Answer to "Small handful" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word IMP which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2025.

Small handful crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
IMP	55 %	3
WISP	18 %	4
BRAT	9 %	4
TOT	9 %	3
FEW	9 %	3

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Small handful

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• fistful
• clutch
• wisp
• few
• brat
• imp
• pugil
• beads
• couple
• gripe
• gripes
• griping

Crossword Answer definitions

IMP noun

1. A small, mischievous sprite, or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful.
2. A mischievous child.
3. A baby Tasmanian devil.
4. A young shoot of a plant, tree etc.
5. A scion, offspring; a child.
6. Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen it out or repair it, such as an addition to a beehive; a feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; or a length of twisted hair in a fishing line.

IMP verb

1. To plant or engraft.
2. To graft, implant; to set or fix.
3. To engraft (feathers) into a bird's wing.
4. To eke out, strengthen, enlarge.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result IMP

• Mischief maker
• Rascal
• Rule-breaker
• Little demon
• Scamp
• Troublemaker
• Little rascal
• Urchin
• Prankish pipsqueak
• Mischief-maker

More clues leading to the result WISP

• Fleeting trace
• SmaIl bunch of straw
• Bit of a smoke screen?
• Bit of smoke
• Thin tuft
• Will-o'-the-___
• Bit of hair
• Small handful, as of straw
• Smoke trace
• Streaky emanation

More clues leading to the result BRAT

• Bart Simpson, for one
• Ill-mannered kiddie
• Sausage, for short
• Spoiled one
• Nasty kid
• Unruly child
• Wurst starter
• Hollywood's "__ Pack"
• Rotten kid
• Spoiled youngster

More clues leading to the result TOT

• Rugrat
• Little one
• Wee lad
• Young 'un
• Kindergartener
• Palindromic peewee
• Rug rat
• Small fry
• Youngster
• Kindergartner

More clues leading to the result FEW

• "A __ Good Men"
• Not many
• Limited number
• USMC poster word
• Hardly any
• A handful
• A limited number of
• Handful
• Precious amount?
• Small handful