It's sent in so sad circumstances(3 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “It's sent in so sad circumstances”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 9th July 2025.
The answer is
S
O
S
Other clues that solve to SOS
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.
- #15 across Distress signal (3) 22nd July 2026
- #28 across A dashed dotty broadcast appeal? (3) 26th April 2026
- #22 down Not a nice message to send (3) 23rd December 2025
- #28 down A hissed message, nothing less? (3) 30th September 2025
- #28 across It's sent in so sad circumstances (3) 9th July 2025
- #25 down A message mostly hissed? (3) 13th May 2025
- #29 across Message half of us get so wrong! (3) 12th March 2025
- #15 across As sent when there's a bit of a hole in a ship? (3) 1st January 2024
- #9 down So the head of security gets the message (3) 7th December 2023
- #20 down Signal back, too (3) 31st March 2023
- #25 down It can also arise due to a bit of a hole in a ship (3) 13th February 2023
- #25 down A call for help (3) 31st October 2022
- #22 down An indication of distress (3) 3rd October 2022
- #35 across Call for help (1,1,1) 25th October 2021
- #15 across Distress signal (3) 15th June 2021
- #28 across A dashed dotty broadcast appeal? (3) 3rd February 2021
- #22 down Not a nice message to send (3) 22nd July 2020
- #28 down A hissed message, nothing less? (3) 18th March 2020
- #24 across Thus the head of state gets the message (3) 12th November 2019
- #28 across It's sent in so sad circumstances (3) 24th April 2019
- #25 down A message mostly hissed? (3) 28th January 2019
- #29 across Message half of us get so wrong! (3) 10th December 2018
- #20 down Signal back, too (3) 27th April 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 9th July 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Nominally, he's stony (6)
- #1 down Combats? Just so! (6)
- #2 down It can dog many in a Dorset resort (6)
- #3 down Roll up a hill (4)
- #4 down It's on the Dee and probably American (7)
- #5 down Now moving higher, you'll admit (3,2)
- #6 down Wat a rebel! (5)
- #7 across Coming by river, we're told (2,3,3)
- #8 across Got a beast of an anagram! (4)
- #8 down Does it bite you for that subtle flavour? (4)
- #9 down Be in a different era (3)