Little Scottish creature removes article for close friend (6) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Little Scottish creature removes article for close friend (6) last seen in Guardian 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BESTIE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BESTIE Little Scottish creature removes article for close friend (6) (6) The Guardian Cryptic Mar 17, 2025
6% ELF Little mythical creature (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 12, 2025
6% UNCLE Article removed from grubby pawnbroker (5) The Times Cryptic Nov 25, 2025
6% IMP Mischievous little creature (3) The Atlantic Nov 6, 2025
6% CHUM Close friend (4) (4) Mirror Classic Sep 26, 2025
6% PAL Close friend, slangily (3)
5% FAR Not close by (3) Commuter Dec 16, 2025
5% ALLY Friend (4) Eugene Sheffer Dec 15, 2025
5% SHUT Close; closed (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 12, 2025
5% ITEM Article (4) The Telegraph Quick Dec 12, 2025

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