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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% THORN Old character — one's a bit prickly (5)
91% SERIF Bit of a character? (5) New York Times Feb 1, 2026
83% OPUNTIA One cracking old joke cheers prickly sort (7) The Times Cryptic Feb 25, 2026
79% BURS Prickly seedcases (4) New York Times Mini Feb 17, 2026
79% GORSE Prickly bush (5) Puzzler Backwords Feb 6, 2026
79% RUNE Old German character (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 20, 2026
79% CACTI Prickly plants (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 6, 2026
76% BRIER Prickly plant patch (5) The Telegraph Mini Feb 15, 2026
76% PEAR Prickly ___ (cactus variety) (4)
76% BUR Prickly covering of a seed (3)
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