Allude in freer usage(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Allude in freer usage”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 13th August 2025.
The answer is
R
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F
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R
Other clues that solve to REFER
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.
- #19 down Allude (5) 5th June 2026
- #15 down Allude (5) 9th May 2026
- #16 down Allude (5) 25th April 2026
- #26 across Allude (5) 30th March 2026
- #38 across Allude (5) 12th March 2026
- #19 down Allude (5) 21st February 2026
- #31 across Allude (5) 18th February 2026
- #15 across Submit (5) 15th February 2026
- #16 down Allude (5) 25th January 2026
- #5 down Allude (5) 16th January 2026
- #30 down Consult the man with the whistle? (5) 18th October 2025
- #16 down Allude (5) 29th September 2025
- #15 across Allude (5) 28th September 2025
- #3 across Allude (5) 20th September 2025
- #14 down Allude (5) 17th August 2025
- #13 down Allude in freer usage (5) 13th August 2025
- #6 down Allude to the referee as a bit of a duffer (5) 10th August 2025
- #43 across Allude (5) 4th August 2025
- #19 down Allude (5) 3rd August 2025
- #19 down Allude (5) 24th July 2025
- #15 across Allude (5) 25th June 2025
- #21 across Allude (5) 25th April 2025
- #14 down Allude (5) 3rd April 2025
- #5 down Allude (5) 6th March 2025
- #18 across Allude (5) 24th January 2025
- #28 down Allude (5) 8th January 2025
- #12 across Allude (5) 6th January 2025
- #26 across Allude (5) 27th November 2024
- #15 across Allude to the right to get free, possibly (5) 18th October 2024
- #31 across Make allusion in freer style (5) 9th September 2024
- #14 down Allude (5) 2nd July 2024
- #35 across Allude (5) 13th June 2024
- #21 across Allude (5) 28th May 2024
- #13 down Allude (5) 27th May 2024
- #29 down Allude (5) 22nd May 2024
- #17 across Speak of making a comeback, too (5) 17th May 2024
- #15 across Allude (5) 17th May 2024
- #32 down Allude (5) 27th March 2024
- #38 across Have recourse to the match official? (5) 20th March 2024
- #19 across Allude (5) 11th March 2024
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 13th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across At intervals, dad exercises (6)
- #1 down Villa in Mexico once (6)
- #2 down Conventional in a materialistic way? (6)
- #3 down Cook, using some steam and little water (4)
- #4 down Not necessarily wealthy or wise (7)
- #5 down Provided drink all round when the day was victorious (5)
- #6 down Small men in urgent straits (5)
- #7 across Seize the occasion, but don't do so immediately (4,4)
- #8 across River put to no practical purpose? (4)
- #8 down By word of mouth or a letter (4)
- #9 down Fixed the telly? (3)