Sweep's friend covered in coal dust (5) Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sweep's friend covered in coal dust (5) 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is SOOTY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SOOTY Sweep's friend covered in coal dust (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Dec 18, 2024
75% SOOTS Covers with coal dust (5) USA Today Jul 26, 2015
75% SOOTED Covered with coal dust. (6)
72% VAST Sweeping (4) Thomas Joseph Aug 29, 2025
72% SOO Friend of Sooty and Sweep l3} (3)
72% SOOT Sweep's sweepings (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 26, 2025
66% LIMAIL Essential ingredient for sherlocks - correspondence's covering in dust? (6) The Times Mephisto Aug 24, 2025
66% MITE Dust ___ (4) Universal Jul 20, 2025
63% RAG Dusting cloth (3) USA Today Sep 1, 2025
63% ASH Fireplace dust (3)

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