Shrub inapt? Dreadfully — this might add colour Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PAINTBRUSH Shrub inapt? Dreadfully — this might add colour (10) The Times Cryptic Apr 11, 2022
5% IRRELEVANCE Inaptness (11) (11)
4% AZALEAS Flowery shrubs (7) Thomas Joseph Sep 29, 2025
4% ROSE Thorny shrub (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025
4% TROUBLED Older, but dreadfully worried (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 22, 2025
4% DYES Colourants (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 21, 2025
4% DUBS Adds a soundtrack to (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 20, 2025
4% TOTAL Add up (5) Puzzler Backwords Sep 20, 2025
4% BUSHES Shrubs (6) (6) Mirror Quick Sep 19, 2025
4% ADOPTED Acquired a dreadfully odd pet (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 16, 2025

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