The clue "contrite" last appeared in the The Guardian Quick crossword on March 9, 2022. The correct answer for this puzzle is "RUEFUL", a 6-letter word.
Solution APOLOGETIC is our most searched for solution by our visitors. Solution APOLOGETIC is 10 letters long. We have 2 further solutions of the same word length.
There are 42 solutions. The longest is COMPUNCTIOUS with 12 letters, and the shortest is BAD with 3 letters.
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Solutions are between 3 and 12 letters long.
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