Ability to read and write — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 8–letter crossword clue “Ability to read and write”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Quick on 29th Sept 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 “Ability to read and write” is LITERACY (8 letters).
We last saw “Ability to read and write” in Guardian Quick on 29th Sept 2006.
The 8-letter answer for “Ability to read and write” is LITERACY.
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