Spiny plants originally cleared before start of play Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Spiny plants originally cleared before start of play last seen in Times 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 CACTI.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CACTI Spiny plants originally cleared before start of play (5) The Times Cryptic Oct 5, 2022
4% THORN Spiny plant (5) The Telegraph Quick Jul 4, 2025
3% CRAYON It's used to colour originally clear artificial fabric (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 4, 2025
3% ACTI Start of a play (4) LA Times Daily Sep 1, 2025
3% ACTONE Start of a play (6) New York Times Aug 25, 2025
3% IGUANA Spiny pet (6) Wall Street Journal Aug 16, 2025
3% CLARET Clear confusion before starting to taste wine (6) (6)
3% EARLY Before the starting time (5)
2% SEEDS Plants-to-be (5)
2% DECAMP Clear out (6) Thomas Joseph Sep 3, 2025

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