Off-colour and about to enter shaft Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Off-colour and about to enter shaft 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RACY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RACY Off-colour and about to enter shaft (4) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 10, 2023
3% CAMEIN Entered (6) Wall Street Journal Mar 11, 2026
3% HEYDAY Bloom's colour about to be hidden by grass (6) The Times Cryptic Mar 5, 2026
3% DYE Colourant (3) Puzzler Backwords Feb 26, 2026
3% ARROWHEAD Something found on a shaft * (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 24, 2026
3% HUE Colour (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 9, 2026
3% AXLE Wheel shaft (4) LA Times Daily Dec 30, 2025
2% JALOPY Bird about to cut off banger (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 12, 2026
2% INPUTS Enters, as data (6) Eugene Sheffer Mar 7, 2026
2% SHADE Colour (5) (5) Mirror Quick Mar 7, 2026

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