It's a boring thing(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “It's a boring thing”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 4th September 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to AUGER
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.
- #25 down Boring-tool (5) 28th April 2026
- #2 down Boring-tool (5) 23rd November 2025
- #36 across Boring tool (5) 20th September 2025
- #34 across It's a boring thing (5) 4th September 2025
- #28 across Drill (5) 14th July 2025
- #31 down Drill (5) 14th March 2025
- #20 down Argue irrationally, having a screwy point (5) 24th December 2024
- #8 across Tool (5) 12th September 2024
- #31 down Boring-tool (5) 12th October 2023
- #19 across Boring tool (5) 9th August 2023
- #14 down Boring-tool (5) 30th June 2023
- #27 down Tool used in getting a gauge recalibrated (5) 20th February 2023
- #31 down Drill (5) 28th December 2022
- #12 down To change gear going round a bend, can be boring (5) 27th January 2022
- #28 down Gimlet (5) 22nd July 2021
- #25 down Boring-tool (5) 18th November 2020
- #2 down Boring-tool (5) 5th May 2020
- #36 across Boring-tool (5) 5th February 2020
- #34 across It’s a boring thing (5) 3rd February 2020
- #28 across Drill (5) 13th May 2019
- #20 down An about-turn in a wild rage can be boring! (5) 21st February 2019
- #31 down Drill (5) 9th January 2019
- #20 down Argue irrationally, having a screwy point (5) 27th September 2018
- #8 across Tool (5) 20th July 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 4th September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down How to turn desperate (2,3)
- #2 down Show a girl's fun (7)
- #3 across Was able to start up in frosty conditions (5)
- #4 down Conform with honour on May 3 (4)
- #5 down Scottish landmark with a bit missing (6)
- #6 down Drink one in play (5)
- #7 down Existing by begging, having lost a horse (5)
- #8 across It's long, pretty thin, but could be comic (5)
- #9 down The odd bit of crumpet (3)
- #10 across Prepared possibly to read about an Ian Fleming character (5)
- #11 across Vehicle wrecked by Ted (3)