He's about to get cross(3 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “He's about to get cross”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 9th April 2026.
The answer is
R
E
X
Other clues that solve to REX
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.
- #18 across Chap about to get cross (3) 15th September 2026
- #11 down King (3) 12th August 2026
- #25 down Boy of about ten (3) 14th June 2026
- #9 down King (3) 28th May 2026
- #25 down He's about to get cross (3) 9th April 2026
- #21 down King of the canine kind? (3) 13th January 2026
- #14 down Canine king? (3) 6th December 2025
- #14 down Name a redheaded former spouse (3) 4th September 2025
- #25 down About to kiss a boy (3) 24th August 2025
- #19 down Nominally, would he rule doggedly? (3) 24th March 2025
- #26 across King (3) 24th June 2024
- #11 down King (3) 17th January 2024
- #23 across King (3) 10th November 2023
- #33 down He wants another kiss (3) 11th May 2023
- #14 down King (3) 6th September 2022
- #28 down About to kiss a fellow (3) 18th May 2022
- #14 down Father of Prince? (3) 16th May 2022
- #21 down Father of Prince? (3) 17th March 2022
- #29 across Boy of about ten (3) 14th February 2022
- #28 across King (3) 29th December 2021
- #18 across Chap about to get cross (3) 6th September 2021
- #11 down King (3) 15th July 2021
- #25 down Boy of about ten (3) 19th April 2021
- #9 down King (3) 24th March 2021
- #25 down He's about to get cross (3) 11th January 2021
- #21 down King of the canine kind? (3) 27th August 2020
- #14 down Canine king? (3) 29th June 2020
- #14 down Name a redheaded former spouse (3) 3rd February 2020
- #25 down About to kiss a boy (3) 13th January 2020
- #28 down Canine king? (3) 26th June 2019
- #19 down Nominally, would he rule doggedly? (3) 19th December 2018
- #26 across King (3) 29th March 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 9th April 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Official of county Roscommon, initially (5)
- #2 down Coming out of their shell, they give the French a saucy look! (7)
- #3 across Move fast, causing confusion in the kitchen (5)
- #4 down A funny noise? (4)
- #5 down Replacements may be sparse (6)
- #6 down The glory that was Greek (5)
- #7 down Be ill disposed to commit an offence (5)
- #8 across Bad stain in cloth (5)
- #9 down Show an inclination to be generous (3)
- #10 across Make an application, or joke about it, possibly (3,2)
- #11 across Every country inn has a Scottish one (3)