Barrier that often puts end to scandal

The answer to “Barrier that often puts end to scandal” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is GATE — a 4-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 10, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 21-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.

“Barrier that often puts end to scandal” answer

GATE (4 letters)

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What does GATE mean?

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

When else has “Barrier that often puts end to scandal” appeared?

The Times Quick 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.

August 10, 2026 (most recent) → GATE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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