I start to tie up the painter(6 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “I start to tie up the painter”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 19th January 2026.
The answer is
A
R
T
I
S
T
Other clues that solve to ARTIST
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.
- #21 down I start to tie up the painter (6) 19th January 2026
- #25 down Painter (6) 5th August 2025
- #11 across Painter (6) 16th December 2024
- #20 across Painter (6) 11th January 2024
- #13 across It’s a bad start getting one caught in the drawer (6) 11th August 2023
- #23 down Painter (6) 10th December 2021
- #20 across Painter (6) 25th August 2021
- #21 down I start to tie up the painter (6) 8th September 2020
- #25 down Painter (6) 4th December 2019
- #11 across Painter (6) 5th September 2018
- #13 across It’s a bad start getting one caught in the drawer (6) 31st August 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 19th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
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- #2 down American providing security at Uncle's? (6)
- #3 down Having possibly read out two letters, was paid (6)
- #4 down Pounding noise? (3)
- #5 down At the end of the day, Oscar lost nothing, but it was frightening! (5)
- #6 across John, upset about an article, names him (5)
- #6 down Bad woman in a good book (7)
- #7 down Soccer star of Tudor times? (4)
- #8 down Disinclined to wander far for help (6)
- #9 across Their craft can be very elevated (7)
- #10 across Is such an enemy cursed? (5)