Stopper was first to be handled badly Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Stopper was first to be handled badly . 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 BUNGLED.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BUNGLED Stopper was first to be handled badly (7)
3% CORK Wine stopper (4) LA Times Daily Nov 12, 2025
3% SEETO Handle (5) Thomas Joseph Nov 5, 2025
3% TATA Conversation stopper (4) Newsday Nov 1, 2025
3% BUNG Stopper (4) (4) The Guardian Quick Oct 30, 2025
3% OIL Squeak stopper (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 27, 2025
3% NAME Handle (4) New York Times Oct 26, 2025
3% ILL Badly (3) New York Times Oct 12, 2025
3% DAM Flow stopper (3) Wall Street Journal Oct 9, 2025
3% ACTRESS Blunt, possibly reacts badly on set at first (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Oct 1, 2025
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