Playing polo, I am close to Arabian horse

The answer to “Playing polo, I am close to Arabian horse” in the The Telegraph Cryptic crossword is PALOMINO — a 8-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Cryptic crossword on September 25, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 1-Down. 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.

“Playing polo, I am close to Arabian horse” answer

PALOMINO (8 letters)

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What does PALOMINO mean?

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

When else has “Playing polo, I am close to Arabian horse” appeared?

The Telegraph Cryptic 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.

September 25, 2026 (most recent) → PALOMINO. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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