Letter flourish

The answer to “Letter flourish” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is SWASH — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 26, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 17-Down, and it has also run on 1 earlier date with the same answer. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Letter flourish” answer

SWASH (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is SWASH.

What does SWASH mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of SWASH is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Letter flourish” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

• August 26, 2026 (most recent) → SWASH
• August 10, 2026 → SWASH

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