Tarnished instead, sadly Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tarnished instead, sadly last seen in Mirror 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is STAINED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% STAINED Tarnished instead, sadly (7) Mirror Cryptic Sep 30, 2024
7% MAR Tarnish (3) Universal Dec 22, 2025
6% LIEU In ___ of (instead) (4)
6% SULLY Spoil, tarnish (5) The Times Concise Dec 23, 2025
6% ALAS "Sadly . . ." (4) USA Today Dec 19, 2025
6% TAINT Tarnish (5) (5) Mirror Classic Nov 13, 2025
6% STAIN Tarnish (5) Premier Sunday Oct 26, 2025
5% CHELSEA Brew cups instead for team (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 6, 2026
5% OPTIC Dispenser to cop it, sadly (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Dec 19, 2025
5% AVATAR Cassava tarnished beholden image (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 18, 2025

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