Making a home in, with the scoundrel(7 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Making a home in, with the scoundrel”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 26th December 2025.
The answer is
V
I
L
L
A
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N
Other clues that solve to VILLAIN
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.
- #9 across Blackguard being bad in vain (7) 28th February 2026
- #2 down Miscreant (7) 12th February 2026
- #7 down Making a home in, with the scoundrel (7) 26th December 2025
- #13 down Rogue (7) 29th October 2025
- #2 down Miscreant (7) 12th February 2025
- #16 down Scoundrel (7) 12th June 2024
- #7 down Six, in all, were hacked to pieces by the scoundrel (7) 12th April 2024
- #14 across Rogue (7) 1st September 2023
- #7 down Rogue (7) 7th July 2023
- #44 across In following home, he’s done wrongly (7) 9th December 2022
- #6 down When off sick, idle about with some rogue (7) 28th September 2022
- #44 across Within the house is the scoundrel (7) 1st October 2021
- #7 down Making a home in, with the scoundrel (7) 18th December 2020
- #9 across Blackguard being bad in vain (7) 10th November 2020
- #2 down Miscreant (7) 19th October 2020
- #13 down Rogue (7) 31st March 2020
- #7 down Six, in all, were hacked to pieces by the scoundrel (7) 10th May 2019
- #44 across In following home, he’s done wrongly (7) 26th January 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 26th December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Holding the ties by the top and bottom (4,4)
- #2 down Want to reshuffle the side again (6)
- #3 down A kindly act that deserves our applause (4,4)
- #4 down Giving all one's attention to when camping out (6)
- #5 down Talk about expense vouchers? (8)
- #6 down Furious when someone's stamped on your toe? (7,3)
- #8 down Shrinking from the old crone holding the box (6)
- #9 across Past its best, like the balloon about to pop? (9)
- #10 across Oh, back in gaol, having misbehaved? He's thoroughly lawless (8)
- #11 down Returning home mad and in a daze (7)