Scattered spears, slightly out of place Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Scattered spears, slightly out of place (6) last seen in Puzzler 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SPARSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPARSE Scattered spears, slightly out of place (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Mar 24, 2024
6% ABIT Slightly (4) New York Times Oct 22, 2025
6% ATAD Slightly (4) LA Times Mini Oct 21, 2025
6% IMPALE Spear (6) Puzzler Backwords Sep 22, 2025
6% GORED Speared (5) The Telegraph Mini Sep 14, 2025
5% LANCE Spear in a joust (5) Newsday Oct 28, 2025
5% TINGE Color slightly (5) Commuter Oct 28, 2025
5% TRIDENT Spear with three prongs (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Oct 28, 2025
5% ERASED Obliterated as deer scattered (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 27, 2025
5% ASKEW Slightly off (5) LA Times Daily Oct 26, 2025

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