Be more frugal, though incompetent (7) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% USELESS Be more frugal, though incompetent (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 27, 2024
7% INEPT Incompetent (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
6% NOTABLE Somebody incompetent? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 1, 2026
6% MISERS They're too frugal (6) Newsday Dec 28, 2025
6% GAL Youngster of frugality (3) (3) Mirror Cryptic Dec 5, 2025
6% SPEND Forgo frugality (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 4, 2025
6% ALBEIT Though (6) The Atlantic Nov 2, 2025
5% WISER More sensible (5) Newsday Jan 5, 2026
5% DICIER More risky (6) USA Today Jan 5, 2026
5% ABLER More competent (5) Universal Jan 5, 2026

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