Evil spirit - and poor golfer? Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Evil spirit - and poor golfer? featured in Times Quick Cryptic puzzle on January 16, 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BOGEYMAN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BOGEYMAN Evil spirit - and poor golfer? (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 16, 2026
8% DEMON Evil spirit (5)
8% GHOUL Evil spirit (5) Universal Dec 13, 2025
7% EXORCISM Act of expelling evil spirits (8) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 20, 2025
6% SATAN Relaxed next to an evil spirit (5) (5) Mirror Cryptic Dec 24, 2025
6% DEMONVERSION Book edition whose theme is evil spirits? (12) Premier Sunday Dec 21, 2025
6% DEMONSTRATION Show evil spirit right inside depot (13) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 1, 2025
5% ALMS Poor support (4) Wall Street Journal Jan 14, 2026
5% PAR Golfer's benchmark (3) Universal Jan 13, 2026
5% ELS Golfer Ernie (3) Eugene Sheffer Jan 12, 2026

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