Metaphor for a sluggish individual (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Metaphor for a sluggish individual (5) featured in Guardian Quick puzzle on June 16, 2026. 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 SNAIL.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SNAIL Metaphor for a sluggish individual (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Jun 16, 2026
7% APOP Individually (4) Universal Jun 5, 2026
7% APIECE Individually (6) Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026
7% LONE Individual (4) Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026
7% SLOW Sluggish (4) USA Today Quick Apr 18, 2026
7% S Sluggish (1) USA Today Quick Apr 18, 2026
7% INERT Sluggish (5) Puzzler Backwords Apr 15, 2026
6% SOANDSO Unpleasant individual, 13? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jun 16, 2026
6% STAMINA Legs, metaphorically (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Jun 15, 2026
6% SOLE Individual, single (4) (4) Mirror Quick Jun 11, 2026

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