Merely, purely, barely Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Merely, purely, barely 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ONLY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ONLY Merely, purely, barely (4) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 13, 2022
98% ONLY JUST Merely, purely, barely (9)
6% JUST Fair - merely (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Oct 21, 2025
6% DIM Barely shining (3)
6% EKES __ by (barely manages) (4) Newsday Oct 19, 2025
6% MEAGER Barely sufficient (6) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
6% BYAHAIR Just barely (7) USA Today Oct 11, 2025
6% EKEOUT Barely sustain (6) Newsday Oct 8, 2025
6% REFINE Make pure (6) Commuter Oct 2, 2025
6% ATAD Barely (4) Newsday Sep 25, 2025

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