Sluggish swim, rubbish doing the backstroke? Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sluggish swim, rubbish doing the backstroke? last seen in Telegraph 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 TORPID.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TORPID Sluggish swim, rubbish doing the backstroke? (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 15, 2019
5% TOSH Rubbish (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 31, 2025
5% LEADEN Heavy or sluggish (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
5% TRIPE Rubbish (5) Thomas Joseph Dec 15, 2025
5% TAT Rubbish (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 6, 2025
5% ABOUNDED Was swimming (8) Newsday Dec 6, 2025
5% INERT Sluggish (5) Puzzler Backwords Nov 22, 2025
5% SOLE Swimmer in channel ostensibly doing the backstroke? (4) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 18, 2025
5% SNAILSPACE Sluggish speed (10) Universal Nov 9, 2025
5% SLOW Sluggish (4) The Telegraph Quick Oct 7, 2025

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