Spiteful gossip that needs cleaning up Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Spiteful gossip that needs cleaning up 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 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DIRT.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DIRT Spiteful gossip that needs cleaning up (4) The Telegraph Cryptic May 9, 2015
3% DIRTY Not clean (5) The Telegraph Plusword Sep 9, 2025
3% PETTIEST Most spiteful (8) Wall Street Journal Aug 28, 2025
3% CHAMELEON Lizard needing new clean home (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 27, 2025
3% SERVETHETEA Gossip with a waitress? (11) Wall Street Journal Aug 26, 2025
3% SPILLTHEBEANS Gossip with a grocer? (13) Wall Street Journal Aug 26, 2025
3% DISHTHEDIRT Gossip with a landscaper? (11) Wall Street Journal Aug 26, 2025
3% MEAN Spiteful (4) (4) Puzzler Aug 24, 2025
3% VITRIOLIC Spiteful (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Aug 21, 2025
3% RUMOR Bit of gossip (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 9, 2025

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