Like a poor excuse for a meal(4 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Like a poor excuse for a meal”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 19th June 2025.
The answer is
L
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M
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Other clues that solve to LAME
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.
- #8 down Like some poor overworked camels? (4) 16th June 2026
- #37 across Halt (4) 11th March 2026
- #8 across Halting meal production (4) 24th February 2026
- #33 down Crippled (4) 1st November 2025
- #36 across Crippled (4) 1st October 2025
- #8 across Like a poor excuse for a meal (4) 19th June 2025
- #15 across Weak, unconvincing (4) 16th June 2025
- #37 across Limping (4) 14th June 2025
- #8 down Not fit to make a meal? (4) 20th January 2025
- #33 down Halt (4) 2nd January 2025
- #30 down Halt (4) 20th November 2024
- #37 across Halt (4) 3rd October 2024
- #8 down Weak, unconvincing (4) 20th August 2024
- #26 down Cripple (4) 12th August 2024
- #8 across Unfit due to a bad meal (4) 13th June 2023
- #8 down Crippled due to a terrible meal (4) 2nd May 2023
- #22 across Weak due to a bad meal? (4) 10th January 2023
- #4 down Weak (4) 5th December 2022
- #8 across Fine fabric, but it looks weak (4) 4th August 2021
- #19 across Feeble (4) 10th June 2021
- #8 down Like some poor overworked camels? (4) 21st April 2021
- #8 across Halting meal production (4) 4th November 2020
- #37 across Shiny cloth (4) 21st August 2020
- #33 down Crippled (4) 3rd April 2020
- #36 across Crippled (4) 20th February 2020
- #37 across Limping (4) 1st April 2019
- #8 across Like a poor excuse for a meal (4) 20th March 2019
- #8 down Not fit to make a meal? (4) 24th October 2018
- #30 down Halt (4) 27th September 2018
- #37 across Halt (4) 10th August 2018
- #26 down Cripple (4) 25th June 2018
- #8 down Weak, unconvincing (4) 16th May 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 19th June 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Follows by rail? (6)
- #1 down The old executioner's hat? (6)
- #2 down Fixing devices for a number of lights (6)
- #3 down Went fast, but stopped short of the summit (4)
- #4 down Like a wave from the crowd (7)
- #5 down Where the islanders are friendly (5)
- #6 down He has skill and courage (5)
- #7 across She somehow managed to get a peep out of Noel (8)
- #8 down Nominal mail sorter? (4)
- #9 down Satisfied the requirements of the police (3)