Shrub is a little dear, but useful Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Shrub is a little dear, but useful last seen in Times Quick 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ARBUTUS.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARBUTUS Shrub is a little dear, but useful (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 25, 2024
6% BRIAR Prickly shrub (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 11, 2025
6% TREE Large shrub (4) (4) Mirror Quick Dec 9, 2025
6% OOF "Oh dear, that's painful" (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 5, 2025
6% SMALL Little (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 23, 2025
6% DIDDY Little (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 23, 2025
6% ACACIA Flowering shrub (6) Thomas Joseph Nov 19, 2025
6% AZALEA Shrub with bright flowers (6) New York Times Nov 10, 2025
6% TREES Large shrubs (5) (5) Mirror Quick Nov 8, 2025
6% DIDDUMS Oh dear, poor little thing! (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Oct 31, 2025

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