Old-fashioned officer, busy type grabbing naughty lad Crossword Clue

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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Old-fashioned officer, busy type grabbing naughty lad last seen in Telegraph Cryptic puzzle. 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 6 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BEADLE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BEADLE Old-fashioned officer, busy type grabbing naughty lad (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 21, 2016
5% STUFFY Rigidly old-fashioned (6) Wall Street Journal Sep 6, 2025
5% TSK "Naughty!" (3) Universal Aug 28, 2025
5% DATED Old-fashioned (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 19, 2025
5% SPOON Lad outside Post Office is stirrer (5) The Sun Two Speed Aug 3, 2025
5% TWAS Old-fashioned contraction (4) New York Times Aug 3, 2025
5% BITTERS Old-fashioned ingredient (7) Thomas Joseph Aug 2, 2025
5% CORPORAL Type of punishment for petty officer (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Aug 1, 2025
5% RETRO Old-fashioned (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 22, 2025
5% EGAD Old-fashioned outburst (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jul 22, 2025

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