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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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HANDICAP Sounds useful headgear, but it's a disadvantage (8) (8)
87% NEEDY Disadvantaged (5) Newsday Dec 14, 2025
79% DEMERIT Disadvantage (7) (7) Mirror Quick Dec 19, 2025
79% CAP Headgear (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 15, 2025
76% BALACLAVA Battle headgear (9) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 22, 2026
76% MINUS It's signed like this - that's a disadvantage (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 9, 2026
76% HATS Items of headgear (4) The Telegraph Quick Jan 6, 2026
72% SUNHAT Headgear for a bright day (6) The Atlantic Jan 27, 2026
72% CONSPIRACY Disadvantages seen with crime plot (10) (10) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 26, 2026
72% DRAWBACK Disadvantage of clue for ward (8) (8) The Sun Two Speed Dec 28, 2025
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