Critical secondary characters in office come across major flaws (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Critical secondary characters in office come across major flaws (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on August 31, 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 FOCAL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FOCAL Critical secondary characters in office come across major flaws (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 31, 2026
5% SLAMS Criticizes (5) Thomas Joseph Aug 29, 2026
5% ALT Secondary Insta account (3) Universal Aug 24, 2026
5% IMPERFECT Flawed (9) The Times Concise Aug 21, 2026
5% ANNEX Secondary structure (5) LA Times Daily Aug 20, 2026
5% SEEME "Come to my office" (5) USA Today Aug 15, 2026
5% CHIP China flaw (4) Thomas Joseph Aug 15, 2026
5% SEEM Come across as (4) Commuter Aug 13, 2026
5% FOIBLE Minor flaw (6) LA Times Daily Aug 9, 2026
5% URSA ___ Major (4) New York Times Aug 9, 2026

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