Thorny matter? Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BRIAR Thorny matter? (5) Wall Street Journal Apr 27, 2023
66% BRAMBLE Black country walk is thorny matter (7) The Times Cryptic Jun 12, 2017
60% PROB Thorny matter: candidate likely to be chosen but not able (4)
8% DOESNT "That __ matter!" (6) Commuter Dec 3, 2025
8% ROSE Thorny shrub (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 29, 2025
7% INANYCASE No matter what (2,3,4) (9) Mirror Classic Dec 3, 2025
7% ATOM Tiny bit of matter (4) USA Today Nov 25, 2025
7% GREY ___ matter, the brain (4) Puzzler Backwords Nov 20, 2025
7% PLASMA State of matter (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 17, 2025
7% ISSUE Matter (5) (5) Mirror Quick Nov 15, 2025

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