Clingy individual allowed to hold naughty child Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Clingy individual allowed to hold naughty child featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on January 30, 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LIMPET.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIMPET Clingy individual allowed to hold naughty child (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
3% IMPART Give naughty child paintings, perhaps (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 19, 2026
2% LETS Allows (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 30, 2026
2% LET Allow (3) Commuter Jan 28, 2026
2% KID Child (3) USA Today Jan 27, 2026
2% SEC "Hold on for a ___!" (3)
2% INNER ___ child (5) New York Times Jan 18, 2026
2% HANDS Hold 'em holdings (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 16, 2026
2% GOODVIBESONLY "No haters allowed" (13) USA Today Jan 12, 2026
2% PERSON Individual (6) Commuter Jan 9, 2026

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