One seeking distraction from unpleasant reality Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue One seeking distraction from unpleasant reality last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ESCAPIST.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESCAPIST One seeking distraction from unpleasant reality (8) The Times Specialist Sunday Jan 27, 2019
4% ESCAPE Distraction from unpleasant realities (6)
3% ESCAPISM Distraction from reality (8) The Times Concise Sep 25, 2024
2% ODORS Unpleasant smells (5) New York Times Jan 6, 2026
2% SQUALID Extremely dirty and unpleasant (7) (7) Mirror Classic Jan 5, 2026
2% HIDE ___-and-seek (4)
2% SCUM Surface-level unpleasantness? (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 2, 2026
2% MEAN Intend to be unpleasant (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Jan 2, 2026
2% NASTINESS Unpleasant behaviour (9) (9) Puzzler Dec 31, 2025
2% NASTY Unpleasant, as weather (5) LA Times Daily Dec 30, 2025

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