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

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THUMB It's quite rough and ready, as a rule (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Mar 9, 2015
71% COARSE Rough (6) Thomas Joseph Jul 10, 2026
71% ARE "Rules ___ rules" (3)
71% SCRATCH Mark's quite rough-and-ready (7)
67% SOME Quite the (4) New York Times Jul 10, 2026
67% WOOF "That sounds {/rough/}" (4) The New Yorker Mini Jul 9, 2026
67% MANHANDLING Roughing up (11) Thomas Joseph Jul 6, 2026
67% INEEDAHUG "Today was rough" (9) LA Times Daily Jul 2, 2026
67% EDICT Ruling (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jun 28, 2026
67% STOP "Quit it!" (4) LA Times Daily Jun 24, 2026

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