Hit lightly(3 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Hit lightly”, taken from the Evening Standard's Easy crossword on 20th January 2026.
The answer is
P
A
T
Other clues that solve to PAT
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.
- #27 across Tap (3) 17th July 2026
- #19 down Butter turns up in a staple diet (3) 24th May 2026
- #20 across Tap (3) 23rd April 2026
- #4 across Tap (3) 27th February 2026
- #28 across Forename of a fatherly EastEnder (3) 10th February 2026
- #15 across Tap (3) 3rd February 2026
- #19 down Hit lightly (3) 20th January 2026
- #19 down Butter needed for dad to finish breakfast (3) 20th January 2026
- #29 across Hit lightly (3) 6th January 2026
- #16 down Tap (3) 13th December 2025
- #25 down Of Irish butter? (3) 6th November 2025
- #25 down Hit lightly (3) 13th September 2025
- #22 across Tap (3) 3rd September 2025
- #33 down Hit lightly (3) 23rd April 2025
- #28 across Hit lightly (3) 7th April 2025
- #15 down Of Irish butter? (3) 1st April 2025
- #26 across Hit lightly (3) 18th February 2025
- #28 across Dad has half of it ready (3) 16th December 2024
- #22 across Light blow (3) 29th November 2024
- #25 down Diminutive person always ready (3) 18th September 2024
- #26 down A knock and an answer to "Who's there?" (3) 30th August 2024
- #16 across Hit lightly (3) 24th July 2024
- #21 down Of Irish butter? (3) 14th May 2024
- #22 across Tap (3) 27th October 2023
- #15 across Name a spare part for a historic model car (3) 8th August 2023
- #11 down Apt to make a little butter (3) 28th June 2023
- #28 down Hit lightly (3) 27th June 2023
- #11 across Tap (3) 21st June 2023
- #35 across Hit lightly (3) 4th May 2023
- #4 down Hit lightly (3) 10th April 2023
- #12 down He, or she, is always ready (3) 22nd February 2023
- #18 across Of Irish butter? (3) 20th February 2023
- #33 down Hit lightly (3) 26th December 2022
- #28 down Tap lightly (3) 28th September 2022
- #14 across Hit lightly (3) 28th June 2022
- #4 down Tap (3) 2nd June 2022
- #11 across He or she is always ready (3) 9th May 2022
- #11 down Father Ted, initially, an Irishman (3) 24th February 2022
- #20 down Hit lightly (3) 23rd February 2022
- #16 down Of Irish butter? (3) 10th February 2022
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Easy crossword on 20th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Mend (6)
- #1 down Jockeys (6)
- #2 down Shore bird (6)
- #3 down Repose (4)
- #4 down Highland dress item (7)
- #5 down Herb (5)
- #6 down Eyelid inflammations (5)
- #7 across Pachyderm (8)
- #8 across Containers (4)
- #8 down Tablet (4)
- #9 down Neckwear item (3)