It's strikingly misplaced in a down to earth way(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “It's strikingly misplaced in a down to earth way”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 20th August 2025.

The answer is

D I V O T

5 letters · most recently seen on 20th August 2025

Other clues that solve to DIVOT

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.

#17 down Turf (5) 16th July 2026
#21 down One replaced at the polo ground? (5) 7th July 2026
#15 down Piece of turf, of course (5) 29th June 2026
#14 down Piece of turf (5) 1st June 2026
#15 down Piece of turf (5) 14th May 2026
#11 across Turf (5) 4th March 2026
#28 down Clod (5) 22nd February 2026
#8 across Point out a number removed from the ground! (5) 8th February 2026
#21 down Turf (5) 14th October 2025
#26 across Turf out! (5) 6th September 2025
#27 across It's strikingly misplaced in a down to earth way (5) 20th August 2025
#36 across One knocked out with a club? (5) 3rd July 2025
#19 across Free piece of turf (5) 28th June 2025
#21 down One knocked out with a club? (5) 19th March 2025
#27 across One sportingly replaced? (5) 21st November 2024
#18 down On the surface, one knocked out (5) 30th September 2024
#16 down Turf (5) 27th August 2024
#11 across Turf (5) 6th May 2024
#39 across Turf (5) 6th February 2024
#11 across Turf (5) 17th January 2024
#27 down Small piece of turf (5) 11th January 2024
#27 across One knocked out, of course? (5) 26th September 2023
#12 across As knocked out with a club, perhaps? (5) 14th February 2023
#15 down In sport, it may well be a little bit off course (5) 18th August 2022
#15 down Can be knocked out with a club (5) 28th March 2022
#12 down Piece of turf (5) 24th March 2022
#17 down Turf (5) 20th January 2022
#15 down A little bit of turf, loosely speaking (5) 30th November 2021
#21 across Piece of turf (5) 10th November 2021
#26 across It's often replaced on sporting grounds (5) 9th November 2021
#21 down Piece of turf (5) 30th August 2021
#21 down One replaced at the polo ground? (5) 24th May 2021
#15 down Piece of turf, of course (5) 11th May 2021
#21 down Clod (5) 6th May 2021
#14 down Piece of turf (5) 30th March 2021
#17 down Turf (5) 9th March 2021
#15 down Piece of turf (5) 3rd March 2021
#28 down Clod (5) 2nd November 2020
#8 across Point out a number removed from the ground! (5) 12th October 2020
#11 across Turf (5) 23rd September 2020

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 20th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Fast transport for a quiet country road (5)
#2 down Sort of proprietor who got the job? (6)
#3 down It tastes heavenly with ambrosia (6)
#4 down No longer noted as a river? (3)
#5 down Material authority I had (5)
#6 across Geese to look up to? (5)
#6 down Observed to be soundly located (7)
#7 down One tied at speed? (4)
#8 down The incursion Dorian made (6)
#9 across Tell how the axle pin broke (7)
#10 across Kept cool (2,3)