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
75% STALEMATE Old friend in deadlock (9) (9) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Aug 1, 2026
69% AMICABLE Is the crossword setter to appear on television as friendly? (8) (8) The Guardian Cryptic Sep 7, 2026
69% IHEARD "That's old news" (6) LA Times Daily Aug 27, 2026
66% SOLASTYEAR Totally old news (10) Universal Sep 6, 2026
63% CLUE Crossword hint (4) Eugene Sheffer Aug 28, 2026
63% MIDI 9x9 crossword (4) New York Times Midi Aug 18, 2026
63% SUN National setter? (3) The Times Cryptic Aug 13, 2026
63% UPSETTERS Leading crossword compilers disturbing people (9) The Times Cryptic Jun 22, 2026
60% GUIDE Lead (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Aug 29, 2026

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