Being on edge, he starts mumbling(3 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Being on edge, he starts mumbling”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 6th November 2025.
The answer is
H
E
M
Other clues that solve to HEM
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 Border of higher mathematics (3) 13th September 2026
- #22 down In the main, it's marginal (3) 3rd September 2026
- #30 across Border (3) 28th August 2026
- #19 down Border (3) 23rd August 2026
- #4 across Border (3) 29th July 2026
- #4 down Border (3) 26th July 2026
- #28 down Cough a little or breathe on them! (3) 14th July 2026
- #10 across Border (3) 2nd July 2026
- #20 down Border (3) 27th June 2026
- #9 down Edge (3) 14th June 2026
- #33 down Border (3) 9th June 2026
- #18 across Breathe on them with a little cough (3) 9th June 2026
- #16 across Border (3) 30th May 2026
- #14 across Border (3) 24th May 2026
- #2 down Border (3) 5th May 2026
- #30 across Border (3) 1st May 2026
- #15 down Border (3) 23rd April 2026
- #36 down Border (3) 3rd April 2026
- #2 down Border (3) 10th February 2026
- #16 across Border (3) 22nd December 2025
- #19 down Border (3) 19th December 2025
- #15 down Bit of a he-man, but edgy (3) 23rd November 2025
- #28 down Stitched border of cloth (3) 22nd November 2025
- #26 across Being on edge, he starts mumbling (3) 6th November 2025
- #33 down Border (3) 2nd November 2025
- #10 across Border (3) 16th October 2025
- #2 down Border (3) 3rd October 2025
- #22 down A he-man's edgy side (3) 27th September 2025
- #18 down Border (3) 9th August 2025
- #36 down Border (3) 6th August 2025
- #21 down Border (3) 28th July 2025
- #16 across It merely borders on being a cough (3) 27th July 2025
- #16 across Border of cloth (3) 27th July 2025
- #9 across Border (3) 26th July 2025
- #28 across Stitched border of cloth (3) 1st June 2025
- #15 across Mathematical margin? (3) 31st May 2025
- #2 down Border (3) 15th May 2025
- #28 down Border of cloth (3) 24th March 2025
- #22 down Border (3) 6th February 2025
- #36 down Border (3) 24th January 2025
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 6th November 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Break into a jumbled mass on the top of the heap (5)
- #2 down Nurse Lange, possibly? (5)
- #3 down A name in patriotism (4)
- #4 across My rise cannot possibly bring happiness (6)
- #4 down Like the tough guy who almost came up to the house (5)
- #5 down A game of quick decision (4)
- #6 down Firing at it, you'll never hit it (6)
- #7 across Where the boatman gets badly out of line (8)
- #8 across Charles keeps in fetters! (6)
- #9 down In a pious way, I'm reformed by its moralising (6)
- #10 across Points out some hate is simmering (5)