Proper crease, we're told (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Proper crease, we're told (5) last seen in Guardian Quick Cryptic 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PUKKA.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PUKKA Proper crease, we're told (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jun 20, 2026
69% PRIM ___ and proper (4) USA Today Sep 16, 2026
69% IRON De-crease? (4) USA Today Sep 11, 2026
69% PLEAT Crease (5) (5) Mirror Quick Aug 31, 2026
69% APT Proper (3) LA Times Daily Aug 20, 2026
63% NOUNS "Proper" words (5) Commuter Sep 10, 2026
63% MUTATE Re-strain? (6) LA Times Daily Aug 1, 2026
60% RIGHT Declared service proper (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 22, 2026
60% COLLATES Assembles in proper order (8) New York Times Sep 20, 2026
60% RELATED Told, as a story (7) New York Times Sep 13, 2026

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Proper crease, we're told (5) Crossword Clue
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