“The gun […] was a toy, as you could tell really by the ____ look of it” (Ruth Rendell crime novel) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue “The gun […] was a toy, as you could tell really by the ____ look of it” (Ruth Rendell crime novel) last seen in Times Specialist Sunday 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is PLASTICKY.

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Crossword Answer For “The gun […] was a toy, as you could tell really by the ____ look of it” (Ruth Rendell crime novel):

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% PLASTICKY “The gun […] was a toy, as you could tell really by the ____ look of it” (Ruth Rendell crime novel) (9) The Times Specialist Sunday Dec 31, 2023
5% GOING & 25A 1990 novel by Ruth Rendell (5,5) (5) Mirror Quiz Jul 7, 2025
5% THEWATERS 2006 novel by Ruth Rendell (9) Mirror Quiz Jun 26, 2024
4% MADFOR Really into (6) New York Times Oct 18, 2025
4% BEFORE Look ____ you leap (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 15, 2025
4% OOLALA "Well, look at you!" (6) LA Times Daily Oct 5, 2025
4% SORRY "Could you please repeat that?" (5) The Washington Post Mini Oct 4, 2025
4% PLEASEIINSIST "You really must let me!" (13) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 4, 2025
4% PARTNER __ in crime (7) Commuter Sep 30, 2025
4% ABHOR Really not be into (5) The Atlantic Sep 28, 2025

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