Facial expression(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Facial expression”, taken from the Evening Standard's Easy crossword on 1st January 2026.

The answer is

S M I L E

5 letters · most recently seen on 1st January 2026

Other clues that solve to SMILE

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#12 across Grin (5) 2nd September 2026
#10 across Grin (5) 25th July 2026
#19 across Seem happy, swimming in slime! (5) 11th April 2026
#6 down Grin (5) 1st March 2026
#33 across Facial expression (5) 1st January 2026
#2 down Look kindly on the photographer (5) 26th August 2025
#27 down Facial expression (5) 13th August 2025
#25 down A narrow beam, perhaps? (5) 15th October 2024
#38 across Grin (5) 12th August 2024
#26 down Seem pleased to be the subject of a graphic exposure? (5) 13th June 2024
#26 across Look favourably on military occupation of the southeast (5) 25th December 2023
#8 down Grin (5) 21st December 2023
#17 down Seem satisfied Emil's upset (5) 25th September 2023
#10 across Show your teeth! (5) 14th June 2023
#17 down Miles can give a wry one (5) 10th August 2022
#18 down What to do at the mention of cheese? (5) 4th July 2022
#27 down Emil's strangely happy expression (5) 6th April 2022
#12 across Grin (5) 17th August 2021
#10 across Grin (5) 17th June 2021
#19 across Seem happy, swimming in slime! (5) 12th January 2021
#6 down Grin (5) 18th September 2020
#33 across Facial expression (5) 30th July 2020
#2 down Look kindly on the photographer (5) 16th January 2020
#25 down A narrow beam, perhaps? (5) 15th October 2019
#16 down Facial expression (5) 25th June 2019
#38 across Grin (5) 25th June 2018
#26 down Seem pleased to be the subject of a graphic exposure? (5) 28th March 2018

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