Group performing without safety device?

The answer to “Group performing without safety device?” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is NONET — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 5, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 23-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.

“Group performing without safety device?” answer

NONET (5 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 NONET.

Why the answer is NONET

Think of a nine-member musical ensemble hiding behind a playful safety-related sound-alike 🎶

What does NONET mean?

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

When else has “Group performing without safety device?” 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.

August 5, 2026 (most recent) → NONET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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