High-interest lending

The answer to “High-interest lending” in the The Telegraph Quick crossword is USURY — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Telegraph Quick crossword on September 7, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 13-Across. 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.

“High-interest lending” answer

USURY (5 letters)

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What does USURY mean?

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

When else has “High-interest lending” appeared?

The Telegraph Quick 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.

September 7, 2026 (most recent) → USURY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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