Something silly, tactless and pedantic Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Something silly, tactless and pedantic featured in Times O Tempora puzzle on January 17, 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 INEPTUM.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INEPTUM Something silly, tactless and pedantic (7) The Times O Tempora Jan 17, 2026
6% STICKLER Pedant (8) The Telegraph Quick Jan 4, 2026
5% INANE Silly (5) New York Times Jan 12, 2026
5% INDISCREET Rash, tactless (10) (10) Puzzler Dec 29, 2025
5% PETTIEST Like the most pedantic pedant (8) New York Times Oct 26, 2025
4% DAFTIE Silly sausage (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 17, 2026
4% DAFT Silly, absurd (4) The Times Concise Jan 17, 2026
4% ENTITY That's something! (6) USA Today Jan 15, 2026
4% LIEU In ___ of (instead of something) (4)
4% GOOSE "Silly" bird (5) The Atlantic Jan 13, 2026

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