Paddy's funny intro accepted by Eric Idle after editing (4,5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Paddy's funny intro accepted by Eric Idle after editing (4,5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on February 5, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RICEFIELD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RICEFIELD Paddy's funny intro accepted by Eric Idle after editing (4,5) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Feb 5, 2026
42% RESTING Idle (7) Newsday Jan 3, 2026
40% RICE Food grown in paddies (4) Puzzler Backwords Feb 3, 2026
40% ISSUE Edition (5) The Times Concise Jan 27, 2026
40% LEDE Journalist's intro (4) USA Today Jan 24, 2026
40% HAHA "Funny!" (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 24, 2026
38% AMEND Change, edit (5) The Telegraph Mini Feb 3, 2026
38% SATISFACTORY Acceptable (12) The Telegraph Quick Jan 29, 2026
38% PALAVER Idle talk (7) Eugene Sheffer Jan 20, 2026
38% INSECRET Screen it, after editing, behind closed doors (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 16, 2026

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