The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word NUTTIER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result NUTTIER
- Increasingly unbalanced cask carried up bank
- Lover given layer of cake with more almonds
- More insane knight, say, going around India
- Head over bank showing less stability?
- More crackers in barrel overturned on floor
- Mad OAP thrown out, reputation in tatters, becoming more insane
- Monkey say, given order to get more bananas
- Crazier nationalist starting to instigate in state
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The straight part
We know that "More crackers" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case more crackers = nuttier.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does NUTTIER mean?
NUTTIER adjective- Containing nuts.
- Resembling or characteristic of nuts.
- Barmy, crazy, mad.
- Extravagantly fashionable