Is a hard-hearted one a competitive newcomer?(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Is a hard-hearted one a competitive newcomer?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 6th November 2025.
The answer is
R
I
V
A
L
Other clues that solve to RIVAL
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.
- #12 across Competitor (5) 4th June 2026
- #26 across Emulate (5) 27th May 2026
- #29 down Emulate (5) 20th May 2026
- #30 down Competitor (5) 2nd May 2026
- #29 down Emulate (5) 25th April 2026
- #22 down Emulate (5) 3rd April 2026
- #30 down Competitor (5) 25th February 2026
- #27 down Vie with (5) 31st January 2026
- #8 across Emulate (5) 29th January 2026
- #29 down Emulate (5) 19th January 2026
- #29 down Emulate (5) 13th January 2026
- #30 down Competitor who figured in a rail crash? (5) 5th January 2026
- #29 down Emulate (5) 1st January 2026
- #26 across Emulate (5) 19th November 2025
- #16 down Competitor (5) 16th November 2025
- #30 down Is a hard-hearted one a competitive newcomer? (5) 6th November 2025
- #29 down Emulate (5) 23rd September 2025
- #36 across Emulate (5) 26th August 2025
- #28 across Competitor (5) 4th August 2025
- #12 down The competition is in two trivial parts (5) 4th August 2025
- #26 across Emulate (5) 21st July 2025
- #33 down Adversary (5) 27th June 2025
- #27 down Match opposition! (5) 2nd June 2025
- #28 across Competitor (5) 19th May 2025
- #28 across Competitor (5) 18th May 2025
- #21 across Competitor (5) 21st April 2025
- #7 down Emulate (5) 2nd April 2025
- #13 down Competitor (5) 10th February 2025
- #30 down Confusing this competitor with it, could be trivial (5) 28th January 2025
- #18 down Competitor (5) 9th January 2025
- #17 down Emulate (5) 7th January 2025
- #14 down One competitor of several in a rail system (5) 28th November 2024
- #30 down Figure a liar may be out to surpass you! (5) 12th November 2024
- #26 across Emulate (5) 12th November 2024
- #17 down Emulate (5) 7th November 2024
- #8 across Competitor (5) 6th November 2024
- #34 across Competitor (5) 16th October 2024
- #34 across Competitor (5) 26th September 2024
- #21 down Emulate (5) 30th July 2024
- #21 across Competitor (5) 12th June 2024
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 6th November 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Break into a jumbled mass on the top of the heap (5)
- #2 down Nurse Lange, possibly? (5)
- #3 down A name in patriotism (4)
- #4 across My rise cannot possibly bring happiness (6)
- #4 down Like the tough guy who almost came up to the house (5)
- #5 down A game of quick decision (4)
- #6 down Firing at it, you'll never hit it (6)
- #7 across Where the boatman gets badly out of line (8)
- #8 across Charles keeps in fetters! (6)
- #9 down In a pious way, I'm reformed by its moralising (6)
- #10 across Points out some hate is simmering (5)