Incompetent writer held up in centre of city Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INEPT Incompetent writer held up in centre of city (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 1, 2025
3% BORNE Held up (5) Newsday Nov 13, 2026
3% BADLY Incompetently (5) The Telegraph Quick Aug 7, 2026
2% AMIDSHIPS In the centre of a boat (9) Puzzler Backwords Nov 13, 2026
2% NEC Midlands conference centre (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 12, 2026
2% OUTWARDS Away from the centre (8) The Times Concise Nov 11, 2026
2% AMATEUR Incompetent American mother pressing uniform (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 10, 2026
2% LSO Players at the Barbican Centre (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 8, 2026
2% ELIOT Modernist writer's flimsy material sent up (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Nov 4, 2026
2% MACON City in the Saone valley, France; a centre of wine-production (5) (5) Mirror Quiz Nov 1, 2026

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