Old character — one's a bit prickly Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old character — one's a bit prickly . 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 THORN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THORN Old character — one's a bit prickly (5)
79% CACTI Prickly plants (5) Universal Oct 26, 2025
79% BUR Prickly husk (3)
79% RUNES Old Norse characters (5) LA Times Daily Oct 11, 2025
76% APART A bit to one side (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 28, 2025
76% GORSE Prickly bush (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 15, 2025
72% PIECEMEAL Bit by bit (9) The Times Concise Nov 1, 2025
68% EEL Slippery character, old PM loses power (3) The Times Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
68% AWHILE For a bit (6) Premier Sunday Oct 19, 2025
68% OMEGA Greek character, old and big (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 13, 2025
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