The crossword setter's old news, leading to deadlock (7) Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue The crossword setter's old news, leading to deadlock (7) last seen in Guardian Quick Cryptic puzzle. 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 IMPASSE.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% IMPASSE The crossword setter's old news, leading to deadlock (7) (7) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Apr 5, 2025
72% HUNG Deadlocked, as a jury (4) Universal Feb 27, 2026
72% CLUELESS No crossword setter could be so ignorant (8) The Times Quick Cryptic Feb 23, 2026
66% STALEMATE Deadlock (9) (9) Mirror Classic Dec 11, 2025
60% MOODY Temperamental setter's eating old food regularly (5) (5) The Sun Two Speed Mar 1, 2026
60% FARRAR Margaret who was the first editor of the New York Times crossword (6) LA Times Daily Feb 26, 2026
60% SHEA Old New York ballpark (4) Premier Sunday Feb 15, 2026
60% AHEAD In the lead (5) The Telegraph Quick Feb 13, 2026
60% EDWARD <i>District 13</i>'s leading man (6) The Times Cryptic Feb 13, 2026
60% CLUE Crossword component (4) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 25, 2026

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