Encumbrance Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Encumbrance featured in Telegraph Quick puzzle on January 20, 2026. We have found 15 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 BURDEN.

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4 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
BURDEN Encumbrance (6) The Telegraph Quick Jan 20, 2026
ONUS Encumbrance (4) New York Times Nov 8, 2025
LIEN Encumbrance (4)
LOAD Encumbrance (4)

11 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
37% LIENS Encumbrances (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 19, 2019
37% BAGGAGE Encumbrances (7)
32% LIENEE Encumbrance holder (6)
28% WHITEELEPHANT Troublesome, expensive encumbrance (13) The Guardian Speedy Aug 14, 2022
28% ALBATROSS Encumbrance, so to speak (9)
28% CLEAR Get rid of encumbrances (5)
24% FREEANDCLEAR Without any legal encumbrance (12) The Guardian Speedy Dec 13, 2020
24% BALLANDCHAIN Severe hindrance or crippling encumbrance (12) The Guardian Speedy Jul 19, 2020
22% DEADWEIGHT Insensitive with rowing team as a heavy encumbrance (10) The Times Quick Cryptic Jun 25, 2025
17% EXISTS Lives once sites are cleaned up by removing a bit of encumbrance (6)

Clues for The Telegraph Quick Puzzle on January 20, 2026

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