Digging more ditches for the sake of economy? — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 12–letter crossword clue “Digging more ditches for the sake of economy?”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 21st Apr 2006. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Digging more ditches for the sake of economy?” is RETRENCHMENT (12 letters).
We last saw “Digging more ditches for the sake of economy?” in Guardian Cryptic on 21st Apr 2006.
The 12-letter answer for “Digging more ditches for the sake of economy?” is RETRENCHMENT.
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