Confuse a deadbeat dad lacking empathy principally (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Confuse a deadbeat dad lacking empathy principally (5) last seen in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle. 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 ADDLE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ADDLE Confuse a deadbeat dad lacking empathy principally (5) (5) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Aug 23, 2025
5% ICARE Words of empathy (5) New York Times Sep 29, 2025
5% HEADCOLD Complaint by senior teacher lacking in empathy (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 20, 2025
4% HASNT Lacks (5) New York Times Sep 27, 2025
4% SRS Jrs.' dads (3) Universal Sep 26, 2025
4% COLEADS Principal performer pairs (7) Newsday Sep 26, 2025
4% PETER Dad on "Family Guy" (5) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
4% DRE Dad on "Black-ish" (3) Eugene Sheffer Sep 23, 2025
4% ADDLED Confused (6) The Telegraph Quick Sep 22, 2025
4% AMNESIA Name is confused by a lack of memory (7) (7) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 20, 2025

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