Clumsy, poor actor is deft when tipsy Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Clumsy, poor actor is deft when tipsy featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on August 26, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HAMFISTED.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HAMFISTED Clumsy, poor actor is deft when tipsy (9) The Telegraph Cryptic Aug 26, 2026
5% ABLE Deft (4) Puzzler Backwords Aug 21, 2026
5% LIT Tipsy (3) Eugene Sheffer Jul 28, 2026
5% ADROITLY With deftness (8) New York Times May 20, 2026
4% BUFFOON Clumsy fool (7) (7) Puzzler Aug 26, 2026
4% INEPT Clumsy in record time! (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Aug 25, 2026
4% OOPS "That was clumsy of me!" (4) USA Today Aug 24, 2026
4% BADLYOFF Poor (5,3) (8) Mirror Classic Aug 23, 2026
4% OAF Clumsy fool (3) Puzzler Backwords Aug 17, 2026
4% SORELOSER One with poor sportsmanship (9) New York Times Midi Aug 16, 2026

Clues for The Telegraph Cryptic Puzzle on August 26, 2026

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