Small, tricky splinter Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Small, tricky splinter 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SHARD.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SHARD Small, tricky splinter (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 21, 2024
7% SHARDS Splinters (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 5, 2025
7% SECT Splinter group (4) Newsday Sep 28, 2025
6% GOOGLY Tricky bit of bowling (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Oct 4, 2025
6% POSER Tricky puzzle (5) Thomas Joseph Sep 29, 2025
6% SEC Brief moment with most of splinter group (3) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 15, 2025
6% MAGICIAN Tricky performer (8) Universal Sep 13, 2025
6% MAGICACT "Tricky" performance (8) Eugene Sheffer Sep 5, 2025
6% SPOT Tricky situation (4) New York Times Aug 8, 2025
6% GIMMICKS Tricky devices (8)

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