Be nice and don't thump the cards down on the table!(10 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Be nice and don't thump the cards down on the table!”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 17th October 2025.
The answer is
D
E
A
L
G
E
N
T
L
Y
Other clues that solve to DEAL GENTLY
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.
- #35 across Don't be rough with the cards! (4,6) 6th February 2026
- #26 down Be nice and don't thump the cards down on the table! (4,6) 17th October 2025
- #35 across Don't be rough with the cards! (4,6) 29th January 2021
- #26 down Be nice and don't thump the cards down on the table! (4,6) 9th October 2020
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 17th October 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Always the same - having an excuse for not tipping (10)
- #2 down Give her some anemones to arrange (4)
- #3 down Make it small as opposed to thick (8)
- #4 down Began, you said, right in the middle (7)
- #5 down Score with the cryptic clue for "tray" (7,1,3)
- #6 down People try to act in it (5,5)
- #7 down Outstrip when restored to health (6)
- #8 down Looking quickly through the so-and-so book? (8)
- #9 across Mull over and reckon to be not at home (5,3)
- #10 across That's the fifteenth letter from France he's got (3)
- #10 down Left in charge of it, is permissible (5)