Bruce, perhaps, with custom rope?

The answer to “Bruce, perhaps, with custom rope?” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is LEEWAY — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 12, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 12-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.

“Bruce, perhaps, with custom rope?” answer

LEEWAY (6 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is LEEWAY.

Why the answer is LEEWAY

A famous Bruce followed by a path can mean room to maneuver. 🪢

What does LEEWAY mean?

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

When else has “Bruce, perhaps, with custom rope?” appeared?

The Times Cryptic 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 12, 2026 (most recent) → LEEWAY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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