Original Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Original featured in Telegraph Quick puzzle on August 14, 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 INITIAL.

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12 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
INITIAL Original (7) The Telegraph Quick Aug 14, 2026
NEW Original (3) Thomas Joseph Jul 1, 2026
FIRST Original (5) (5) Mirror Quick Dec 16, 2025
NOVEL Original (5) The Sun Two Speed Feb 28, 2024
CREATIVE Original (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 9, 2021
FRESH Original (5) Thomas Joseph Jun 22, 2021
PRIMAL Original (6) Premier Sunday Jan 24, 2021
SEMINAL Original (7)
MASTER Original (6)
NEWFANGLED Original (10)

28 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
29% GENESIS Origin (7) Newsday Aug 21, 2026
29% OLDNORSE Origin of "they" (8) Universal Aug 18, 2026
29% ROOTS Origins (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 13, 2026
29% SOURCE Origin (6) The Telegraph Quick Aug 12, 2026
26% HOMETOWNS Origins (9) Thomas Joseph May 8, 2024
26% GENESES Origins (7) Newsday Jul 25, 2021
26% REPRINTS Not originals (8) New York Times Nov 29, 2019
26% REPLICAS Not the originals (8) Universal Dec 9, 2016
26% REPROS Not originals (6)
26% ROOTCAUSE Origin (9)

Clues for The Telegraph Quick Puzzle on August 14, 2026

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In the world of crosswords, "Original" can be a clever clue for the word "NOVEL." A novel is a type of literary work that tells a fictional story, making it an original creation in the literary sense. This clue plays on the dual meaning of "original" as both the first of its kind and as a synonym for new or unique.