Forward and backward in trepidation(4 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Forward and backward in trepidation”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 18th August 2025.

The answer is

P E R T

4 letters · most recently seen on 18th August 2025

Other clues that solve to PERT

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.

#31 across Saucy (4) 31st July 2026
#22 across Forward in a super team (4) 22nd July 2026
#34 across Saucy (4) 15th January 2026
#23 across Jaunty bit of counterpoint, possibly (4) 13th January 2026
#23 across Full of sauce during supper time? (4) 19th November 2025
#15 across Forward and backward in trepidation (4) 18th August 2025
#33 across Saucy (4) 13th May 2025
#4 down Saucy (4) 23rd April 2025
#32 down Saucy but less than impertinent (4) 18th March 2025
#23 across Forward by Tuesday (4) 15th January 2025
#15 across Saucy (4) 10th January 2025
#5 down Saucy (4) 28th November 2024
#23 down Saucy (4) 15th November 2024
#33 down Saucy during supper time (4) 8th July 2024
#37 across Saucy (4) 28th May 2024
#30 down Saucy (4) 3rd April 2024
#15 across Saucy (4) 4th March 2024
#28 across Saucy (4) 16th February 2024
#35 across Saucy (4) 15th January 2024
#26 across Cheeky (4) 27th October 2023
#32 across Full of sauce during supper time (4) 17th July 2023
#5 down Saucy (4) 13th June 2023
#23 across Full of sauce during supper time (4) 6th April 2023
#32 across Full of sauce during supper time (4) 9th February 2023
#6 across Saucy (4) 10th November 2022
#23 across Being a source of sauce during supper time (4) 25th October 2022
#31 across Saucy (4) 24th October 2022
#24 across Saucy (4) 5th July 2022
#31 across Saucy (4) 21st March 2022
#32 down Possibly a source of sauce during supper-time (4) 14th March 2022
#23 across Saucy during supper time (4) 6th September 2021
#11 across Saucy (4) 19th July 2021
#15 across Saucy (4) 29th June 2021
#22 across Forward in a super team (4) 15th June 2021
#31 across Saucy (4) 30th March 2021
#23 across Jaunty bit of counterpoint, possibly (4) 27th August 2020
#34 across Saucy (4) 1st July 2020
#15 across Forward and backward in trepidation (4) 2nd January 2020
#23 down Saucy (4) 12th August 2019
#15 across Forward in a super team (4) 20th June 2019

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 18th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down A girl accepts it as friendship (5)
#2 down Absolute, say (5)
#3 down Fish in a London well! (4)
#4 across Roughly treated by a gang with a plot (6)
#4 down His stinginess upsets me sir! (5)
#5 down There's nothing in a half bottle to give you a kick (4)
#6 down Runs without running (6)
#7 across She wove a hair mat (4,4)
#8 across Hardly bags to drink (6)
#9 down Container of something topping (6)
#10 across Stamp a letter, we understand (5)