Old playful spooks coming back Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old playful spooks coming back featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on July 16, 2026. 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ARCHAIC.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARCHAIC Old playful spooks coming back (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 16, 2026
3% CIA Spooks (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 10, 2026
3% ANTIC Playful prank (5) Newsday Jun 24, 2026
3% NIP Playful bite (3) Commuter Jun 19, 2026
3% RESURGE Come back in force (7) New York Times Jun 14, 2026
3% RETURN Come back (6) The Telegraph Quick May 28, 2026
3% CURSIVESCRIPT Handwriting that's "coming back" (13) Newsday May 10, 2026
3% REVISITS Comes back to (8) Universal Apr 9, 2026
2% LOCATE Find large old moggy back in garage (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 15, 2026
2% REBOUND Come back with a new cover perhaps (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Jul 14, 2026

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