Deserve(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Deserve”, taken from the Evening Standard's Easy crossword on 23rd May 2026.

The answer is

M E R I T

5 letters · most recently seen on 23rd May 2026

Other clues that solve to MERIT

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#19 across Deserve (5) 29th August 2026
#36 across Deserve (5) 23rd August 2026
#12 across Value of an order (5) 23rd August 2026
#21 across Deserve (5) 3rd July 2026
#28 down Deserve (5) 14th June 2026
#5 down Deserve (5) 5th June 2026
#15 down Deserve (5) 24th May 2026
#18 down Deserve (5) 23rd May 2026
#5 down Deserve (5) 21st April 2026
#18 down The "Order of ---" could be "12 Down" (5) 18th March 2026
#14 down Deserve (5) 28th February 2026
#21 across Deserve (5) 14th February 2026
#5 down Deserve (5) 5th February 2026
#12 across Be worthy of (5) 26th January 2026
#26 across Deserve (5) 31st December 2025
#15 down Deserve (5) 26th December 2025
#15 across Deserve (5) 17th December 2025
#38 across Deserve (5) 2nd November 2025
#16 down Deserve (5) 30th October 2025
#15 across Be worthy of (5) 6th October 2025
#13 down Deserve (5) 9th September 2025
#15 down The value, to me, of some ritual (5) 30th August 2025
#14 across Deserve (5) 21st August 2025
#18 down Deserve (5) 5th July 2025
#33 across Earn (5) 5th July 2025
#21 across Deserve (5) 23rd June 2025
#15 down Deserve (5) 7th June 2025
#37 across Deserve (5) 26th May 2025
#28 down Virtue of being right during a bad time (5) 17th May 2025
#25 down Deserve (5) 7th May 2025
#12 across Maybe the time's about right for worthiness (5) 3rd May 2025
#7 down Deserve (5) 9th April 2025
#14 down Deserve (5) 2nd April 2025
#11 down Deserve (5) 24th March 2025
#15 across Value of getting the time about right? (5) 12th March 2025
#19 across Deserve (5) 17th February 2025
#18 down Deserve (5) 6th February 2025
#8 across Deserve (5) 15th January 2025
#20 across Deserve (5) 7th October 2024
#26 across Quality of a new mitre (5) 30th September 2024

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Easy crossword on 23rd May 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Weak (5)
#2 down Haphazard (6)
#3 down Undamaged (6)
#4 down Man's name (3)
#5 down Bulky (5)
#6 across Nip (5)
#6 down Winged horse (7)
#7 down Eyeball part (4)
#8 down Strong cord (6)
#9 across Not either (7)
#10 across Insects (5)