Be slow to give lb1 to a politician(4 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Be slow to give lb1 to a politician”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 5th January 2026.
The answer is
L
I
M
P
Other clues that solve to LIMP
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.
- #28 down Hobble (4) 20th August 2026
- #26 down Figure a politician will make slow progress (4) 14th March 2026
- #22 across Walk unevenly (4) 4th March 2026
- #15 across Be slow to give lb1 to a politician (4) 5th January 2026
- #25 across Hobble (4) 26th August 2025
- #18 across Hobble (4) 19th June 2025
- #26 down Slack, light-headed little devil (4) 26th May 2025
- #23 across Many a politician is apt to flop (4) 9th April 2025
- #26 down Pound the little devil for being slack! (4) 23rd May 2024
- #29 down Hobble (4) 1st May 2024
- #14 down Halt (4) 26th February 2024
- #25 across Halt (4) 14th February 2024
- #32 across Walk in slow, floppy style? (4) 24th May 2023
- #23 across Uneven walk (4) 11th April 2023
- #32 down Be slow to give £1 to a politician (4) 9th March 2023
- #15 across Maybe spent £1 on a politician (4) 2nd February 2023
- #23 across Many a politician is apt to flop (4) 26th December 2022
- #31 across Hobble (4) 29th March 2022
- #28 down Hobble (4) 27th January 2022
- #8 down Go slowly, looking tired (4) 8th December 2021
- #28 down Hobble (4) 27th April 2021
- #26 down Figure a politician will make slow progress (4) 1st December 2020
- #22 across Walk unevenly (4) 17th November 2020
- #15 across Be slow to give £1 to a politician (4) 13th August 2020
- #25 across Hobble (4) 1st January 2020
- #18 across Hobble (4) 8th April 2019
- #23 across Many a politician is apt to flop (4) 7th January 2019
- #29 down Hobble (4) 23rd March 2018
- #14 down Halt (4) 29th January 2018
- #25 across Halt (4) 17th January 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 5th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
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- #3 down Dear Charles has that roguish quality (4)
- #4 across Where to shoot duck in the W. Indies (6)
- #4 down Of tribal significance, it can carry a lot (5)
- #5 down To make a buzzer loud, takes power (4)
- #6 down In general, like the past? (6)
- #7 across Final defeat in a pool game, possibly? (8)
- #8 across Song belter maybe? (6)
- #9 down News story about the Left? (6)
- #10 across Meat that comes in pots? (5)