It's quite rough and ready, as a rule Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue It's quite rough and ready, as a rule last seen in Telegraph Cryptic 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is THUMB.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THUMB It's quite rough and ready, as a rule (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 9, 2015
84% ONESEC "I'm not quite ready" (6) Universal Oct 8, 2025
71% ARE "Rules __ rules" (3) LA Times Daily Nov 5, 2025
71% COARSE Rough (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 27, 2025
71% SCRATCH Mark's quite rough-and-ready (7)
67% REIGN Rule (5) The Telegraph Quick Nov 5, 2025
67% PARTWAY Not quite (there) (7) LA Times Daily Nov 2, 2025
67% ASA __ rule (3) Newsday Oct 31, 2025
67% RASP Rough voice (4) Thomas Joseph Oct 27, 2025
67% GENTLER Less rough (7) LA Times Daily Oct 25, 2025

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