Cherubic type highly placed in the CID(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Cherubic type highly placed in the CID”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 5th January 2026.
The answer is
C
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D
Other clues that solve to CUPID
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.
- #12 across Eros (5) 26th September 2026
- #5 down He aims for the heart (5) 3rd September 2026
- #28 down Cherubic type highly placed in the CID (5) 5th January 2026
- #27 across He aims for the heart (5) 2nd December 2025
- #21 down Erotic youngster detectives hold up (5) 8th November 2025
- #13 down A trophy I had, being a divine archer! (5) 23rd October 2025
- #1 across Cherubic little chap raised among police (5) 24th May 2025
- #12 down He aims for the heart (5) 18th April 2024
- #26 across That erotic immortal (5) 1st April 2024
- #28 across He aims for the heart (5) 14th March 2024
- #12 across Erotic drink I had (5) 1st February 2024
- #11 across Immortal trophy to hearten the side! (5) 12th September 2023
- #16 down Of high rank in the CID - immortal, in fact (5) 18th July 2023
- #22 across Erotic archer (5) 13th July 2023
- #12 across Archer, very erotic (5) 7th September 2022
- #5 down He aims for the heart (5) 18th August 2021
- #12 across Eros (5) 17th June 2021
- #28 down Cherubic type highly placed in the CID (5) 13th August 2020
- #13 down Mythical trophy I had (5) 14th July 2020
- #27 across He aims for the heart (5) 23rd June 2020
- #21 down Erotic youngster detectives hold up (5) 25th May 2020
- #13 down A trophy I had, being a divine archer! (5) 28th April 2020
- #27 down An immortal with whom I'd go to tea! (5) 14th October 2019
- #37 across Being erotic, he may seem cherubic (5) 10th June 2019
- #1 across Cherubic little chap raised among police (5) 12th February 2019
- #12 down He aims for the heart (5) 13th February 2018
- #26 across That erotic immortal (5) 24th January 2018
- #28 across He aims for the heart (5) 9th January 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 5th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Quick way to get fit by exercise (5)
- #2 down A bit of a pig maybe sets out to live in them (5)
- #3 down Dear Charles has that roguish quality (4)
- #4 across Where to shoot duck in the W. Indies (6)
- #4 down Of tribal significance, it can carry a lot (5)
- #5 down To make a buzzer loud, takes power (4)
- #6 down In general, like the past? (6)
- #7 across Final defeat in a pool game, possibly? (8)
- #8 across Song belter maybe? (6)
- #9 down News story about the Left? (6)
- #10 across Meat that comes in pots? (5)