Primarily stimulate, prod and urge, right?

Latest answer — September 05, 2026

23 Down

A short word can mean both encourage and a sharp riding aid, with a directional abbreviation completing the wordplay. 👉

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  1. 1Make plain knitwear for sportsperson
  2. 6Round enclosure unobstructed by buildings
  3. 9Inappropriately insert piece of cloth cape in footwear
  4. 10Recognise king instantly
  5. 12Helen’s involved in setting up defence for Troy’s walls?
  6. 15Council chasing firm for building material
  7. 17Gather material in place to put away
  8. 18Trump’s regularly lying about popular leader
  9. 19Rustic entertainment’s divine beer
  10. 20Profligacy with one million capital in America
  11. 24A sample of Dixieland’s energy and spirit
  12. 25Drink for person leaving prison leading game policeman to London?
  13. 26Wrestling ring faced with problem
  14. 27Dave Turner turned out the same as Indiana Jones?

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  1. 1Appeal for help over fair
  2. 2Very good variety of grape, tons having been harvested
  3. 3Bird in Mississippi city is a byword for speed
  4. 4Chap importing company wine
  5. 5Thus topless youths around university moon
  6. 7Pasta course outside during extremely long walk
  7. 8What forgetful wizard may have in that case occasionally?
  8. 11Monarch put out about closed royal property
  9. 13Roughness of Courage’s first taste of bitter?
  10. 14For highest notes mezzo’s beginning what’s in her inmost body
  11. 16Designated area with parking arranged in depot
  12. 21Always in literature that is strangely frightening
  13. 22Statuette missing head — evidence of earlier damage
  14. 23Primarily stimulate, prod and urge, right?

The answer to “Primarily stimulate, prod and urge, right?” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is SPUR — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 5, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 23-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.

“Primarily stimulate, prod and urge, right?” answer

SPUR (4 letters)

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Why the answer is SPUR

A short word can mean both encourage and a sharp riding aid, with a directional abbreviation completing the wordplay. 👉

What does SPUR mean?

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

(noun)

  • a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward
  • a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive
  • a projection from a mountain or mountain range

When else has “Primarily stimulate, prod and urge, right?” 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 5, 2026 (most recent) → SPUR. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Primarily stimulate, prod and urge, right?”?

The answer is SPUR, a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 5, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Primarily stimulate, prod and urge, right?”?

4 letters: SPUR.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 5, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 23-Down.

Can “Primarily stimulate, prod and urge, right?” have a different answer?

Yes — The Times Cryptic sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Times Cryptic answers?

The full grid for September 5, 2026 is on the Times Cryptic answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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