Crossword answer
PECULIAR
8 letters · Used for 6 different clues · 13 appearances · Last seen The Independent, January 23, 2026
Letter pattern
PECULIAR
Clues that lead to PECULIAR
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Particular copper having bar turned over after place emptied8The IndependentJan 23, 2026
Strange redesign I clear up8The IndependentOct 7, 2025
For "odd", the usual clue, I interposed, is "strange"8Evening StandardFeb 28, 2025
Odd8The IndependentSep 7, 2024
Strange characteristic8Evening StandardAug 30, 2024
Strange8Evening StandardJan 19, 2024
About PECULIAR in crosswords
PECULIAR is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 13 times in our database across 6 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Particular copper having bar turned over after place emptied” in the The Independent crossword on January 23, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
ANDROGENSteroid produced by the testes (8)
CAUTIOUSPrudent (8)
TEDTALKSStreamed lectures
RUTHLESSHaving no pity (8)
SARAJEVOCapital city known as the "Jerusalem of the Balkans"
INSPADESHow one might make bid, terribly (2,6)
LOLLIPOPSomething possibly sugared in water turned up, sweet (8)
BIRDCALLSwan song?
SALESREPService promoter
FOCACCIAItalian bread (8)
PONYTAILScrunchied hairstyle
NEDROREM“Air Music” composer
GRIDLOCKTraffic jam, standstill (8)
TSAAGENTAirport's ID checker
Every appearance of PECULIAR (13)
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Jan 23, 2026
Particular copper having bar turned over after place emptied · The Independent · 16 Down
Oct 7, 2025
Strange redesign I clear up · The Independent · 27 Across
Feb 28, 2025
For "odd", the usual clue, I interposed, is "strange" · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Sep 7, 2024
Odd · The Independent · 20 Across
Aug 30, 2024
Strange characteristic · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jan 19, 2024
Strange · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Dec 9, 2022
Odd · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jan 26, 2022
Odd · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Aug 11, 2021
Odd · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Aug 14, 2020
Strange · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Aug 10, 2020
Odd · Eugene Sheffer · 37 Across
Mar 13, 2020
For “odd”, the usual clue, I interposed, is “strange” · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Sep 20, 2019
Strange characteristic · Evening Standard · 26 Across