In a mad poet, one sees a first-class back - the dope!(6 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “In a mad poet, one sees a first-class back - the dope!”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 21st August 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to OPIATE
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.
- #4 down Drug (6) 4th March 2026
- #10 across In a mad poet, one sees a first-class back - the dope! (6) 21st August 2025
- #39 across Narcotic (6) 9th May 2025
- #21 down Dope can make a difference to a pie! (6) 6th March 2025
- #8 across Something soporific that can change to a pie (6) 22nd November 2023
- #39 across I took a tea-break at work as a palliative (6) 3rd February 2023
- #21 down Music one absorbed as a drug! (6) 17th May 2022
- #39 across Into the duck pate I put a sedative (6) 19th November 2021
- #4 down Drug (6) 23rd September 2020
- #10 across In a mad poet, one sees a first-class back – the dope! (6) 8th January 2020
- #39 across Narcotic (6) 15th March 2019
- #21 down Dope can make a difference to a pie! (6) 4th December 2018
- #39 across I took a tea-break at work as a palliative (6) 16th March 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 21st August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Hot music? (6)
- #1 down The word for freedom (6)
- #2 down Ladies may have high ones (6)
- #3 down An entrance one can get out of (4)
- #4 down The way bread is cooked (7)
- #5 down Peter the painter? (5)
- #6 down Look around for a spoon? (5)
- #7 across A man hiding his forename (maybe Hiram or Elmer?) (8)
- #8 across One's holiday in the balance? (4)
- #8 down Like fire spreading all over the place (4)
- #9 down Not a nice place to stay around mid-day (3)