Nit-picking(5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Nit-picking(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 FUSSY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FUSSY Nit-picking(5) (5)
90% LICE Grown-up nits (4) Eugene Sheffer Sep 2, 2025
85% PEDANTRY Nit-picking editor's got in store (8) The Times Cryptic Oct 17, 2025
81% ANTI Opposed to disturbing a nit (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Aug 18, 2025
67% INTRUDERS Unwelcome guests more impolite covered in crawling nits (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 22, 2025
67% LOUSE Nit (5) Universal Jun 29, 2016
58% DELOUSE Rid of nits (7) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2024
58% FUSSPOTS Nit-pickers (8)
58% FIND FAULT Nit-pick (10) The Times Concise Dec 7, 2023
58% FUSSPOT Nit-picker (7) The Times Concise Dec 19, 2021
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