Works at last perhaps to add to residence housing despicable person

The answer to “Works at last perhaps to add to residence housing despicable person” in the The Times Cryptic crossword is REHEELS — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Cryptic crossword on September 4, 2026, a Friday puzzle, at 19-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.

“Works at last perhaps to add to residence housing despicable person” answer

REHEELS (7 letters)

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What does REHEELS mean?

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

When else has “Works at last perhaps to add to residence housing despicable person” 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 4, 2026 (most recent) → REHEELS. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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