Crossword answer
SPOTLESS
8 letters · Used for 10 different clues · 17 appearances · Last seen The Independent, July 7, 2026
Letter pattern
SPOTLESS
Clues that lead to SPOTLESS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Notice habitual junkie Holmes is finally clean8The IndependentJul 7, 2026
Don't notice so much when it's clean8Evening StandardJun 26, 2026
Contrariwise, is much more clean8Evening StandardMay 29, 2026
Notice Dennis, perhaps, originally sparklingly clean (8)8The SunMay 27, 2026
Without a blemish (8)8The SunMay 27, 2026
Pristine8New York TimesNov 9, 2025
Immaculate8Evening StandardJul 18, 2025
Untarnished8Evening StandardMar 5, 2025
Looking very clean, if you’re not quite so hawk-eyed8Evening StandardAug 16, 2024
A little reduced, though it’s anything but shop-soiled8Evening StandardMar 4, 2022
About SPOTLESS in crosswords
SPOTLESS is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 17 times in our database across 10 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Notice habitual junkie Holmes is finally clean” in the The Independent crossword on July 7, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
FENGSHUIChinese home-decor philosophy
TRANSFERHandover
HYPNOTICMesmerising
FRONTIERBorder
ADRIATICNorthernmost arm of the Mediterranean
TWENTIESBlooming years passed wearing shackles
PRETASTEEarly sample
ADMIRALSShip brass
RECKLESSLike crazy driving - though without a crash, we're told
SOBSTORYTearful tale
ORATORIOOne making a speech at Number Ten - to music
ECHIDNASOnly egg-laying mammals besides platypuses
ASTERISKStar put in jeopardy beneath a wobbly set
RELEVANTOn point
Every appearance of SPOTLESS (17)
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Jul 7, 2026
Notice habitual junkie Holmes is finally clean · The Independent · 19 Down
Jun 26, 2026
Don't notice so much when it's clean · Evening Standard · 3 Down
May 29, 2026
Contrariwise, is much more clean · Evening Standard · 3 Down
May 27, 2026
Without a blemish (8) · The Sun · 17 Across
May 27, 2026
Notice Dennis, perhaps, originally sparklingly clean (8) · The Sun · 17 Across
Nov 9, 2025
Pristine · New York Times · 39 Down
Jul 18, 2025
Immaculate · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Mar 5, 2025
Untarnished · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Aug 16, 2024
Looking very clean, if you’re not quite so hawk-eyed · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Jul 26, 2024
Looking very clean, if you're not quite so hawk-eyed · Evening Standard · 29 Down
Mar 18, 2022
Immaculate · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Mar 4, 2022
A little reduced, though it’s anything but shop-soiled · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jun 18, 2021
Don't notice so much when it's clean · Evening Standard · 3 Down
May 21, 2021
Contrariwise, is much more clean · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Aug 16, 2019
Looking very clean, if you’re not quite so hawk-eyed · Evening Standard · 29 Down
May 24, 2019
Immaculate · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Dec 31, 2018
Untarnished · Evening Standard · 6 Down