Black and blue(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Black and blue”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 26th September 2025.

The answer is

D I R T Y

5 letters · most recently seen on 26th September 2025

Other clues that solve to DIRTY

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.

#20 across Black and blue (5) 26th September 2025
#26 down Soiled (5) 1st August 2025
#26 across Sullied (5) 24th March 2025
#14 down Grubby (5) 26th December 2024
#31 down Soiled (5) 17th December 2024
#33 down Soiled (5) 11th November 2024
#12 across Soiled (5) 25th June 2024
#13 down Not clean (5) 6th November 2023
#26 across Like a dozen movie characters wanting a wash (5) 29th June 2023
#31 across Not clean (5) 15th May 2023
#10 across Not clean (5) 17th April 2023
#5 down Not clean (5) 1st March 2023
#17 down Soiled (5) 23rd January 2023
#37 across Grubby (5) 4th October 2022
#38 across Soiled (5) 7th July 2022
#12 across Unclean (5) 26th April 2022
#24 across Soiled (5) 10th September 2021
#26 down Soiled (5) 2nd June 2021
#29 down Soiled (5) 14th May 2021
#20 across Black and blue (5) 25th September 2020
#39 across Soiled (5) 3rd December 2019
#26 down Soiled (5) 31st May 2019
#25 down Grubby (5) 14th May 2019
#26 across Sullied (5) 17th January 2019
#31 down Soiled (5) 24th October 2018
#14 down Grubby (5) 18th September 2018
#33 down Soiled (5) 18th September 2018
#12 across Soiled (5) 8th May 2018

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 26th September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down Does give a rap when one's uncomplimentary about! (6)
#2 down How you regretted biting into the lemon? (8)
#3 down Gets frightened on finding the eggs hatched (8,3)
#4 down The boys get on with difficulty, carrying the bag (9)
#5 down Flavouring, I understand, goes in as well (7)
#6 down What makes you so hot on performing? (5,5)
#7 down Either didn't remove or took off (4)
#8 across Understanding, egg on verbally (7)
#9 across Does it take flight when it sees a saw? (5,4)
#10 down Upturned, the dirt is caked on - really bad (6)
#11 down Do they speak your name on the telephone? (7)