Useless writer held up by Italian Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% INEPT Useless writer held up by Italian (5) The Telegraph Cryptic Apr 3, 2019
3% GARLIC Council raged and held up bulb (6) (6) Puzzler Cryptic Jun 21, 2026
3% DUD Useless (3) Puzzler Backwords Jun 19, 2026
3% TOOLBAR A useless sort, but for a collection of features (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jun 18, 2026
3% POOCH Dog muck held up by child (5) (5) The Guardian Cryptic Jun 12, 2026
3% NOHELP Totally useless (6) LA Times Daily Jun 11, 2026
3% AMISS Wrong answer held up by schoolgirl (5) The Telegraph Cryptic May 28, 2026
3% KEPT Held onto (4) Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026
3% NEPHEW Relative hack chasing writer up (6) The Times Cryptic May 26, 2026
3% LIT Held a match to (3) LA Times Daily May 25, 2026

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