Made a hole in the dough? Oh no!(3 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Made a hole in the dough? Oh no!”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 19th August 2025.

The answer is

D U G

3 letters · most recently seen on 19th August 2025

Other clues that solve to DUG

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.

#15 across Given a nudge, little Douglas cried out! (3) 25th April 2026
#31 across Delved (3) 12th December 2025
#36 down Delved (3) 20th October 2025
#35 across Made a hole in the dough? Oh no! (3) 19th August 2025
#14 across Did the spadework (3) 17th March 2025
#28 across Excavated (3) 24th July 2024
#4 across Delved (3) 9th February 2024
#31 across Delved (3) 14th November 2023
#39 across Delved (3) 20th March 2023
#34 across Delved (3) 17th February 2023
#21 down Little Douglas, said to be pushed (3) 9th February 2023
#31 across Delved (3) 3rd January 2023
#4 across Delved (3) 15th December 2022
#4 across Delved (3) 28th November 2022
#6 down Delved (3) 4th January 2022
#29 across Did the spadework (3) 15th November 2021
#39 across Delved (3) 2nd August 2021
#15 across Given a nudge, little Douglas cried out! (3) 2nd February 2021
#31 across Delved (3) 1st June 2020
#36 down Delved (3) 18th March 2020
#35 across Made a hole in the dough? Oh no! (3) 6th January 2020
#35 across Did the spadework (3) 5th August 2019
#30 across Delved (3) 23rd July 2019
#14 across Did the spadework (3) 12th December 2018
#28 across Excavated (3) 6th June 2018
#4 across Delved (3) 12th January 2018

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 19th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down Swim round the pierhead and drive off (5)
#2 down See intricate detail as something strongly defensible (7)
#3 across Something written with diplomacy about the ruling head (5)
#4 down Unusually meaty? (4)
#5 down A good house converted cheap at Leatherhead (6)
#6 down Processed, some nicotine is medicinal (5)
#7 down Diminish what the seaman had to eat (5)
#8 across Cat man? (5)
#9 down Boy in trouble, naturally (3)
#10 across Pursuit, possibly on a horse (5)
#11 across A favourite trumpet piece (3)