Scots intend to take the lid off the boiler — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 5–letter crossword clue “Scots intend to take the lid off the boiler”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 13th May 2005. 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 “Scots intend to take the lid off the boiler” is ETTLE (5 letters).
We last saw “Scots intend to take the lid off the boiler” in Guardian Cryptic on 13th May 2005.
The 5-letter answer for “Scots intend to take the lid off the boiler” is ETTLE.
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