Strange characteristic (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Strange characteristic (8) featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on October 20, 2025. 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PECULIAR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PECULIAR Strange characteristic (8) (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 20, 2025
29% YOBBISH Hobby is strangely characteristic of a lout (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 6, 2016
26% ODDITY A strange characteristic or trait; peculiarity (6) (6)
3% RUM Strange gossip, not associated with us (3) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
3% HATED Despised strange death (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Oct 16, 2025
3% THUMBS Opposable ___ (characteristic humans share with apes) (6)
3% ODD "Strange ..." (3) Universal Oct 11, 2025
3% NITROGEN Element in strange ringtone (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Oct 10, 2025
3% ERA Historical period with a distinctive characteristic (3)
3% ALIEN Strange to send a line (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Oct 9, 2025

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