A complaint when mother's about to finish up(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “A complaint when mother's about to finish up”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 23rd December 2025.
The answer is
M
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P
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Other clues that solve to MUMPS
The same answer often re-appears with different clues over the years. Tap a clue to open its answer page, or the date to jump straight to that day's puzzle.
- #5 down Ma has an afterthought - a complaint (5) 6th August 2026
- #19 across Disease (5) 11th April 2026
- #26 down A complaint when mother's about to finish up (5) 23rd December 2025
- #27 down Mother has an afterthought - a complaint (5) 25th November 2024
- #16 down Viral disease (5) 18th January 2024
- #12 across Viral disease (5) 31st October 2023
- #12 across Mother has an afterthought by way of complaint (5) 15th March 2022
- #16 down Viral disease (5) 21st February 2022
- #5 down Ma has an afterthought - a complaint (5) 7th July 2021
- #19 across Disease (5) 12th January 2021
- #26 down A complaint when mother’s about to finish up (5) 22nd July 2020
- #5 down Contagious viral disease (5) 2nd October 2019
- #13 down Contagious viral disease (5) 23rd July 2019
- #27 down Mother has an afterthought - a complaint (5) 29th August 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 23rd December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across A quarter hour in bed, perhaps, can make you late! (6)
- #1 down Accuses me of participation in sabotaging labs (6)
- #2 down Used to getting insured without safety first (6)
- #3 down Document deleted from start to finish! (4)
- #4 down Funny sort of pie? (7)
- #5 down Maybe it's over coloured and hackneyed (5)
- #6 down Information about tip-top little creatures? (5)
- #7 across Half finished in changing a fuse, I have to be chatty! (8)
- #8 across He sounds less than judicious (4)
- #8 down Good-hearted bit of fun (4)
- #9 down Little room for key points (3)