Dead snail?(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Dead snail?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 17th September 2025.

The answer is

S L A I N

5 letters · most recently seen on 17th September 2025

Other clues that solve to SLAIN

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.

#26 across Rubbed out vice around Los Angeles (5) 7th September 2026
#6 down Killed (5) 26th May 2026
#21 down Dead snail, maybe (5) 12th May 2026
#26 across Killed by all that vice around Los Angeles? (5) 2nd November 2025
#18 down Dead snail? (5) 17th September 2025
#18 down Killed (5) 16th July 2025
#6 across Killed (5) 26th June 2025
#25 down Murdered in the crime around Los Angeles (5) 7th May 2025
#25 down Killed (5) 5th December 2024
#12 across Killed off the vice around Los Angeles (5) 5th August 2024
#12 across Killed (5) 22nd July 2024
#12 across Killed by some wild islanders (5) 9th May 2024
#26 across Killed with scattered nails (5) 7th March 2024
#13 down Killed by nails in an explosion (5) 1st November 2023
#2 down Killed by flying nails? (5) 15th December 2022
#26 across Half of us had been lying, so were killed (5) 27th April 2022
#30 down Destroyed by the vice around Los Angeles (5) 7th April 2022
#26 across Rubbed out vice around Los Angeles (5) 24th August 2021
#6 down Killed (5) 22nd March 2021
#21 down Dead snail, maybe (5) 1st March 2021
#26 across Killed by all that vice around Los Angeles? (5) 13th May 2020
#18 down Dead snail? (5) 25th February 2020
#26 across Killed with scattered nails (5) 19th November 2019
#2 down Killed (5) 29th October 2019
#22 across Killed (5) 28th August 2019
#26 across Dead snail, perhaps (5) 2nd July 2019
#6 down Killed (5) 3rd June 2019
#18 down Killed (5) 23rd April 2019
#6 across Killed (5) 19th March 2019
#25 down Murdered in the crime around Los Angeles (5) 22nd January 2019
#25 down Killed (5) 28th August 2018
#12 across Killed off the vice around Los Angeles (5) 15th May 2018
#12 across Killed (5) 24th April 2018
#12 across Killed by some wild islanders (5) 6th March 2018
#26 across Killed with scattered nails (5) 2nd January 2018

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 17th September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

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#3 down Of reformed ladies? (6)
#4 down The snare of strong drink? (3)
#5 down Refreshment is but a street away (5)
#6 across Little creatures are found in such groups (5)
#6 down Speak about a new mode eventually (4,3)
#7 down She rebuilt part of Seven Dials (4)
#8 down One is beaten resoundingly (and repeatedly?) (3-3)
#9 across Language learnable from a lexicon? (7)
#10 across Shane, looking pale? (5)