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) The Telegraph Quick Feb 2, 2026
56% ASOCIAL Reclusive (7) Puzzler Backwords Dec 9, 2025
53% PRIM Proper (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 27, 2026
53% IDLY Without a lot of thought (4) Universal Nov 8, 2025
51% SOLE What hits the ground running? (4) The Washington Post Mini Feb 7, 2026
51% DEATH Diamonds ground without resistance in the end (5) The Times Cryptic Jan 26, 2026
51% BITTERN Reclusive reedbed bird (7) The Times Concise Jan 7, 2026
48% ENACTS Lays down (6) The Atlantic Feb 8, 2026
48% SODS Lays turf on (4) Premier Sunday Feb 1, 2026

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