Lying, yet facing up to things(6 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Lying, yet facing up to things”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 22nd December 2025.

The answer is

S U P I N E

6 letters · most recently seen on 22nd December 2025

Other clues that solve to SUPINE

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.

#27 down Lying (6) 12th August 2026
#4 across Lying with a bend in the backbone (6) 29th January 2026
#18 across Lying, yet facing up to things (6) 22nd December 2025
#21 down Lying back looking lethargic (6) 24th November 2025
#11 across Lying face upwards (6) 8th October 2025
#22 down Lying face upwards (6) 9th September 2025
#11 across Lying face upwards (6) 10th August 2025
#11 across Lying face upwards (6) 17th February 2025
#24 down Lying face upwards (6) 27th November 2024
#11 across Lying face upwards (6) 17th September 2024
#22 down Lying face upwards (6) 28th March 2024
#39 across Prone (6) 31st January 2024
#18 across Lethargic (6) 19th June 2023
#22 down Lying face upwards (6) 24th January 2023
#11 across Lying face upwards (6) 29th March 2022
#22 down Lying face upwards (6) 8th February 2022
#27 down Lying (6) 15th April 2021
#4 across Lying with a bend in the backbone (6) 24th September 2020
#18 across Lying, yet facing up to things (6) 21st July 2020
#21 down Lying back looking lethargic (6) 9th June 2020
#11 across Lying face upwards (6) 18th March 2020
#22 down Lying face upwards (6) 28th January 2020
#11 across Lying face upwards (6) 11th December 2019
#18 across Lying face upwards (6) 27th August 2019
#24 down Lying face upwards (6) 20th August 2018
#11 across Lying face upwards (6) 13th June 2018
#22 down Lying face upwards (6) 16th January 2018
#39 across Prone (6) 3rd January 2018

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 22nd December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across They're easy to knit (5)
#2 down Bad two points on the trot, perhaps (6)
#3 down Completely taken up by the Doctor on a bit of telly (6)
#4 down Boy's informal name for a month (3)
#5 down Colour possibly worn by a bighead (5)
#6 across Soft as daddy? (5)
#6 down Faint when you successfully finish the course? (4,3)
#7 down They're singularly positive (4)
#8 down Did dad have one when very young? (6)
#9 across There's a Yankee at most rehearsals, we're told (7)
#10 across Bit of a catastrophe possibly at the barber's (5)