Crossword answer
LACERATE
8 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 11 appearances · Last seen The Sun, June 19, 2026
Letter pattern
LACERATE
Clues that lead to LACERATE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Tear jaggedly (8)8The SunJun 19, 2026
Cut delicate fabric at speed (8)8The SunJun 19, 2026
Slash, cut or gash, often with a blade8Everyday Puzzles DailyJun 6, 2026
Tear8Evening StandardMay 8, 2025
Fabric to tear asunder or scratch8Evening StandardMar 11, 2025
Strengthen at speed, yet slightly damage8Evening StandardJan 28, 2025
Mangle8Evening StandardFeb 17, 2022
Slash8Evening StandardFeb 2, 2022
Scratch race possibly slow to get out of8Evening StandardAug 7, 2019
About LACERATE in crosswords
LACERATE is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 11 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Tear jaggedly (8)” in the The Sun crossword on June 19, 2026.
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 LACERATE (11)
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Jun 19, 2026
Tear jaggedly (8) · The Sun · 26 Across
Jun 19, 2026
Cut delicate fabric at speed (8) · The Sun · 26 Across
Jun 6, 2026
Slash, cut or gash, often with a blade · Everyday Puzzles Daily · 24
May 8, 2025
Tear · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Mar 11, 2025
Fabric to tear asunder or scratch · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Jan 28, 2025
Strengthen at speed, yet slightly damage · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Feb 17, 2022
Mangle · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Feb 2, 2022
Slash · Evening Standard · 19 Down
Aug 7, 2019
Scratch race possibly slow to get out of · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Dec 6, 2018
Fabric to tear asunder or scratch · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Nov 1, 2018
Strengthen at speed, yet slightly damage · Evening Standard · 7 Across