Crossword answer
CONTRARY
8 letters · Used for 2 different clues · 7 appearances · Last seen The Independent, November 14, 2025
Letter pattern
CONTRARY
Clues that lead to CONTRARY
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Perverse8The IndependentNov 14, 2025
Opposite8Evening StandardAug 20, 2021
About CONTRARY in crosswords
CONTRARY is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 7 times in our database across 2 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Perverse” in the The Independent crossword on November 14, 2025.
Other 8-letter answers
ORATORIOOne making a speech at Number Ten - to music
CITATIONBibliography listing
VIRGINALAncient poet stuck with an unusually old keyboard
ECHIDNASOnly egg-laying mammals besides platypuses
IDARESAY"Seems to me..."
OLDFRUITDear fellow died in our lift, putting that out of order
ASGOODASVirtually
OPENPLANLike an office designed for collaboration
RASPUTINInfamous Russian mystic
CHANCEITTake a risk
FRONTIERBorder
PRETASTEEarly sample
ACADEMIADark ___ (aesthetic associated with old libraries and tweed)
MRSCLAUSArctic cookiemaker
Every appearance of CONTRARY (7)
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Nov 14, 2025
Perverse · The Independent · 10 Across
Jan 10, 2025
Perverse · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Dec 26, 2024
Perverse · The Independent · 9 Across
Jun 28, 2024
Perverse · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Aug 20, 2021
Opposite · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Dec 7, 2018
Perverse · Evening Standard · 28 Down
May 11, 2018
Perverse · Evening Standard · 5 Down