Initially gung-ho, unusually aggressive, now official is dropping matter (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Initially gung-ho, unusually aggressive, now official is dropping matter (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on October 1, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is GUANO.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% GUANO Initially gung-ho, unusually aggressive, now official is dropping matter (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 1, 2025
7% EAGER Gung-ho (5) USA Today Oct 1, 2025
7% ARDENT Gung-ho (6) New York Times Aug 5, 2025
5% RARIN ___ to go (gung ho, casually) (5)
5% RAHRAH Gung-ho (6) Eugene Sheffer May 17, 2025
5% AVID Gung-ho (4) Newsday Feb 9, 2025
5% AGOG Gung-ho (4) Newsday Jun 6, 2024
5% ENTHUSIASTIC Gung-ho (12) The Guardian Quick Apr 8, 2024
5% CANDO Gung-ho (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 6, 2021
5% INTO Gung-ho for (4) Premier Sunday Dec 1, 2019

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