Not playing around, sadly (10) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Not playing around, sadly (10) 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is POIGNANTLY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POIGNANTLY Not playing around, sadly (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 29, 2025
10% ALAS "Sadly . . ." (4) USA Today Dec 19, 2025
9% ALLTOOTRUE "Sadly, that's right" (10) Universal Dec 6, 2025
9% TOURED Played around? (6) The Atlantic Sep 28, 2025
8% OPTIC Dispenser to cop it, sadly (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Dec 19, 2025
8% IRKSOME Sadly smokier - annoying (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Dec 6, 2025
8% CIRCA Around (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 4, 2025
7% DANCE Getting caned, sadly, is routine (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Dec 17, 2025
7% FORGOTTEN Fen grotto sadly neglected (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 14, 2025
7% JEST Joke around (4) Newsday Dec 14, 2025

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