Iron(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Iron”, taken from the Evening Standard's Easy crossword on 23rd May 2026.

The answer is

M E T A L

5 letters · most recently seen on 23rd May 2026

Other clues that solve to METAL

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#28 down It's typically hard when there's only bad meat left (5) 9th June 2026
#16 down Iron (5) 23rd May 2026
#27 across Iron (5) 4th May 2026
#15 down Iron (5) 2nd April 2026
#28 down Iron (5) 26th February 2026
#18 down Possibly iron tin opener used during dinner (5) 4th February 2026
#25 down Iron, for example (5) 15th January 2026
#1 down Iron, for example (5) 1st January 2026
#21 across Alloy (5) 6th November 2025
#13 down Iron, for example (5) 28th October 2025
#4 down Not finished during a meal, it may well be hard (5) 9th October 2025
#37 across The mettle, we hear, of a man of iron? (5) 6th October 2025
#21 across Iron, for example (5) 30th September 2025
#15 down Alloy (5) 17th September 2025
#37 across Element (5) 20th July 2025
#21 across Iron, say (5) 9th July 2025
#30 down Like a tin-opener used during a meal (5) 25th June 2025
#12 down Iron, say (5) 16th June 2025
#37 across Iron, say (5) 29th May 2025
#15 down Element (5) 8th May 2025
#4 down Iron, say (5) 29th April 2025
#26 across Iron, say (5) 16th January 2025
#16 across Iron, for example (5) 3rd September 2024
#12 across Copper maybe making a name with the police (5) 19th August 2024
#12 down Iron, say (5) 12th June 2024
#12 down Iron, say (5) 28th May 2024
#28 down Iron, say (5) 20th March 2024
#10 across Iron, say (5) 18th January 2024
#4 down Iron, say (5) 13th December 2023
#30 down Iron, say (5) 2nd October 2023
#2 down For a learner joining the police, it's apt to be hard (5) 28th September 2023
#26 down Iron, say (5) 20th July 2023
#26 across For many on late turn, it can be heavy (5) 15th May 2023
#32 down Element (5) 25th April 2023
#15 across It makes me talk endlessly - usually a hard thing (5) 20th April 2023
#10 across Joined Mr Gore for a mineral (5) 16th March 2023
#15 down Iron (5) 24th January 2023
#37 across Possibly stainless tin opener used during a meal (5) 23rd January 2023
#4 down Iron, say (5) 29th December 2022
#12 across Iron, for example (5) 7th July 2022

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Easy crossword on 23rd May 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Weak (5)
#2 down Haphazard (6)
#3 down Undamaged (6)
#4 down Man's name (3)
#5 down Bulky (5)
#6 across Nip (5)
#6 down Winged horse (7)
#7 down Eyeball part (4)
#8 down Strong cord (6)
#9 across Not either (7)
#10 across Insects (5)