One of several young relations returned deposit with rent

Latest answer — August 29, 2026

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Seek one member of a group of six siblings, with a financial twist involving rent and a returned deposit 👶

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Across

  1. 1Disclose bonus after sacking some internally
  2. 5Eat something from this meal
  3. 9One of several young relations returned deposit with rent
  4. 10Recorder of minutes perhaps lying about terms of reference
  5. 11NZ union man missing every line once behind
  6. 12Cover overcoat when carrying overhead projector around
  7. 13Look forward to lecture material delivered by Hawking
  8. 17Part of kitchen cabinet reducing liquidity of executives?
  9. 21Accommodation on boat where one throws up?
  10. 24Cold-blooded individual in City bank ultimately consumed by success
  11. 25Have a little bit of judgment
  12. 26Outstanding anti-Brexit government originally getting elected
  13. 27Soldiers ready to drop out of service?
  14. 28Ignore article made into chapter in elegant novel

Down

  1. 1Depose international body established to protect America
  2. 2Dumb ox came racing around one taking shots
  3. 3Was proud and snobbish
  4. 4Don’s partner on university study is sluggish?
  5. 5Without being out of pocket, get around obstacle
  6. 6State embracing Republican — evil, thuggish individual
  7. 7Attempt to persuade did work for those attending
  8. 8Transforming complex integral repositioned triangle
  9. 14Mediator reconciled son with bad mum
  10. 15Popular writer’s hosting channel using conclusive methods
  11. 16This admirer makes marriage vow subsequently
  12. 18Source of power is vague after leader steps down
  13. 19Use of line going off at a tangent
  14. 20Give up on first of those left behind
  15. 22Surprising result increases trade deficit in the end
  16. 23Shaved heads of punks appeared revolutionary

The answer to “One of several young relations returned deposit with rent” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is SEXTUPLET — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 29, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 9-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.

“One of several young relations returned deposit with rent” answer

SEXTUPLET (9 letters)

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Why the answer is SEXTUPLET

Seek one member of a group of six siblings, with a financial twist involving rent and a returned deposit 👶

What does SEXTUPLET mean?

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

(noun)

  • each of six children born at one birth
  • a group of six notes to be performed in the time of four

When else has “One of several young relations returned deposit with rent” 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 29, 2026 (most recent) → SEXTUPLET. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “One of several young relations returned deposit with rent”?

The answer is SEXTUPLET, a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 29, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “One of several young relations returned deposit with rent”?

9 letters: SEXTUPLET.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 29, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 9-Across.

Can “One of several young relations returned deposit with rent” have a different answer?

Yes — The Times Cryptic sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Times Cryptic answers?

The full grid for August 29, 2026 is on the Times Cryptic answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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