It beats scissors, but not 5-Across Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue It beats scissors, but not 5-Across last seen in New York Times Mini 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ROCK.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROCK It beats scissors, but not 5-Across (4) New York Times Mini Dec 4, 2024
7% SNIP Sound of scissors (4) Commuter Nov 25, 2025
7% ESSES Four letters in "scissors" (5) Newsday Nov 25, 2025
7% THROB Beat (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 19, 2025
7% SCRAMS Beats it (6) New York Times Nov 14, 2025
7% SHOO "Beat it!" (4) Newsday Nov 5, 2025
7% CLIP Trim with scissors (4) Newsday Oct 26, 2025
7% CUT Use scissors (3)
7% CUTS Uses a scissor (4) Newsday Sep 24, 2025
7% PAPER Scissors beats it (5) Wall Street Journal Jan 12, 2016

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