Forced to dress as a girl(8 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Forced to dress as a girl”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 16th January 2026.
The answer is
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- #29 down Forced to dress as a girl (8) 16th January 2026
- #29 down Forced to dress as a girl (8) 8th January 2021
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 16th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Not much evidence that there's a horse around (4,1,3)
- #2 down It's meaningless for those without nous (7,5)
- #3 down Succeeds in cutting a sliver on the quiet (8)
- #4 down We'd mistaken one girl for another (6)
- #5 down Give up because you promise to (8)
- #6 down When specified, Ted and Tim will be in the East, travelling (6,4)
- #7 down Are prancing into the arena and standing on their hind legs (7)
- #8 down With "Before two, ideally," is in really good form (2,4,4)
- #9 across Just the same, later comes out in the nude, dancing (9)
- #10 across He's not preparing the cannabis there and then (2,3,4)
- #11 down "Set for fish," you say (5)