 3, 2026
2% NOSE "My dog has no ____." "How does he smell?" ... (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 29, 2026

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