One's struck by shattering of only hope (9) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue One's struck by shattering of only hope (9) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on November 21, 2025. 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is XYLOPHONE.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% XYLOPHONE One's struck by shattering of only hope (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 21, 2025
54% SOLE One and only (4) USA Today Nov 11, 2025
54% ALLIN Shattered (3,2) (5) The Guardian Quick Oct 30, 2025
54% BROKE Shattered (5) Commuter Sep 13, 2025
54% DASH Shatter, as one's hopes (4)
52% POSE It can be struck (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 31, 2025
52% MISKICKED Badly struck (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 20, 2025
52% FANNED Struck out (6) Wall Street Journal Oct 2, 2025
52% UNIQUE One and only (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 18, 2025
52% TIRED Shattered (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 10, 2025

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