An inclination to be less than upright(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “An inclination to be less than upright”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 24th September 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to SLANT
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.
- #31 down Slope (5) 25th March 2026
- #19 across Be inclined to take the mislaid part on trust (5) 7th January 2026
- #38 across An inclination to be less than upright (5) 24th September 2025
- #18 down Inclination of a disheartened saint to get out of Leatherhead (5) 4th August 2025
- #21 across Lean (5) 4th February 2025
- #15 across Lean (5) 21st August 2024
- #14 down Slope (5) 13th May 2024
- #36 across Slope (5) 21st August 2023
- #12 down Slope (5) 26th September 2022
- #13 down Be inclined to show bias (5) 16th March 2022
- #31 down Slope (5) 17th December 2020
- #19 across Be inclined to take the mislaid part on trust (5) 18th August 2020
- #38 across An inclination to be less than upright (5) 9th March 2020
- #15 down A rake's inclination? (5) 12th November 2019
- #5 down Slope (5) 12th March 2019
- #21 across Lean (5) 30th November 2018
- #15 across Lean (5) 4th July 2018
- #14 down Slope (5) 4th April 2018
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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 24th September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down They're much less dangerous when they stink (5)
- #2 down Meant never to appear in the paper (7)
- #3 across How to address a motherly horse? (5)
- #4 down Sacred area? (4)
- #5 down Makes up for having no eats? (6)
- #6 down An artist took one in (5)
- #7 down It's spoken in urban Tunbridge Wells (5)
- #8 across The ability to make a prisoner royal (5)
- #9 down Lived in Iowa somewhere (3)
- #10 across Now play around with some darts (5)
- #11 across Chap joining 19 Across for something to eat (3)