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
6% LIEU In __ of (instead of) (4) Newsday Aug 27, 2025
6% MAR Tarnish (3) Universal Jul 25, 2025
6% ELSE Instead (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 3, 2025
5% MISTYPE Write "cooly" instead of "coolly," say (7)
5% VARNISH Tons of tarnish replaced with very glossy coat (7) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 3, 2025
5% LATTERDAY Modern but sadly tardy and late (9) The Telegraph Toughie Sep 2, 2025
5% ANDNOMISTAKE Evidently swinging, OK with man instead (12) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 8, 2025
5% PALER Pearl sadly faded (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Aug 6, 2025
5% ALLTOOTRUE "Sadly, you're right" (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 2, 2025

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