The first casualty of war, so they say? (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The first casualty of war, so they say? (5) featured in Guardian Weekend puzzle on November 29, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TRUTH.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TRUTH The first casualty of war, so they say? (5) (5) The Guardian Weekend Nov 29, 2025
7% SURE "If you say so" (4) The Atlantic Oct 26, 2025
7% OKSURE "If you say so" (6) Universal Oct 21, 2025
7% THEY "So ___ say . . ." (4) USA Today Oct 17, 2025
7% HOLY Casualty scene not the first for Brian Blessed (4) (4) The Guardian Cryptic Oct 3, 2025
7% AINT "Say it ___ so!" (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 26, 2025
6% THEN So which bit of news comes first? (4) The Times Cryptic Nov 28, 2025
6% MEH "It's so-so" (3) Commuter Nov 26, 2025
6% FIERYDISCUSSION War of words (15) Newsday Nov 20, 2025
6% ENERGETICDEBATE War of words (15) Newsday Nov 20, 2025

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