A scholarly effort(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “A scholarly effort”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 24th June 2025.

The answer is

E S S A Y

5 letters · most recently seen on 24th June 2025

Other clues that solve to ESSAY

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#31 across Prose composition (5) 13th July 2026
#17 down Prose composition (5) 2nd July 2026
#38 across Composition of paper? (5) 18th June 2026
#17 down Prose composition (5) 9th June 2026
#3 across Composition (5) 27th May 2026
#1 down Think you can write one? Have a go! (5) 28th April 2026
#11 across Composition (5) 22nd April 2026
#14 down Composition (5) 3rd April 2026
#21 across Composition (5) 31st March 2026
#17 down Prose composition (5) 12th March 2026
#17 down Try (5) 25th February 2026
#12 across Composition (5) 18th February 2026
#38 across A shot at emulating Charlie Lamb (5) 26th January 2026
#14 down Composition (5) 7th January 2026
#11 across You can write it if you try (5) 18th December 2025
#6 across Try something terribly easy around the leisure centre (5) 24th November 2025
#33 down Composition (5) 13th November 2025
#11 across Prose composition (5) 4th November 2025
#12 across Composition (5) 31st October 2025
#12 across Composition (5) 11th October 2025
#12 across Composition (5) 1st October 2025
#12 across Composition (5) 11th September 2025
#38 across Prose composition (5) 8th September 2025
#14 down Piece of writing for the Standard, say? (5) 12th August 2025
#10 across A scholarly effort (5) 24th June 2025
#12 down You can write one if you try (5) 16th June 2025
#4 across Composition (5) 14th June 2025
#27 down Try two ways, say (5) 25th May 2025
#38 across Prose composition (5) 17th May 2025
#17 down Composition (5) 8th May 2025
#1 down Would you write one like a shot? (5) 23rd April 2025
#31 across Prose composition (5) 9th April 2025
#4 down A shot at writing (5) 4th February 2025
#18 down Composition (5) 12th December 2024
#11 across Composition (5) 3rd December 2024
#17 down Prose composition (5) 5th September 2024
#16 down Try the Evening Standard, for instance (5) 5th August 2024
#18 down Would you write one like a shot? (5) 13th June 2024
#13 down Prose composition (5) 13th June 2024
#33 down Composition (5) 23rd May 2024

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 24th June 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down More than a foot behind (5)
#2 down Curse a bighead to the very end (5)
#3 down Unoriginal writing for the press? (4)
#4 across Shown the way by a good Scottish laddie (6)
#4 down Is eating it a punishment? (5)
#5 down One-man club (4)
#6 down Area of former shelter (6)
#7 across Come to grief when autumn's ended (4,4)
#8 across Vessels just about wrecked at Spithead (1-5)
#9 down The two letters from Ian (6)