Can possibly take three-quarters of an hour to fix firmly(6 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Can possibly take three-quarters of an hour to fix firmly”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 6th February 2026.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to ANCHOR
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.
- #4 across Mooring device (6) 3rd August 2026
- #26 across Fasten securely (6) 26th March 2026
- #36 across Source of stability (6) 13th February 2026
- #11 across Can possibly take three-quarters of an hour to fix firmly (6) 6th February 2026
- #5 down Tug-of-war team member (6) 3rd January 2026
- #18 down Fasten securely (6) 13th October 2025
- #2 down Moor (6) 5th June 2023
- #8 down Mooring device (6) 24th April 2023
- #8 down Mooring device (6) 3rd January 2023
- #9 down Mooring device (6) 17th October 2022
- #34 across Moor (6) 13th January 2022
- #18 down Moor (6) 28th October 2021
- #4 across Mooring device (6) 1st July 2021
- #36 across Source of stability (6) 5th February 2021
- #11 across Can possibly take three-quarters of an hour to fix firmly (6) 29th January 2021
- #26 across Fasten securely (6) 21st December 2020
- #5 down Tug-of-war team member (6) 3rd August 2020
- #18 down Fasten securely (6) 26th March 2020
- #22 down Fasten securely (6) 17th September 2019
- #10 across Kedge (6) 31st July 2019
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 6th February 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down The wee "36" is almost new (6,4)
- #2 down I get dole, losing nothing by not working (4)
- #3 down Satisfies one that coins have not fallen inside (8)
- #4 down He has a stab at making a label (7)
- #5 down Delighted, amused and a little embarrassed (7,4)
- #6 down Go towards but leave footprints behind you (4,6)
- #7 down Scribble "sun-stroke" (6)
- #8 down Left, which is a mistake? (3,5)
- #9 across Learns one's no stay-at-home? (5,3)
- #10 across The foreigner is a bit of a liability (3)
- #10 down Stop to get a container to put the second in (5)