Crossword answer
LEFTY
5 letters · Used for 6 different clues · 10 appearances · Last seen NYT Mini, September 2, 2026
Letter pattern
LEFTY
Clues that lead to LEFTY
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Someone who doesn't handle things right?5NYT MiniSep 2, 2026
Nickname for an abandoned Yankee?5Evening StandardOct 19, 2025
Southpaw's nickname5NewsdaySep 2, 2025
Nickname for a southpaw5NewsdayJul 2, 2025
Has no one a right to this nickname?5Evening StandardApr 10, 2025
Southpaw5Eugene ShefferAug 3, 2021
About LEFTY in crosswords
LEFTY is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 10 times in our database across 6 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Someone who doesn't handle things right?” in the NYT Mini crossword on September 2, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
RANDODefined by Oxford as ‘a person one does not know’, esp. if odd or suspicious (5)
AROMAEnticing scent from an oven
LAPSEFaux pas
NARKYIrritable in animal rescue centre in New York (5)
OOPSYCry over spilled milk
NUKEDEdward tours the kingdom getting drastically treated!
ITCHYLike poison ivy
ELITETop-tier
NINERNumber in the NATO alphabet
TOUTSTalks up
TOASTBanquet ritual
ANTISThose opposed
LIVESSubsists (on)
SCONEMuffin alternative
Every appearance of LEFTY (10)
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Sep 2, 2026
Someone who doesn't handle things right? · NYT Mini · 3 Down
Oct 19, 2025
Nickname for an abandoned Yankee? · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Sep 2, 2025
Southpaw's nickname · Newsday · Down
Jul 2, 2025
Nickname for a southpaw · Newsday · Down
Apr 10, 2025
Has no one a right to this nickname? · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Dec 27, 2022
Has no one a right to this nickname? · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Aug 3, 2021
Southpaw · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Mar 13, 2021
Southpaw · Eugene Sheffer · 21 Down
Apr 20, 2020
Nickname for an abandoned Yankee? · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Jan 8, 2019
Has no one a right to this nickname? · Evening Standard · 11 Across