Incompetent person, so to speak

The answer to “Incompetent person, so to speak” in the New York Times crossword is SLOUCH — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 29, 2025, a Sunday puzzle, at 96-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Incompetent person, so to speak” answer

SLOUCH (6 letters)

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Why the answer is SLOUCH

SLOUCH is the 6-letter solution that fits "Incompetent person, so to speak" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 29, 2025 (96-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does SLOUCH mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of SLOUCH is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Incompetent person, so to speak” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

June 29, 2025 (most recent) → SLOUCH. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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