Reason for swearing as bumper at front drops off rusty old car (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Reason for swearing as bumper at front drops off rusty old car (5) last seen in Guardian 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 ANGER.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANGER Reason for swearing as bumper at front drops off rusty old car (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
6% REPENT Swear off, with "of" (6) New York Times Nov 15, 2025
6% BRA Car bumper protector (3) Newsday Nov 14, 2025
6% DENTS Dings in a car's bumper (5) USA Today Oct 15, 2025
6% QUIT Swear off (4) Newsday Oct 2, 2025
5% ARCH Cunning male dropping off front of procession? (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 30, 2025
4% BADLANGUAGE Swearing (3,8) (11) Mirror Quick Nov 24, 2025
4% OATH Swear words? (4) Universal Nov 24, 2025
4% SEDATED Tranquillised, steadied, I dropped off (7) (7) The Guardian Quiptic Nov 23, 2025
4% TARNISH Rustiness and decomposing in trash (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Nov 22, 2025

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