Bestow one politician with sculpture, perhaps

The answer to “Bestow one politician with sculpture, perhaps” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is IMPART — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 5, 2026, a Wednesday puzzle, at 16-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.

“Bestow one politician with sculpture, perhaps” answer

IMPART (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 IMPART.

Why the answer is IMPART

Look for a verb meaning to give or share, while the politician-and-sculpture wording is a playful disguise. 🎁

What does IMPART mean?

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

When else has “Bestow one politician with sculpture, perhaps” appeared?

The Times Quick 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) → IMPART. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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