As in the desert, you get one free(4 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “As in the desert, you get one free”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 29th October 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to ARID
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 across Dry (4) 12th August 2026
- #29 across Parched (4) 12th August 2026
- #11 across Parched (4) 10th August 2026
- #29 across Parched (4) 2nd August 2026
- #17 across Dry (4) 27th July 2026
- #24 down In popular idiom, uninteresting (4) 5th July 2026
- #14 across Parched (4) 5th July 2026
- #33 down Dry (4) 27th June 2026
- #16 down Parched (4) 24th June 2026
- #34 down Parched (4) 14th June 2026
- #6 down Parched (4) 7th June 2026
- #17 across Dry (4) 1st June 2026
- #23 across Parched (4) 31st May 2026
- #7 down Dry (4) 18th May 2026
- #11 across Parched (4) 14th May 2026
- #11 across Parched (4) 4th May 2026
- #24 down Parched (4) 25th April 2026
- #34 down Parched (4) 20th April 2026
- #7 across Parched (4) 6th April 2026
- #5 down Parched (4) 24th March 2026
- #17 across Dry (4) 23rd March 2026
- #30 down Parched (4) 19th March 2026
- #34 down Parched (4) 12th March 2026
- #6 down Parched (4) 6th February 2026
- #6 down Parched (4) 27th January 2026
- #36 down Parched (4) 23rd January 2026
- #17 across Parched with heat (4) 15th January 2026
- #6 down Parched (4) 5th January 2026
- #6 down Parched (4) 30th December 2025
- #11 across Parched (4) 21st December 2025
- #6 down Parched (4) 10th December 2025
- #22 across You get one free, like in the desert (4) 6th December 2025
- #2 down Parched (4) 6th December 2025
- #33 across Parched (4) 30th November 2025
- #12 across Extremely dry (4) 28th November 2025
- #36 down Parched (4) 7th November 2025
- #6 across Parched (4) 4th November 2025
- #17 across Dry (4) 4th November 2025
- #19 across As in the desert, you get one free (4) 29th October 2025
- #6 down Parched (4) 26th October 2025
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 29th October 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Mostly cold, can give a hot effect (5)
- #2 down Run to the end of the street, fast! (5)
- #3 down Wet weather? Down with it! (4)
- #4 across Benders in the garden? (6)
- #4 down Scottish form of sabre (5)
- #5 down The buzzer was quiet (4)
- #6 down Wandered around the garden (6)
- #7 across Is worn, having influence no longer (8)
- #8 across Sailor made to go, possibly without leave (6)
- #9 down Live to own things and show one's breeding (6)
- #10 across Obvious to many a listener (5)