Defect
Crossword Clue and Answers
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This clue in was most recently seen in the wild in The Guardian Speedy.
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Publications
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 19 Sep 2021
- Irish Independent - Simple - Friday, 13 Nov 2020
- The Sun Cryptic - Monday, 5 Oct 2020
- The New York Times Mini - Thursday, 17 Sep 2020
- The Guardian Quick - Friday, 28 Aug 2020
- The Daily Mail Smallest Hardest - Tuesday, 31 Mar 2020
- The Guardian Speedy - Sunday, 10 Mar 2019
- The Guardian Quick - Wednesday, 6 Mar 2019
Crossword Answers
3 letters
MAR
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
BUG
A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
4 letters
FLAW
An imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
5 letters
FAULT
Put or pin the blame on
SABLE
Marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
FAULT
6 letters
DESERT
Arid land with little or no vegetation
7 letters
BLEMISH
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
DEMERIT
The quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
FAILING
Failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"
ABANDON
The trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; "she danced with abandon"
8 letters
WEAKNESS
Powerlessness revealed by an inability to act; "in spite of their weakness the group remains active"
JUMPSHIP
9 letters
ABANDONED
Free from constraint; "an abandoned sadness born of grief"- Liam O'Flaherty
10 letters
BREAKRANKS
DEFICIENCY
The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
SEEKASYLUM
11 letters
SHORTCOMING
A failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
12 letters
IMPERFECTION
The state or an instance of being imperfect
13 letters
POWERLESSNESS
The quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
DISCOLORATION
The act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded
SIGHTLESSNESS
The state of being blind or lacking sight
CONTAMINATION
The act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
VULNERABILITY
Susceptibility to injury or attack
INSUFFICIENCY
(pathology) inability of a bodily part or organ to function normally
15 letters
VULNERABLEPOINT