Merit, desperately brief (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Merit, desperately brief (5) . 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 REMIT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% REMIT Merit, desperately brief (5) (5)
8% PS Merit (2) USA Today Quick Oct 2, 2025
8% EARN Merit (4) USA Today Quick Oct 2, 2025
8% EARNED Merited (6) Commuter Sep 24, 2025
7% SASH Spot for a merit badge (4) USA Today Oct 5, 2025
7% AWARD Gift for merit (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 30, 2025
7% MARCIA Cross of "Desperate Housewives" (6) TV Sep 21, 2025
7% NEEDY Desperate for money (5) Commuter Sep 16, 2025
7% SEC Brief moment, in brief (3) Newsday Sep 14, 2025
7% LASTDITCH Desperate, continue to scrap (9) The Times Sunday Cryptic Sep 14, 2025
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