Spooner's old man wagered unrecoverable liability (3,4) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Spooner's old man wagered unrecoverable liability (3,4) featured in Guardian Cryptic puzzle on January 27, 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 BADDEBT.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BADDEBT Spooner's old man wagered unrecoverable liability (3,4) (7) The Guardian Cryptic Jan 27, 2026
48% ASSET Not a liability (5)
48% ONUS Liability (4) Puzzler Backwords Jan 1, 2026
46% BETS Wagers (4) Universal Jan 17, 2026
46% BET Wager (3) The Telegraph Quick Jan 8, 2026
46% STAKE Wager (5) Universal Dec 9, 2025
44% TINEAR Musical liability (6) LA Times Daily Jan 18, 2026
44% SEA "The Old Man and the __" (3) Commuter Dec 26, 2025
44% STAKED Wagered (6) Newsday Nov 16, 2025
44% MAKEABET Wager (8) New York Times Nov 9, 2025

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