Punctilious individual beginning to solve tricky puzzle Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Punctilious individual beginning to solve tricky puzzle last seen in Telegraph 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STICKLER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STICKLER Punctilious individual beginning to solve tricky puzzle (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 9, 2025
3% POSER Tricky puzzle (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 29, 2025
2% CAROM Tricky pool shot (5) LA Times Daily Dec 4, 2025
2% ONSET Beginning (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 4, 2025
2% THE "Begin ___ Begin" (1986 R.E.M. song) (3) The Washington Post Mini Dec 4, 2025
2% DECODE Solve, as a secret message (6) Newsday Dec 2, 2025
2% REBUS Picture puzzle (5) The Times Concise Dec 2, 2025
2% AHA "I've solved it!" (3) New York Times Dec 1, 2025
2% STARTOUT … begin (5,3) (8) The Guardian Quick Nov 25, 2025
2% STAIR Individual step (5) Universal Nov 19, 2025

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