They regularly cultivated a garden shrub

Latest answer — September 07, 2026

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Clue explained

HYDRANGEA is a garden shrub. The regular letters of tHeY give HY, which is combined with an anagram of A GARDEN, indicated by “cultivated”.

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Definition
A hydrangea shrub covered with large clusters of flowers.

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  1. 1Careless secret agent seen around dock
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  8. 12They regularly cultivated a garden shrub
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The answer to “They regularly cultivated a garden shrub” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is HYDRANGEA — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 7, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 12-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.

“They regularly cultivated a garden shrub” answer

HYDRANGEA (9 letters)

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What does HYDRANGEA mean?

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

(noun)

  • a shrub or climbing plant with rounded or flattened flowering heads of small florets, native to Asia and America

When else has “They regularly cultivated a garden shrub” appeared?

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September 7, 2026 (most recent) → HYDRANGEA. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “They regularly cultivated a garden shrub”?

The answer is HYDRANGEA, a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 7, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “They regularly cultivated a garden shrub”?

9 letters: HYDRANGEA.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 7, 2026 (a Monday puzzle), at 12-Down.

Can “They regularly cultivated a garden shrub” have a different answer?

Yes — The Times Quick 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 Quick Cryptic answers?

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