I step shakily on the slippery slope(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “I step shakily on the slippery slope”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 11th August 2025.

The answer is

P I S T E

5 letters · most recently seen on 11th August 2025

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#7 down Ski-slope (5) 7th May 2026
#32 down Ski-slope (5) 30th April 2026
#8 across Ski-slope (5) 4th April 2026
#7 down Ski slope (5) 22nd March 2026
#2 down Ski slope (5) 16th February 2026
#30 down Ski slope (5) 23rd November 2025
#38 across Ski-slope (5) 17th November 2025
#24 across Ski-slope (5) 8th November 2025
#28 across Ski-slope (5) 4th November 2025
#25 down Ski-slope (5) 12th October 2025
#28 across Ski-slope (5) 9th September 2025
#15 across Sportingly describable as the slippery slope? (5) 19th August 2025
#36 across I step shakily on the slippery slope (5) 11th August 2025
#5 down Ski-slope (5) 16th July 2025
#30 down Ski-slope (5) 12th June 2025
#28 down Ski slope (5) 25th March 2025
#28 across Ski slope (5) 17th October 2024
#30 down Ski slope (5) 18th September 2024
#21 across In fencing an area (5) 27th May 2024
#28 down Ski slope (5) 27th March 2024
#36 across Where I step out wearing skis (5) 6th March 2024
#12 across It's a slippery slope (5) 18th January 2024
#28 across Ski slope (5) 1st January 2024
#25 down Ski slope (5) 4th December 2023
#28 down Ski slope (5) 8th November 2023
#36 across Do fencers use it out of spite? (5) 23rd October 2023
#15 down Ski slope (5) 10th October 2023
#28 across Ski-slope (5) 22nd August 2023
#3 across Whereon skiers may step out of line? (5) 1st June 2023
#25 down Ski slope (5) 10th April 2023
#15 down Ski-slope (5) 6th December 2022
#16 down Where skiers possibly step out of line? (5) 28th July 2022
#25 down Ski slope (5) 27th June 2022
#28 down It's not loud new ties that may interest the skier (5) 20th June 2022
#27 across An area for fencing (5) 28th December 2021
#19 across Whereon sportsmen can possibly step out of line? (5) 15th December 2021
#20 down Ski-slope (5) 11th November 2021
#30 down Ski-slope (5) 5th August 2021
#7 down Ski slope (5) 22nd February 2021
#7 down Ski slope (5) 14th December 2020

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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)
#8 across He's useful in the kitchen (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)