Crossword answer
IMPERFECT
9 letters · Used for 4 different clues · 8 appearances · Last seen The Independent, July 23, 2026
Letter pattern
IMPERFECT
Clues that lead to IMPERFECT
Most recent firstAbout IMPERFECT in crosswords
IMPERFECT is a 9-letter answer that has appeared 8 times in our database across 4 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Tense setter is cutting short cigar” in the The Independent crossword on July 23, 2026.
Other 9-letter answers
SLIPSAWAYLeaves unobtrusively
EDITORIALLeader column
SPITITOUTCurrent advice in recession, sell? Don't be dumb
WRISTBANDWearable form of admission
LIKEASHOTQuickly heart someone's Instagram post
EMULATORSPrograms for playing retro video games, often
NOSEBLEEDSee blonde dancing, getting minor injury (9)
CLOUDNINEUni cloned bats in happy place (5,4)
TURNIPTOPGreens convert Pip to cycling
POINTLESSAnti-matter?
TOPBANANAAct given star billing, for best performance by a theatrical dog
GODDESSESFrigg and Freyja, e.g.
ABOUNDINGSkip wearing silver trousers all over the place
SOAPOPERAPotentially never-ending series then, each set of years
Every appearance of IMPERFECT (8)
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Jul 23, 2026
Tense setter is cutting short cigar · The Independent · 24 Across
Jul 17, 2026
A tense "No improvement is possible for me" · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jun 1, 2026
Flawed, faulty · Puzzle Page · 15 Across
Sep 26, 2025
Flawed · The Independent · 5 Down
Apr 29, 2022
Flawed · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Mar 4, 2022
Flawed · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Sep 24, 2021
Flawed · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jul 9, 2021
A tense "No improvement is possible for me" · Evening Standard · 10 Across