Crossword answer
WORDPLAY
8 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 3 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, September 23, 2026
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WORDPLAY
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Most recent firstAbout WORDPLAY in crosswords
WORDPLAY is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 3 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Punning skill (8)” in the The Guardian crossword on September 23, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
REDCROSSIs humanitarian, but makes a leftist angry
OBSESSESGets really mentally stuck on something
STRIPPEDPeeled
SCHMALTZSentimentality (8)
FURLOUGHLeave coat by Irish lake
ESTIMATEGuess teatimes at work (8)
INSECRETSurreptitiously deleting note would not be cricket? Actually it would (2,6)
ESPRESSOStrong coffee
RULEDOUTVoiced concern after order is dismissed (5,3)
ENTREATYRequest to dine in foyer
CRIMINALLawbreaker
TOMAHAWKName a warlike fellow's weapon
OMELETTEEgg-based dish
PACKAGESAmazon deliveries
Every appearance of WORDPLAY (3)
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Sep 23, 2026
Punning skill (8) · The Guardian · 10 Down
Mar 2, 2025
Puns and anagrams, e.g. · New York Times · 86 Down
Sep 9, 2022
Puns and such · Eugene Sheffer · 32 Across