Fear(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Fear”, taken from the Evening Standard's Easy crossword on 21st May 2026.

The answer is

D R E A D

5 letters · most recently seen on 21st May 2026

Other clues that solve to DREAD

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.

#21 across Fear (5) 24th July 2026
#14 down Fear (5) 20th July 2026
#26 across Fear (5) 2nd July 2026
#16 down Absolutely outright fear (5) 10th June 2026
#20 down Fear (5) 21st May 2026
#14 down Fear (5) 18th May 2026
#3 across Fear (5) 13th April 2026
#9 across Fear (5) 6th April 2026
#26 across Fear (5) 5th November 2025
#18 down Fear (5) 30th October 2025
#14 down Fear (5) 16th September 2025
#3 across Great fear (5) 23rd July 2025
#12 across A letter to peruse in awe (5) 25th June 2025
#6 down Great fear (5) 29th May 2025
#20 across Fear (5) 12th May 2025
#26 across Terror (5) 24th April 2025
#30 down Fear (5) 1st April 2025
#33 down Fear (5) 7th March 2025
#1 down Fear greatly (5) 28th January 2025
#22 down Terror (5) 24th January 2025
#4 down Terror (5) 27th August 2024
#18 down Fear greatly (5) 27th February 2024
#14 down Fear (5) 14th February 2024
#12 down Fear (5) 25th January 2024
#18 down Terror (5) 3rd January 2024
#21 down Fear to get a letter interpreted (5) 9th November 2023
#18 down Fear (5) 21st September 2023
#14 down Fear (5) 18th September 2023
#27 down Fear of an adder getting loose? (5) 6th September 2023
#1 across Fear (5) 8th August 2023
#14 down Fear (5) 27th April 2023
#38 across Fear (5) 10th April 2023
#17 down Fear (5) 27th February 2023
#12 across Fear (5) 20th January 2023
#21 down Fear (5) 14th December 2022
#28 across A letter perused in fear (5) 15th November 2022
#11 down Fear (5) 10th October 2022
#14 down Fear (5) 26th September 2022
#17 across Pop round again, for fear (5) 23rd September 2022
#14 down Fear (5) 15th July 2022

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Easy crossword on 21st May 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

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#2 down Rude (7)
#3 across Phase (5)
#4 down Rotate (4)
#5 down Brilliance (6)
#6 down Gambling odds (5)
#7 down Loose debris (5)
#8 across Intends (5)
#9 down Ventilate (3)
#10 across Expel (5)
#11 across Twitch (3)