Bad time for returning soldiers (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Bad time for returning soldiers (5) featured in Puzzler Cryptic puzzle on February 4, 2026. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is TROOP.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% TROOP Bad time for returning soldiers (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Feb 4, 2026
8% UPS ___ and downs (good and bad times) (3)
8% IDES Bad time for Caesar (4) New York Times Nov 12, 2025
8% LOWS Bad times (4) Universal Nov 2, 2025
7% YIELD Return on investment (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 4, 2026
7% EGG Soldiers go with this? (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 3, 2026
7% DISS Bad-mouth (4) Wall Street Journal Feb 3, 2026
7% STENCH Bad odor (6) New York Times Feb 2, 2026
7% NIFF Smell bad (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 1, 2026
7% TOMB ___ of the Unknown Soldier (4) New York Times Jan 27, 2026

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