Without a thought, recluse lays ground to ignore what's proper Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Without a thought, recluse lays ground to ignore what's proper last seen in Telegraph 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 10 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is CARELESSLY.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% CARELESSLY Without a thought, recluse lays ground to ignore what's proper (10) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 10, 2015
58% LONER Recluse (5) Universal Jan 7, 2026
58% ASOCIAL Reclusive (7) Puzzler Backwords Dec 9, 2025
56% IDLY Without a lot of thought (4) Universal Nov 8, 2025
51% BITTERN Reclusive reedbed bird (7) The Times Concise Jan 7, 2026
51% ASSAIL Lay into (6) Puzzler Backwords Dec 17, 2025
48% NOUNS They may be proper (5) USA Today Jan 17, 2026
48% SEEMLY Proper (6) (6) The Sun Mini Jan 9, 2026
48% BURY Lay in a grave (4) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
48% RIGHTFUL Proper, legitimate (8) The Times Concise Dec 25, 2025

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