Incompetent being this would make fuse start to fail Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% USELESS Incompetent being this would make fuse start to fail (7) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 24, 2017
3% INEPT Incompetent (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
2% BLAB Fail to keep confidential (4) The Washington Post Mini Jan 10, 2026
2% OMIT Fail to include (4) New York Times Mini Jan 9, 2026
2% LUCK "As ___ would have it ..." (by chance) (4)
2% MISSES Fails to hit (6) Universal Jan 7, 2026
2% ELSE "If all __ fails..." (4) Newsday Jan 6, 2026
2% GONEAWRY Failed to happen as planned (8) Newsday Jan 4, 2026
2% NOTABLE Somebody incompetent? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 1, 2026
2% NOTME "I would never!" (5) USA Today Dec 31, 2025

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