More sides to cut for quarry

The answer to “More sides to cut for quarry” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is EXTRACT — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 6, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 22-Across. 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.

“More sides to cut for quarry” answer

EXTRACT (7 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 EXTRACT.

Why the answer is EXTRACT

A quarry may yield this, while the wordplay suggests taking something out ⛏️

What does EXTRACT mean?

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

When else has “More sides to cut for quarry” appeared?

The Times 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 6, 2026 (most recent) → EXTRACT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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