Ancient ruler of a wild horde(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Ancient ruler of a wild horde”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 27th February 2025.
The answer is
H
E
R
O
D
Other clues that solve to HEROD
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.
- #7 down He takes stick in the bible (5) 28th June 2026
- #30 across In the Bible, he takes Aaron's staff (5) 4th November 2025
- #27 across Ancient ruler of a wild horde (5) 27th February 2025
- #4 down As king, he was superior to Rodney (5) 28th January 2025
- #31 across A biblical character made her do wrong (5) 30th October 2024
- #27 across As king, a much admired figure to many (5) 26th August 2024
- #6 down King of a wild horde (5) 15th May 2024
- #5 down Great, maybe, but he took punishment (5) 18th April 2024
- #8 across Cruel king, but a hero to many (5) 6th March 2024
- #21 down As king, was he on a perch? (5) 25th July 2023
- #27 across King for whom the common people had a secret love? (5) 21st February 2023
- #2 down As king, was he on a perch? (5) 12th January 2023
- #12 down In the Bible, he's linked with a fishing item (5) 3rd January 2023
- #19 across He partners '12 Down' in the Bible (5) 6th October 2022
- #16 across As king, love to be among the common people (5) 10th November 2021
- #7 down He takes stick in the Bible (5) 10th May 2021
- #18 down He gets the stick in the Bible (5) 30th September 2020
- #30 across In the Bible, he takes Aaron’s staff (5) 19th May 2020
- #8 across Cruel king, but a hero to many (5) 18th November 2019
- #19 across Ruler of a wild horde? (5) 12th June 2019
- #4 down King who started out among the common people (5) 14th February 2019
- #27 across Ancient ruler of a wild horde (5) 27th November 2018
- #4 down As king, he was superior to Rodney (5) 1st November 2018
- #31 across A biblical character made her do wrong (5) 6th August 2018
- #27 across As king, a much admired figure to many (5) 5th June 2018
- #6 down King of a wild horde (5) 12th March 2018
- #5 down Great, maybe, but he took punishment (5) 13th February 2018
- #8 across Cruel king, but a hero to many (5) 1st January 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 27th February 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across An original Christmas present (5)
- #2 down Agreeable thing to say? Emphatically! (3,3)
- #3 down Most elevating thing you can eat? (6)
- #4 down Bookish Ben (3)
- #5 down At a pinch, go quietly (5)
- #6 across Animal left to a Tibetan priest (5)
- #6 down Freedom of the Island (7)
- #7 down Den helps put the aerial up (4)
- #8 down Gentle little thing (6)
- #9 across The land of Oz whence Al departed (7)
- #10 across Moving around in a jug (5)