Crossword answer
CARTILAGE
9 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 5 appearances · Last seen The Independent, September 23, 2026
Letter pattern
CARTILAGE
Clues that lead to CARTILAGE
Most recent firstAbout CARTILAGE in crosswords
CARTILAGE is a 9-letter answer that has appeared 5 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Gristle” in the The Independent crossword on September 23, 2026.
Other 9-letter answers
SPITITOUTCurrent advice in recession, sell? Don't be dumb
CLOUDNINEUni cloned bats in happy place (5,4)
EMULATORSPrograms for playing retro video games, often
NOSEBLEEDSee blonde dancing, getting minor injury (9)
GODDESSESFrigg and Freyja, e.g.
LIKEASHOTQuickly heart someone's Instagram post
SLIPSAWAYLeaves unobtrusively
TURNIPTOPGreens convert Pip to cycling
POINTLESSAnti-matter?
CONUNDRUMRiddle
EDITORIALLeader column
SOAPOPERAPotentially never-ending series then, each set of years
TOPBANANAAct given star billing, for best performance by a theatrical dog
ABOUNDINGSkip wearing silver trousers all over the place
Every appearance of CARTILAGE (5)
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Sep 23, 2026
Gristle · The Independent · 11 Down
Sep 12, 2026
Tough elastic tissue composing most of the embryonic skeleton of vertebrates · The Independent · 15 Across
Aug 1, 2026
Joint tissue · LA Times · Across
Nov 10, 2025
Gristle · The Independent · 11 Down
Feb 16, 2023
Gristle · Evening Standard · 21 Across