Fall backwards clutching old useless support Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Fall backwards clutching old useless support last seen in Telegraph 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ESPOUSAL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ESPOUSAL Fall backwards clutching old useless support (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Sep 1, 2016
3% DUD Useless (3) Puzzler Backwords Jun 19, 2026
3% GRASP Clutch (5) The Telegraph Plusword May 29, 2026
3% HELD Clutched (4) LA Times Daily May 3, 2026
2% SSE Dir. that's a letter backward (3) Universal Jun 20, 2026
2% YAM Root for a fall (3) Newsday Jun 20, 2026
2% TOOLBAR A useless sort, but for a collection of features (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jun 18, 2026
2% SAFETYNET Support for people who fall on hard times, so to speak (9) The New Yorker Mini Jun 18, 2026
2% AFT Backward, to boaters (3) Wall Street Journal Jun 13, 2026
2% NOHELP Totally useless (6) LA Times Daily Jun 11, 2026

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