Wash, getting grumpy with piercing cold Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Wash, getting grumpy with piercing cold featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on January 2, 2026. 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 SCOUR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SCOUR Wash, getting grumpy with piercing cold (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Jan 2, 2026
5% GORED Pierced, as by an animal (5) The Telegraph Plusword Jan 1, 2026
5% BLED Ran in the wash (4) USA Today Quick Dec 31, 2025
5% STABS Pierces with a knife (5) Commuter Dec 24, 2025
5% KEEN Piercing howl (4) The Times Cryptic Dec 24, 2025
5% EIODE Wash and wear? (5) LA Times Daily Dec 21, 2025
5% BROSNAN Pierce of "MobLand" (7) TV Dec 14, 2025
5% HOSED Washed (down) (5) TV Dec 14, 2025
5% GORE Pierce with a horn (4) (4) Mirror Quick Dec 11, 2025
5% RINSES Gets up around noon and washes (6) The Times Cryptic Dec 3, 2025

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