Competitor who figured in a rail crash?(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Competitor who figured in a rail crash?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 5th January 2026.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to RIVAL
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.
- #30 down Figure possibly to make a liar out of a competitor (5) 3rd October 2026
- #1 down Competitor (5) 20th September 2026
- #26 across Competitor (5) 29th August 2026
- #7 down Emulate (5) 23rd August 2026
- #17 down Emulate (5) 20th August 2026
- #8 across Emulate (5) 4th August 2026
- #34 across One who may outdo another in trivial parts (5) 7th July 2026
- #7 down Emulate (5) 26th June 2026
- #16 down Competitor (5) 18th June 2026
- #12 across Competitor (5) 4th June 2026
- #26 across Emulate (5) 27th May 2026
- #29 down Emulate (5) 20th May 2026
- #30 down Competitor (5) 2nd May 2026
- #29 down Emulate (5) 25th April 2026
- #22 down Emulate (5) 3rd April 2026
- #30 down Competitor (5) 25th February 2026
- #27 down Vie with (5) 31st January 2026
- #8 across Emulate (5) 29th January 2026
- #29 down Emulate (5) 19th January 2026
- #29 down Emulate (5) 13th January 2026
- #30 down Competitor who figured in a rail crash? (5) 5th January 2026
- #29 down Emulate (5) 1st January 2026
- #26 across Emulate (5) 19th November 2025
- #16 down Competitor (5) 16th November 2025
- #30 down Is a hard-hearted one a competitive newcomer? (5) 6th November 2025
- #29 down Emulate (5) 23rd September 2025
- #36 across Emulate (5) 26th August 2025
- #28 across Competitor (5) 4th August 2025
- #12 down The competition is in two trivial parts (5) 4th August 2025
- #26 across Emulate (5) 21st July 2025
- #33 down Adversary (5) 27th June 2025
- #27 down Match opposition! (5) 2nd June 2025
- #28 across Competitor (5) 19th May 2025
- #28 across Competitor (5) 18th May 2025
- #21 across Competitor (5) 21st April 2025
- #7 down Emulate (5) 2nd April 2025
- #13 down Competitor (5) 10th February 2025
- #30 down Confusing this competitor with it, could be trivial (5) 28th January 2025
- #18 down Competitor (5) 9th January 2025
- #17 down Emulate (5) 7th January 2025
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)