It's long, pretty thin, but could be comic(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “It's long, pretty thin, but could be comic”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 4th September 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to STRIP
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 Undress (5) 29th July 2026
- #18 down A revealing take-off? (5) 22nd July 2026
- #39 across Undress (5) 30th June 2026
- #38 across Remove a narrow piece (5) 23rd June 2026
- #10 across Where to land, perhaps, and take off (5) 20th June 2026
- #38 across Undress (5) 4th June 2026
- #37 across Undress (5) 19th April 2026
- #1 down Undress (5) 27th March 2026
- #27 across An entertaining take-off? (5) 27th January 2026
- #26 across A long exposure? (5) 25th January 2026
- #27 across Teasingly long piece? (5) 15th January 2026
- #27 across Take off for an excursion to the heart of Hampshire (5) 7th January 2026
- #26 across Piece angrily torn off (5) 31st December 2025
- #12 across Undress (5) 4th November 2025
- #24 across Peel (5) 27th October 2025
- #38 across A long piece can still be comic (5) 22nd October 2025
- #8 across It's long, pretty thin, but could be comic (5) 4th September 2025
- #12 down If not comic, it may be erotic (5) 15th June 2025
- #2 down Divest (5) 5th June 2025
- #27 down Take off a long piece (5) 1st June 2025
- #5 down Undress (5) 20th May 2025
- #10 across Undress (5) 28th November 2024
- #10 across Undress (5) 17th October 2024
- #30 down Divest (5) 9th September 2024
- #3 across Undress (5) 25th July 2024
- #26 down Piece torn off? (5) 23rd July 2024
- #5 down Undress (5) 11th July 2024
- #1 across Long piece of platitudinous tripe (5) 19th June 2024
- #18 down Take off for wild trips (5) 2nd May 2024
- #10 across Undress (5) 29th February 2024
- #8 across Undress (5) 6th February 2024
- #8 across A comic 'take-off' act? (5) 1st February 2024
- #8 across Undress (5) 13th December 2023
- #29 down Undress (5) 1st September 2023
- #22 across Undress (5) 20th July 2023
- #7 down Undress (5) 30th June 2023
- #12 across Undress (5) 24th May 2023
- #10 across Undress (5) 22nd May 2023
- #26 across Take off for trips, perhaps (5) 8th March 2023
- #30 down Take off where it may be possible to land (5) 30th January 2023
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)
- #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)