Ne'er-do-well? Used to be - but over the hill finally Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Ne'er-do-well? Used to be - but over the hill finally featured in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle on May 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 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is WASTREL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% WASTREL Ne'er-do-well? Used to be - but over the hill finally (7) The Telegraph Cryptic May 8, 2026
67% OLD Over the hill (3) The Washington Post Mini Apr 27, 2026
65% NEER __-do-well (4) Commuter May 7, 2026
62% AWOL "Over the hill," in the Army (4) The Washington Post Mini Apr 27, 2026
62% RESTART Do-over (7) TV Apr 19, 2026
62% SHINE Do well (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 31, 2026
59% PUT "__ 'er there!" (3) Commuter May 2, 2026
59% ONA -- roll (doing well) (3) Thomas Joseph Apr 28, 2026
59% INFORM Grass doing well (6) The Telegraph Toughie Apr 7, 2026
56% LET Do-over serve (3) Wall Street Journal Apr 11, 2026

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