Certainly it's the smart thing to do(6 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Certainly it's the smart thing to do”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 9th January 2026.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to INDEED
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.
- #21 across Certainly (6) 21st August 2026
- #17 across Really (6) 17th August 2026
- #21 across Certainly (6) 3rd April 2026
- #3 down Really (6) 28th March 2026
- #13 across Really (6) 25th March 2026
- #1 down Really (6) 13th March 2026
- #4 down Really (6) 7th February 2026
- #35 across Really (6) 22nd January 2026
- #34 down Certainly it's the smart thing to do (6) 9th January 2026
- #8 down Certainly (6) 24th November 2025
- #24 down Really (6) 1st November 2025
- #12 across Of course I would need to be trained in it (6) 17th October 2025
- #17 across Really (6) 14th October 2025
- #1 across Really (6) 29th September 2025
- #3 down Really (6) 7th August 2025
- #3 down Really (6) 5th May 2025
- #7 down Really (6) 1st April 2025
- #7 across Really (6) 6th September 2024
- #4 down Unquestionably, it's the smart thing to do (6) 2nd August 2024
- #21 across A popular action to take, unquestionably (6) 2nd February 2024
- #27 across I require a day to go through it, certainly (6) 21st April 2023
- #35 across Really (6) 13th April 2023
- #34 down Certainly (6) 17th February 2023
- #7 across Really (6) 6th December 2022
- #35 across Really (6) 29th September 2022
- #9 across Really (6) 23rd September 2022
- #8 across Really (6) 17th August 2022
- #3 down Really (6) 13th June 2022
- #21 across Certainly (6) 10th June 2022
- #35 across Really (6) 4th May 2022
- #16 down Certainly at home there will be something to do (6) 4th March 2022
- #16 down Certainly (6) 4th March 2022
- #23 down Certainly (6) 4th February 2022
- #38 across Really (6) 15th September 2021
- #38 across Certainly (6) 23rd July 2021
- #21 across Certainly (6) 23rd April 2021
- #17 across Really (6) 22nd April 2021
- #34 down Certainly it's the smart thing to do (6) 1st January 2021
- #12 across Of course I would need to be trained in it (6) 9th October 2020
- #3 down Really (6) 6th October 2020
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 9th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Appears to be a rotunda when one views it (5,5)
- #2 down French for "rain cats and dogs" (4)
- #3 down Kitchen gadgets with which barbers are familiar (8)
- #4 down Continue working as a valet? (5,2)
- #5 down Don't go away to do some fishing? (4,3,4)
- #6 down Rains and is most upsetting to foreigners (10)
- #7 down In the Olympics, does the record go to America for it? (6)
- #8 down Soup, cold, to take on the river (8)
- #9 across Nero chased the two inside: it was easy (2,6)
- #10 across Over the figure quoted (3)
- #10 down Hope you can rely on (5)