Crossword answer
ABSCISSA
8 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 4 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 28, 2026
Letter pattern
ABSCISSA
Clues that lead to ABSCISSA
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ABSCISSA is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 4 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Co-ordinate basic manoeuvres before fool shows up” in the The Independent crossword on August 28, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
RASPUTINInfamous Russian mystic
CHANCEITTake a risk
ECHIDNASOnly egg-laying mammals besides platypuses
ACADEMIADark ___ (aesthetic associated with old libraries and tweed)
IDARESAY"Seems to me..."
ASGOODASVirtually
MRSCLAUSArctic cookiemaker
VIRGINALAncient poet stuck with an unusually old keyboard
CITATIONBibliography listing
OLDFRUITDear fellow died in our lift, putting that out of order
RECKLESSLike crazy driving - though without a crash, we're told
RELEVANTOn point
OPENPLANLike an office designed for collaboration
ORATORIOOne making a speech at Number Ten - to music
Every appearance of ABSCISSA (4)
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Aug 28, 2026
Co-ordinate basic manoeuvres before fool shows up · The Independent · 16 Down
Apr 11, 2026
The horizontal or x-coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinates · The Independent · 32 Across
Dec 3, 2024
Ordinate counterpart · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Across
Jul 20, 2024
The horizontal or x-coordinate of a point in a two-dimensional system of Cartesian coordinates · The Independent · 18 Across