Scratching head, look briefly for weapon (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Scratching head, look briefly for weapon (5) last seen in Sun Two Speed 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 LANCE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LANCE Scratching head, look briefly for weapon (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Jan 12, 2026
7% GLANCE Look for German weapon (6) (6) Mirror Cryptic Jan 31, 2026
7% SNIFF Scratch-and-__ (5) Commuter Jan 16, 2026
7% MAR Scratch (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 8, 2026
6% UMBRAGE Scratching head in silent fury leads to offence (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jan 31, 2026
6% EKED Scratched (out) (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 26, 2026
6% MACE Club-like medieval weapon headed with spikes (4) The Times Concise Jan 24, 2026
6% GOUGE Scratch deeply (5) The Telegraph Mini Jan 23, 2026
6% ITCH Something to scratch (4)
6% GROGGY Staggering Greek cat scratching head (6) (6) The Sun Two Speed Jan 21, 2026

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