Born a bit moody and hard up(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Born a bit moody and hard up”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 23rd June 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to NEEDY
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.
- #32 down Penniless (5) 7th April 2026
- #28 across Penniless (5) 5th February 2026
- #26 across Penniless (5) 3rd February 2026
- #32 down Penniless (5) 7th January 2026
- #31 down Poor (5) 29th December 2025
- #14 down Penniless (5) 25th November 2025
- #40 across Penniless (5) 22nd October 2025
- #27 down Poor (5) 15th October 2025
- #31 down Poor (5) 30th September 2025
- #40 across Penniless (5) 10th September 2025
- #40 across Poor (5) 27th July 2025
- #14 down Penniless (5) 22nd July 2025
- #32 down Indigent (5) 16th July 2025
- #16 across Born a bit moody and hard up (5) 23rd June 2025
- #32 down Poor (5) 16th June 2025
- #31 down Penniless (5) 2nd April 2025
- #43 across Poor (5) 19th February 2025
- #38 across A poor rhyme for greedy (5) 15th January 2025
- #28 across Poor (5) 8th January 2025
- #17 down Poor (5) 14th November 2024
- #15 down Indigent (5) 20th May 2024
- #32 down Indigent (5) 13th May 2024
- #32 down Poor (5) 6th May 2024
- #11 down Indigent (5) 21st March 2024
- #18 down Poor (5) 9th February 2024
- #28 down Poor (5) 27th December 2023
- #26 across Poor (5) 20th October 2023
- #28 down The poor, it's possible to deny out East (5) 14th September 2023
- #31 down Poor (5) 24th August 2023
- #40 across Poor (5) 15th August 2023
- #31 down Poor (5) 3rd May 2023
- #26 down Poor (5) 27th March 2023
- #17 down The poor, it could be heartless to deny! (5) 6th February 2023
- #13 down Poor (5) 4th January 2023
- #38 across To be born, only to start dying, is poor (5) 21st November 2022
- #2 across Poor (5) 26th October 2022
- #24 across Penniless (5) 11th October 2022
- #27 down Poor (5) 11th July 2022
- #16 down Poor (5) 15th June 2022
- #17 down Poor (5) 28th February 2022
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 23rd June 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Outwardly a joy-rider? (6)
- #1 down A sweet and festive occasion (6)
- #2 down How one is disappointed when cut (6)
- #3 down The old fellow's heart cry! (4)
- #4 down Sing badly at the pub and you'll get knocks (7)
- #5 down Semi-wilderness in the world of drama (5)
- #6 down Any rhyme for a copper (5)
- #7 across Still, father was pretty good at sprinting (4,4)
- #8 across Be left again at the church (4)
- #8 down Will eating it make you husky? (4)
- #9 down As a soldier, he wasn't windy (3)