Old American, light skinned, holding British to be useless (9) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INCAPABLE Old American, light skinned, holding British to be useless (9) (9) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 14, 2024
6% DUD Useless (3) Puzzler Backwords Jan 26, 2026
6% POPOVERS Light American pastries (8) Universal Dec 22, 2025
6% TAKEUPSPACE Be useless (11) LA Times Daily Dec 17, 2025
5% DISPENSED Handed out bananas, despised holding end of skin (9) (9) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 30, 2026
5% MEWS British rowhouses (4) New York Times Jan 30, 2026
5% BARENTSSEA Mean American holds leases in main region (10) The Times Cryptic Jan 28, 2026
5% ACNE Skin woe (4) Thomas Joseph Jan 28, 2026
5% SEC "Hold on for a ___!" (3)
5% BLOKE British chap (5) Commuter Jan 26, 2026

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