Untrustworthy sort breaking trade rule

The answer to “Untrustworthy sort breaking trade rule” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is ADULTERER — a 9-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on August 10, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 7-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.

“Untrustworthy sort breaking trade rule” answer

ADULTERER (9 letters)

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What does ADULTERER mean?

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

When else has “Untrustworthy sort breaking trade rule” 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 10, 2026 (most recent) → ADULTERER. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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