Crossword answer
WASTREL
7 letters · Used for 8 different clues · 15 appearances · Last seen Newsday, September 13, 2026
Letter pattern
WASTREL
Clues that lead to WASTREL
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Ne'er-do-well7NewsdaySep 13, 2026
Spendthrift7The IndependentAug 26, 2026
The vagabond was let loose outright!7Evening StandardOct 2, 2025
Layabout offering a treatment for warts to a key figure7Evening StandardMar 17, 2025
Squanderer7Evening StandardOct 28, 2024
Walter's wild, being a spendthrift7Evening StandardMar 20, 2024
What W. Slater became7Evening StandardMay 4, 2023
Walters, dissipated vagabond7Evening StandardFeb 10, 2022
About WASTREL in crosswords
WASTREL is a 7-letter answer that has appeared 15 times in our database across 8 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Ne'er-do-well” in the Newsday crossword on September 13, 2026.
Other 7-letter answers
VETERANOld soldier
MOTIVESReasons
SARDINERise and cast for fish (7)
PEASOUPMain crap according to Spooner, bowl of something green? (3,4)
PRELATEChurch dignitary
UNNERVEDisconcert
OSTRICHFlightless bird
VISITEDCalled on
VARIANTDiverse
MILKCANTarget in some carnival games
CATCHUPWork faster to make fishing results better?
DELIGHTGild the plastic with great pleasure!
CONVENTPrisoner opening nunnery (7)
ARACHNEAthena’s challenger who became a spider? (7)
Every appearance of WASTREL (15)
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Sep 13, 2026
Ne'er-do-well · Newsday · Down
Aug 26, 2026
Spendthrift · The Independent · 4 Down
May 12, 2026
Spendthrift · The Independent · 9 Across
Oct 2, 2025
The vagabond was let loose outright! · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Sep 4, 2025
Spendthrift · The Independent · 4 Down
Mar 17, 2025
Layabout offering a treatment for warts to a key figure · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Oct 28, 2024
Squanderer · Evening Standard · 20 Across
May 9, 2024
Spendthrift · The Independent · 13 Across
Mar 20, 2024
Walter's wild, being a spendthrift · Evening Standard · 13 Across
May 4, 2023
What W. Slater became · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Feb 10, 2022
Walters, dissipated vagabond · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Mar 23, 2020
The vagabond was let loose outright! · Evening Standard · 13 Across
Dec 12, 2018
Layabout offering a treatment for warts to a key figure · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Sep 4, 2018
Squanderer · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jan 15, 2018
Walter's wild, being a spendthrift · Evening Standard · 13 Across