Novice gets a pen but it's awful Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Novice gets a pen but it's awful . 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 NASTY.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% NASTY Novice gets a pen but it's awful (5)
6% UNCAP Get ready, as a pen (5) Universal Sep 15, 2025
6% TYRO Novice (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 10, 2025
5% NIB Pen tip (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 6, 2025
5% SAKI Munro's pen name (4) Newsday Sep 28, 2025
5% ABYSMAL Truly awful (7) Commuter Sep 24, 2025
5% FEEL Charge novice to touch (4) (4) Mirror Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
5% ABECEDARIAN Novice learner (11) Wall Street Journal Sep 23, 2025
5% UGH "That's awful!" (3) Newsday Sep 21, 2025
5% DIRE Awful (4) (4) Mirror Quick Sep 21, 2025
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