Like the tough guy who almost came up to the house(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Like the tough guy who almost came up to the house”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 6th November 2025.
The answer is
M
A
C
H
O
Other clues that solve to MACHO
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.
- #1 down Very masculine masterly companion, love (5) 19th November 2025
- #4 down Like the tough guy who almost came up to the house (5) 6th November 2025
- #1 down Manly enough to master some gauchos (5) 14th October 2025
- #28 down Exaggeratedly masculine (5) 16th August 2025
- #5 down Butch is said to be a match for nothing (5) 15th June 2025
- #15 down Manly Scot with no use for a house (5) 14th October 2024
- #10 across Exaggeratedly masculine (5) 26th June 2024
- #4 down Tough Scot with a little house (5) 12th March 2024
- #6 across Manly Scot with a useless house (5) 5th September 2023
- #4 down Like the tough guy who almost came up to the house (5) 21st May 2020
- #1 down Manly enough to master some gauchos (5) 13th April 2020
- #28 down Exaggeratedly masculine (5) 16th December 2019
- #4 down Tough Scot with a little house (5) 21st November 2019
- #31 across Tough, masterly companion, loved (5) 16th July 2019
- #5 down Butch is said to be a match for nothing (5) 12th March 2019
- #15 down Manly Scot with no use for a house (5) 18th July 2018
- #10 across Exaggeratedly masculine (5) 3rd April 2018
- #4 down Tough Scot with a little house (5) 4th January 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 6th November 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Break into a jumbled mass on the top of the heap (5)
- #2 down Nurse Lange, possibly? (5)
- #3 down A name in patriotism (4)
- #4 across My rise cannot possibly bring happiness (6)
- #5 down A game of quick decision (4)
- #6 down Firing at it, you'll never hit it (6)
- #7 across Where the boatman gets badly out of line (8)
- #8 across Charles keeps in fetters! (6)
- #9 down In a pious way, I'm reformed by its moralising (6)
- #10 across Points out some hate is simmering (5)