Crossword answer
WASTREL
7 letters · Used for 7 different clues · 14 appearances · Last seen The Independent, August 26, 2026
Letter pattern
WASTREL
Clues that lead to WASTREL
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
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 14 times in our database across 7 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Spendthrift” in the The Independent crossword on August 26, 2026.
Other 7-letter answers
ERASURETimes regularly queried showing synth-pop duo
HASTENSPicks up the pace
LEFTISTPink paper is tucked inside permit, red (7)
ENDUSERAfter embroidering, sender wraps uniform for purchaser (3,4)
ALIASESFake names
GRAPHICVividly descriptive – chip rag (anag) (7)
HARSHERLess gentle
CADAVERBody
FLORISTFlower seller (7)
SEAFOODScallops, shrimp, etc.
GAMELANMatch tactics having quietly ignored SE Asian players
CELSIUSFahrenheit alternative
BARCODEMachine-readable stripes – how to behave in a pub? (7)
REVEREDRespected
Every appearance of WASTREL (14)
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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