Incompetent friend found in a former city Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Incompetent friend found in a former city featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on February 17, 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AMATEUR.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AMATEUR Incompetent friend found in a former city (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Feb 17, 2026
3% NOTABLE Somebody incompetent? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 1, 2026
3% INEPT Incompetent (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
2% LOST ___ and found (4)
2% MATE Friend (4) The Telegraph Quick Feb 12, 2026
2% SOOTY Sweep's friend (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 12, 2026
2% TENUOUS Poorly founded (7) Newsday Feb 12, 2026
2% AHA "Found it!" expression (3)
2% GEARNOIDEA All the ____, kitted out yet incompetent (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Feb 8, 2026
2% ARAMIS Friend of d'Artagnan (6) LA Times Daily Feb 8, 2026

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