A snake in that 'ladders' game(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “A snake in that 'ladders' game”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 23rd June 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to ADDER
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.
- #41 across Venomous snake (5) 24th July 2026
- #16 across Viper (5) 21st July 2026
- #43 across Viper (5) 4th July 2026
- #28 down Viper (5) 2nd June 2026
- #6 down Creature possibly dead by summer's end (5) 24th May 2026
- #20 across Viper (5) 23rd May 2026
- #43 across Viper (5) 30th April 2026
- #20 down Viper (5) 18th April 2026
- #28 down Viper (5) 18th April 2026
- #6 down Irrational dread of a snake (5) 24th March 2026
- #6 down Does it augment the fauna? (5) 5th March 2026
- #30 across A venomous contributor (5) 27th January 2026
- #38 across Viper (5) 23rd January 2026
- #30 across Creature unable to multiply? (5) 15th January 2026
- #15 down Viper (5) 10th January 2026
- #15 down Viper (5) 4th January 2026
- #12 down Viper (5) 26th November 2025
- #18 down Summer snake? (5) 17th November 2025
- #14 down Viper (5) 14th October 2025
- #38 across Viper (5) 22nd September 2025
- #36 across Creature never nonplussed? (5) 13th September 2025
- #12 down Snake (5) 23rd August 2025
- #16 across Viper (5) 13th August 2025
- #3 across Viper (5) 16th July 2025
- #10 across Viper (5) 8th July 2025
- #27 down A snake in that 'ladders' game (5) 23rd June 2025
- #38 across Viper (5) 11th March 2025
- #5 down Summer snake? (5) 24th February 2025
- #35 across Viper (5) 5th February 2025
- #2 down Creature nowadays having a red back (5) 21st January 2025
- #6 down It slithers around (in summer?) (5) 6th January 2025
- #14 across Viper (5) 3rd January 2025
- #13 down Viper (5) 25th November 2024
- #36 across A calculating creature? (5) 20th November 2024
- #1 down Viper (5) 19th November 2024
- #24 across Viper (5) 4th November 2024
- #13 across Viper (5) 9th August 2024
- #7 down Viper (5) 7th August 2024
- #33 across Viper (5) 29th July 2024
- #8 down Viper (5) 24th July 2024
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 23rd June 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Outwardly a joy-rider? (6)
- #1 down A sweet and festive occasion (6)
- #2 down How one is disappointed when cut (6)
- #3 down The old fellow's heart cry! (4)
- #4 down Sing badly at the pub and you'll get knocks (7)
- #5 down Semi-wilderness in the world of drama (5)
- #6 down Any rhyme for a copper (5)
- #7 across Still, father was pretty good at sprinting (4,4)
- #8 across Be left again at the church (4)
- #8 down Will eating it make you husky? (4)
- #9 down As a soldier, he wasn't windy (3)