Shortage in pub? Time for magic? (5,3) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shortage in pub? Time for magic? (5,3) featured in Sun Two Speed puzzle on January 20, 2026. 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 BLACKART.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BLACKART Shortage in pub? Time for magic? (5,3) (8) The Sun Two Speed Jan 20, 2026
7% SCARCITY Shortage (8) Universal Dec 19, 2025
7% DEARTH Deficiency, shortage (6) The Times Concise Dec 17, 2025
7% SPELL Time for magic words (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 16, 2025
6% ALEKEG Barrel in a pub (6) Universal Jan 18, 2026
6% PLEASE "The magic word" (6) Commuter Jan 15, 2026
6% DARTS Pub missiles (5) Thomas Joseph Jan 13, 2026
6% ALE Pub potable (3) Wall Street Journal Jan 12, 2026
6% SORCERY Magic (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 11, 2026
6% WIZARDS Magic makers (7) The Telegraph Quick Jan 11, 2026

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