Spades, but not shovels Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Spades, but not shovels last seen in LA Times Daily 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SUIT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SUIT Spades, but not shovels (4) LA Times Daily Jun 27, 2023
51% GUMSHOE Spade perhaps, or shovel, Roman characters left by tree (7) (7)
8% DIG Use a shovel (3) Eugene Sheffer Dec 31, 2025
7% KATE Handbag designer Spade (4) Newsday Dec 17, 2025
7% SCOOP Steam shovel's bucket (5) Newsday Nov 14, 2025
7% DUG Used a shovel (3) Newsday Oct 1, 2025
7% RENAME Call a spade a shovel? (6)
6% SMOCK Shift imitation on spades (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 18, 2025
6% SPADE Garden shovel that is also a suit in a deck of cards (5)
6% SHOVEL Broad-bladed spade (6) (6) Puzzler Dec 7, 2025

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