If you don't look at it so closely, it's very good(8 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “If you don't look at it so closely, it's very good”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 3rd October 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to PEERLESS
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.
- #6 down Matchless (8) 26th January 2026
- #32 down If you don't look at it so closely, it's very good (8) 3rd October 2025
- #21 down Matchless (8) 18th September 2025
- #7 across Matchless (8) 21st April 2025
- #7 across Excellent advice not to squint so much (8) 6th May 2024
- #42 across Incomparable (8) 22nd September 2023
- #2 down If you don't look so closely at it, it's very good (8) 23rd June 2023
- #3 down Unequalled (8) 24th March 2023
- #32 down If you don't look at it so closely, it's very good (8) 2nd October 2020
- #21 down Matchless (8) 3rd February 2020
- #6 down Matchless (8) 21st October 2019
- #7 across Matchless (8) 2nd January 2019
- #7 across Excellent advice not to squint so much (8) 28th February 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 3rd October 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Getting the ticket a long time after for the trips (8)
- #2 down Puzzled to find oneself on the ground beside the horse? (6)
- #3 down Topless is best of all (8)
- #4 down Dear girl, come back in for a little sustenance (6)
- #5 down Room for more in the nursery (5,3)
- #6 down Din in to the groom that's where he should eat (6,4)
- #7 down Join the English diplomat (7)
- #8 down "A broken flute", I put in, "is useless" (6)
- #9 across The fairest of the fair (3,6)
- #10 across To hide it, put on an overcoat (5,3)
- #11 down Go back? Just the opposite! (7)