Careless secret agent seen around dock

The answer to “Careless secret agent seen around dock” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is SLOPPY — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on September 7, 2026, a Monday puzzle, at 1-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.

“Careless secret agent seen around dock” answer

SLOPPY (6 letters)

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What does SLOPPY mean?

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

When else has “Careless secret agent seen around dock” 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.

September 7, 2026 (most recent) → SLOPPY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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