Looking promising rather than thorny Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Looking promising rather than thorny . 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 ROSY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ROSY Looking promising rather than thorny (4)
3% ORAL Spoken rather than written, as an exam (4)
3% LIEU In ___ of (rather than) (4) USA Today Sep 5, 2025
3% INTHENEARFUTURE Sooner rather than later (15) New York Times Aug 15, 2025
2% IOU Promise-to-pay note (3) USA Today Nov 7, 2025
2% IDO Altar promise (3) Eugene Sheffer Nov 5, 2025
2% RANDY Rather lustful - like Ayn? (5) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 4, 2025
2% SEES Looks at (4) Commuter Nov 1, 2025
2% OVER Higher than (4) Newsday Oct 29, 2025
2% NAE Scot's "I'd rather not" (3) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2025
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