Mischievous ones
The crossword clue "Mischievous ones" is answered by IMPS, a 4-letter entry. Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
IMPS
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the IMPS answer page.
Used 16 times across 12 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- DEVILS (1 uses in xd)
- PRANKSTERS (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for IMPS
Every other clue in this collection answered by IMPS, most used first.
- Little devils - used 112 times, most recently in 2026
- Little rascals - used 100 times, most recently in 2026
- Mischief-makers - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
- Rapscallions - used 40 times, most recently in 2026
- Rascals - used 37 times, most recently in 2026
- Little troublemakers - used 31 times, most recently in 2026
- Gremlins. - used 29 times, most recently in 2006
- Little demons - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
- Mischievous kids - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
- Devilkins. - used 15 times, most recently in 2021
- Little mischief-makers - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
- Little tricksters - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
- Little terrors - used 12 times, most recently in 2025
- Troublemakers - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
- Brats - used 10 times, most recently in 2015
- Urchins - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
- Mischievous tykes - used 8 times, most recently in 2015
- Tricksters - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Troublesome tykes - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
- Mischievous children - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
- Mischievous moppets - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Little ones - TOTS, used 57 times
- Clumsy ones - OAFS, used 45 times
- Mischievous Norse god - LOKI, used 34 times
- Slippery ones - EELS, used 28 times
- "Dear" ones - SIRS, used 25 times
- Young ones - TOTS, used 23 times
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