It can be boring for the soldiers(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “It can be boring for the soldiers”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 27th August 2025.

The answer is

D R I L L

5 letters · most recently seen on 27th August 2025

Other clues that solve to DRILL

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#36 across Do swaddies find it boring? (5) 14th June 2026
#38 across Practice that's bad for a doctor (5) 5th April 2026
#14 across Work as a dentist or doctor with the sick (5) 27th March 2026
#6 across Boringly regular procedure? (5) 18th December 2025
#36 across Soldiers may find it boring (5) 14th December 2025
#2 down Tool for boring holes (5) 4th December 2025
#7 down It can be boring for the soldiers (5) 27th August 2025
#2 down Recruits can find it boring (5) 1st April 2025
#21 down Soldiers may find it boring (5) 8th January 2025
#40 across Bore (5) 19th December 2024
#27 across Soldiers may find it boring (5) 19th February 2024
#30 across Do soldiers find it boring? (5) 22nd August 2023
#18 down Doctor the sick as standard procedure (5) 1st August 2023
#10 across Boring tool (5) 22nd December 2022
#30 across Do soldiers find it boring? (5) 14th December 2021
#27 down Practice routine (5) 11th October 2021
#42 across Make a hole in and stuff (5) 16th July 2021
#36 across Do swaddies find it boring? (5) 19th April 2021
#14 across Work as a dentist or doctor with the sick (5) 19th March 2021
#38 across Practice that's bad for a doctor (5) 4th January 2021
#36 across Soldiers may find it boring (5) 13th July 2020
#2 down Tool for boring holes (5) 11th June 2020
#7 down It can be boring for the soldiers (5) 20th January 2020
#30 across Servicemen may find it boring (5) 8th October 2019
#4 down Formal procedure for a healer of the sick (5) 22nd August 2019
#21 across Exercise (5) 19th June 2019
#17 down The usual procedure can be boring (5) 3rd June 2019
#2 down Recruits can find it boring (5) 27th December 2018
#40 across Bore (5) 26th October 2018
#21 down Soldiers may find it boring (5) 15th October 2018

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 27th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

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#3 across A takeaway sign (5)
#4 down As a report, it takes me aback (4)
#5 down He takes too much interest (6)
#6 down Shooting at flying saucers! (5)
#8 across It took a turn in forming a link with the Moon (5)
#9 down She makes not a single sound! (3)
#10 across Sound that may come from the pipes (5)
#11 across Be quick to change ends (3)