Bad service causes offence (5) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FAULT Bad service causes offence (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 27, 2025
8% ALLERGY Cause of bad reactions (7) The Telegraph Quick Sep 23, 2026
8% NET Cause of an interruption of service? (3) The Washington Post Mini Sep 12, 2026
7% RUDEST Some Parisian in humdrum existence most likely to cause offence? (6) The Times Cryptic Sep 21, 2026
7% PIQUE ... Crown reported offence (5) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 21, 2026
7% FOOTFAULT Splitting payslip results in bad service? (4,5) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 11, 2026
7% ADOUT Result of bad service, maybe (5) New York Times Aug 1, 2026
6% GOOD Not bad (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2026
6% CHOIRROBE Fit for service? (9) LA Times Daily Sep 25, 2026
6% ADS Service announcements (3) Newsday Sep 25, 2026

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