Improved a dad, these ties Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Improved a dad, these ties (4,5) featured in Mirror Cryptic puzzle on January 8, 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 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is DEADHEATS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% DEADHEATS Improved a dad, these ties (4,5) (9) Mirror Cryptic Jan 8, 2026
7% EVEN Tied (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 5, 2026
7% GRAMPS Dad's dad (6) Commuter Dec 1, 2025
6% ABE Tad's dad (3) Thomas Joseph Jan 9, 2026
6% HONE Improve, as skills (4) Commuter Jan 2, 2026
6% POPS Dad, in slang (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 2, 2026
6% STU "Rugrats" dad (3) LA Times Daily Jan 2, 2026
6% SCENE "A-a-a-and ___!" (improv show ender) (5) New York Times Jan 2, 2026
6% TONER Improver of pore health? (5) The Washington Post Mini Jan 1, 2026
6% BETTERMENT Improvement (10) (10) Mirror Classic Dec 30, 2025

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