Minister without Portfolio's capital offence (5) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Minister without Portfolio's capital offence (5) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on August 21, 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 5 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ARSON.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ARSON Minister without Portfolio's capital offence (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Aug 21, 2026
52% BOND Portfolio component (4) Wall Street Journal Jul 8, 2026
52% ASSET Portfolio piece (5) LA Times Daily Jul 2, 2026
49% IRA Portfolio portion, in brief (3) New York Times Aug 11, 2026
49% MANOFTHECLOTH Minister (13) The Times Sunday Concise Aug 9, 2026
47% PIQUE ... Crown reported offence (5) The Telegraph Toughie Aug 21, 2026
47% SIN Moral offence (3) The Telegraph Quick Jun 25, 2026
47% TEND Minister to (4) Eugene Sheffer Jun 9, 2026
45% PREACHER Evangelical minister (8) The Times Concise Aug 10, 2026
45% MOSQUITO Fly medics to the west of S American capital (8) The Telegraph Cryptic Jul 31, 2026

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