A term for mum(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “A term for mum”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 2nd December 2024.
The answer is
M
A
T
E
R
Other clues that solve to MATER
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.
- #12 down Mum's a winner at chess! (5) 18th May 2026
- #21 down Scholarly mother? (5) 17th December 2025
- #16 across A term for mother (5) 2nd November 2025
- #1 down Scholarly mum? (5) 31st August 2025
- #14 down Alma's mum? (5) 2nd January 2025
- #5 down A term for mum (5) 2nd December 2024
- #12 across Mother, it seems, is a winner at chess (5) 18th July 2024
- #16 across Mother of a Latin scholar (5) 19th December 2023
- #12 down Mum's a winner at chess! (5) 9th March 2021
- #16 across A term for mother (5) 13th May 2020
- #1 down Scholarly mum? (5) 23rd January 2020
- #14 down Alma's mum? (5) 9th October 2018
- #5 down A term for mum (5) 5th September 2018
- #12 across Mother, it seems, is a winner at chess (5) 30th April 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 2nd December 2024. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across It's a sweet Oriental vessel to an alien (6)
- #1 down Spurned, Jack's girlfriend is said to have gone with Ted (6)
- #2 down Horsy looking fellow on board (6)
- #3 down Tip it playfully over an officer! (4)
- #4 down It's a corking preventative! (7)
- #6 down We take a little boy around town (5)
- #7 across To start, tie it in a knot! (8)
- #8 across It's a bit fishy that Gillian's lost her boy (4)
- #8 down Pick up very quickly (4)
- #9 down The field to be in credit, that's clear (3)