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Punctuation mark needs deleting initially, editor ordered Crossword Clue
Here is the answer for the crossword clue Punctuation mark needs deleting initially, editor ordered featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on December 23, 2025. 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 COMMANDED.
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40 Potential Answers:
| Rank | Answer | Length | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98% | COMMANDED Punctuation mark needs deleting initially, editor ordered | (9) | The Telegraph Cryptic | Dec 23, 2025 |
| 6% | COLON Punctuation mark | (5) | The Telegraph Quick | Dec 11, 2025 |
| 6% | HYPHEN Punctuation mark (6) | (6) | Mirror Classic | Dec 11, 2025 |
| 6% | STET Editor's mark | (4) | Wall Street Journal | Dec 2, 2025 |
| 5% | EXPUNGE Delete | (7) | The Telegraph Quick | Dec 7, 2025 |
| 5% | BADGE Ordered to accept good mark | (5) | The Times Quick Cryptic | Dec 3, 2025 |
| 5% | BACKSLASH Punctuation on a keyboard | (9) | Thomas Joseph | Nov 19, 2025 |
| 5% | AMPERSAND Punctuation on a keyboard | (9) | Thomas Joseph | Nov 19, 2025 |
| 5% | PERIOD Punctuation on a keyboard | (6) | Thomas Joseph | Nov 19, 2025 |
| 5% | ERASE Delete | (5) | Eugene Sheffer | Oct 24, 2025 |
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