Surgeon wipes around bowel openings to take a sample Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Surgeon wipes around bowel openings to take a sample last seen in Guardian 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 SWAB.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SWAB Surgeon wipes around bowel openings to take a sample (4) The Guardian Cryptic Nov 8, 2023
2% ERASED Wiped away (6) Premier Sunday Sep 28, 2025
2% EAT Sample food (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 24, 2025
2% ERASES Wipes out (6) Universal Sep 21, 2025
2% SPENT Wiped out (5) Universal Sep 21, 2025
2% KEYHOLE Opener's opening (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 21, 2025
2% ABIDING Firm helping around bank's opening (7) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 18, 2025
2% ORS Surgeons' places, for short (3) USA Today Sep 18, 2025
2% DELETE Wipe out (6) (6) The Guardian Quick Sep 15, 2025
2% SAWBONES Surgeon, informally (8) The Times Sunday Concise Sep 14, 2025

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