Saint and vampire slayer not keeping bishop close

The answer to “Saint and vampire slayer not keeping bishop close” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is STUFFY — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 25, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 4-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.

“Saint and vampire slayer not keeping bishop close” answer

STUFFY (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 STUFFY.

What does STUFFY mean?

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

When else has “Saint and vampire slayer not keeping bishop close” 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 25, 2026 (most recent) → STUFFY. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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