He's useful in the kitchen(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “He's useful in the kitchen”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 11th August 2025.

The answer is

B A S I L

5 letters · most recently seen on 11th August 2025

Other clues that solve to BASIL

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.

#10 across Could you call him Herb? (5) 25th April 2026
#1 across Don joins him somewhere in Essex (5) 1st April 2026
#5 down Herb (5) 20th January 2026
#5 down A growing boy (5) 15th December 2025
#26 down Herb (5) 16th October 2025
#4 down Herb (5) 15th September 2025
#10 across Herb (5) 8th September 2025
#8 across He's useful in the kitchen (5) 11th August 2025
#12 down He and don are in place (5) 29th June 2025
#21 down A growing boy with taste (5) 22nd May 2025
#19 across Herb type (5) 7th May 2025
#26 across Aromatic herb (5) 24th March 2025
#4 down Aromatic herb (5) 21st January 2025
#21 down Herb (5) 11th December 2024
#21 down Herb type (5) 23rd October 2024
#27 across A growing boy, possibly in the kitchen (5) 17th October 2024
#27 down Aromatic herb (5) 12th September 2024
#21 across Leaves a contribution for the salad (5) 6th August 2024
#7 down He's a matter of taste (5) 18th July 2024
#10 across Aromatic herb (5) 11th June 2024
#18 down Herb (5) 9th May 2024
#15 down A growing boy (5) 22nd April 2024
#27 across Aromatic herb (5) 18th April 2024
#27 down Aromatic herb (5) 15th February 2024
#25 down Herb (5) 22nd January 2024
#26 down Herb (5) 19th December 2023
#38 across Herb (5) 5th December 2023
#32 across A growing boy! (5) 10th November 2023
#4 down Aromatic herb (5) 28th September 2023
#15 down Aromatic herb (5) 12th September 2023
#27 across Herb (5) 12th July 2023
#16 across Herb (5) 4th April 2023
#2 down A growing boy (5) 16th February 2023
#21 across Herb (5) 1st February 2023
#14 down Cook may get sweet on him! (5) 3rd January 2023
#10 across Aromatic herb (5) 20th December 2022
#12 across Would he bail out a skinhead? (5) 12th December 2022
#19 across Aromatic herb (5) 6th December 2022
#21 across Don followed him to a new town (5) 23rd November 2022
#4 down Aromatic herb (5) 3rd October 2022

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 11th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down A two-way source of detective information (5)
#2 down In the end, I see, bit too fussy (7)
#3 across Legendary character quick to get out of uniform (5)
#4 down A little cough when one is on edge (4)
#5 down One erected, say, outside the community centre (6)
#6 down One of a pack taking a trot (5)
#7 down Something to do with words (anagrammatically?) (5)
#9 down For a big hit, yes, you get a kiss! (3)
#10 across Payment is for transportation (5)
#11 across In the reading room, it's not wanted (3)