Sounds useful headgear, but it's a disadvantage (8) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Sounds useful headgear, but it's a disadvantage (8) . 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 8 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HANDICAP.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HANDICAP Sounds useful headgear, but it's a disadvantage (8) (8)
79% DRAWBACK Shrink disadvantage (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Sep 24, 2025
76% BRIDLE Horse's headgear (6) Eugene Sheffer Nov 1, 2025
76% HATBOX Headgear container (6) Puzzler Backwords Oct 17, 2025
76% CAP Baseballer's headgear (3)
76% DEMERIT Disadvantage (7) (7) Mirror Quick Aug 11, 2025
72% TOPHAT Uncle Sam headgear (6) Newsday Oct 22, 2025
72% LMET Headgear for a bicyclist (4) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
72% SNAG Difficulty, disadvantage (4) (4) Mirror Classic Aug 2, 2025
68% NIGHTCAP Bedtime headgear item (8) (8) Puzzler Nov 2, 2025
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