Knight a bit frisky on rising(3 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Knight a bit frisky on rising”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 28th May 2025.

The answer is

S I R

3 letters · most recently seen on 28th May 2025

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#11 across Knight's title (3) 23rd August 2026
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#24 across Title (3) 18th July 2026
#28 down His pupils wouldn't miss him (3) 21st June 2026
#25 down Yes, right, guv! (3) 8th June 2026
#28 across Yes, the ruling head's title! (3) 28th May 2026
#20 down His pupils wouldn't miss him (3) 10th May 2026
#33 down Title (3) 19th April 2026
#4 down Teacher's title (3) 28th March 2026
#24 across Knight's title (3) 14th March 2026
#4 down Teacher sounds less than assertive (3) 28th February 2026
#28 down Teacher's title (3) 18th February 2026
#12 down Title of various Iranians (3) 5th February 2026
#15 across The schoolkids wouldn't miss him (3) 24th January 2026
#15 down Teacher's title (3) 18th January 2026
#22 down A man of class, I reckon (3) 12th January 2026
#10 across Term of respect (3) 12th December 2025
#28 across Title of Osiris? (3) 3rd December 2025
#16 down An opening word from Dr. Johnson (3) 29th October 2025
#19 down The gentleman who took part in the uprising (3) 24th October 2025
#11 across Knight's title (3) 22nd October 2025
#28 across Teacher's title (3) 27th September 2025
#28 across Knight's title (3) 7th September 2025
#26 down Is standing right by the gentleman (3) 22nd August 2025
#10 across The gentleman father cut short (3) 8th August 2025
#28 down One thing you could call Alex Ferguson (3) 1st July 2025
#27 down Title (3) 30th June 2025
#9 down Knight's title (3) 17th June 2025
#25 down Given the accolade, can he not quite rise? (3) 16th June 2025
#4 down Knight's title (3) 31st May 2025
#15 down Knight a bit frisky on rising (3) 28th May 2025
#20 down Knight's title (3) 20th May 2025
#15 down Knight's title (3) 22nd April 2025
#35 across Sounds certain to start as a schoolteacher (3) 9th April 2025
#9 down Knight's title (3) 9th April 2025
#24 across Dear fellow (3) 3rd April 2025
#24 across His pupils wouldn't miss him (3) 13th March 2025
#24 across Knight's title (3) 6th March 2025

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 28th May 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down German town orchestra (5)
#2 down The quality of many a mug (5)
#3 down Previous women? (4)
#4 across He was princely and watchful about British capital (6)
#4 down Being unapproachable, loaf around receiving nothing (5)
#5 down Is a bigheaded person so idle? (4)
#6 down Rely on having a spare part very occasionally (6)
#7 across Often a plain description (8)
#8 across It's what they have that makes them what they are (6)
#9 down Seizes violently and strews around (6)
#10 across Keeps going with a girl round the West End (5)