The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word HITBOTTOM which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2010.
The teacher's paddle had clearly ___ crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| HITBOTTOM | 100 % | 9 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: The teacher's paddle had clearly ___
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- block
 - master
 - school
 - thinking
 - manifest
 - education
 - breed
 - let
 - lets
 - letting
 - patron
 - captain
 
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