Not starting to be spiteful when needing to scratch (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ITCHY Not starting to be spiteful when needing to scratch (5) (5)
7% TIS "___ but a scratch" (3) New York Times Aug 17, 2025
7% ITCHES Feels the need to scratch (6) (6)
6% EPITAPH Drunk happiest when son scratched inscription (7) The Times Cryptic Sep 4, 2025
6% ETCH Scratch the surface? (4) LA Times Daily Aug 29, 2025
6% PETTIEST Most spiteful (8) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
6% MEAN Spiteful (4) (4) Puzzler Aug 24, 2025
6% VITRIOLIC Spiteful (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Aug 21, 2025
6% EKE Scratch (out) (3) Wall Street Journal Aug 20, 2025
6% CATTY Like a spiteful remark (5) USA Today Aug 19, 2025
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