Growing reason why I'm in sore distress(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Growing reason why I'm in sore distress”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 25th September 2025.

The answer is

O S I E R

5 letters · most recently seen on 25th September 2025

Other clues that solve to OSIER

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#33 across Willow (5) 2nd May 2026
#28 down Willow (5) 8th April 2026
#33 across Willow (5) 21st March 2026
#33 down Willow (5) 23rd November 2025
#33 across Willow (5) 13th October 2025
#31 across Growing reason why I'm in sore distress (5) 25th September 2025
#41 across Willow (5) 24th September 2025
#33 across Willow (5) 29th June 2025
#27 down Willow (5) 9th April 2025
#31 down Willow (5) 11th February 2025
#28 across Rosie's willowy form (5) 23rd January 2025
#30 down Willow (5) 30th October 2024
#30 down Willow (5) 26th September 2024
#11 across Willow (5) 10th September 2024
#33 across Willow (5) 28th August 2024
#33 across Willow (5) 1st July 2024
#6 across Rosie weaves this basket material (5) 4th April 2024
#33 across Willow (5) 21st February 2024
#14 down Willow (5) 6th February 2024
#33 across Willow (5) 17th January 2024
#31 across Willow (5) 8th May 2023
#33 across Willow (5) 5th April 2023
#8 across Willow (5) 9th March 2023
#33 across Willow (5) 2nd March 2023
#33 across Willow (5) 9th February 2023
#17 down Willow (5) 21st November 2022
#2 down Rosie's willowy form (5) 26th September 2022
#11 across Willow (5) 21st September 2022
#31 across Rosie's willowy form (5) 4th August 2022
#13 down Willow (5) 26th July 2022
#33 across Willow (5) 23rd June 2022
#25 down Willow (5) 12th January 2022
#19 across Willow (5) 11th January 2022
#17 down Rosie's willowy form (5) 16th August 2021
#11 across Willow (5) 3rd August 2021
#13 down Willow (5) 30th July 2021
#33 across Willow (5) 20th May 2021
#6 down Rosie's willowy form (5) 5th May 2021
#33 across Willow (5) 11th February 2021
#28 down Willow (5) 7th January 2021

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 25th September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across One hastens with it (5)
#2 down It always comes first (6)
#3 down Avoided showing a noted figure to be dead wrong (6)
#4 down That lucky pickpocket? (3)
#5 down It's involved in rowing with a bonehead, we hear (5)
#6 across Where there's some stress at certain points (5)
#6 down We understand it to be communicative (7)
#7 down Keep going to the Nag's Head and turning nasty (4)
#8 down Captivate the last listener (6)
#9 across He has little money for French wine (7)
#10 across To summarise, a military police officer's no dunderhead! (5)