Mapping instrument?(3 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Mapping instrument?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 3rd November 2025.

The answer is

P I N

3 letters · most recently seen on 3rd November 2025

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#22 down Fasten (3) 2nd May 2026
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#18 across Fastener (3) 14th April 2026
#25 down On the table, is this number a mere bagtelle? (3) 13th January 2026
#25 down One in a hole, at golf? (3) 29th December 2025
#19 down Seize and hold fast (3) 23rd December 2025
#20 down Seize and hold fast (3) 3rd December 2025
#11 across A number with point (3) 8th November 2025
#18 across Mapping instrument? (3) 3rd November 2025
#12 down Form an attachment with happiness at heart (3) 22nd September 2025
#14 down Narrow brooch (3) 4th September 2025
#16 across Being quiet at home has its point (3) 22nd July 2025
#26 across As an identifier, it has point (3) 2nd July 2025
#12 down One stuck quietly in? (3) 4th June 2025
#14 down Narrow brooch (3) 2nd June 2025
#20 down Narrow brooch (3) 27th May 2025
#25 down It's a fine point on a drawing, perhaps (3) 22nd May 2025
#29 across Narrow brooch (3) 17th May 2025
#12 down Narrow brooch (3) 31st March 2025
#35 across Narrow brooch (3) 5th March 2025
#27 down Peg (3) 27th February 2025
#14 down Narrow brooch (3) 15th January 2025
#26 across Narrow brooch (3) 24th December 2024
#10 across Pop back to secure (3) 6th December 2024
#19 down Something stuck in a good way? (3) 2nd December 2024
#40 down Peg (3) 29th November 2024
#18 across Narrow brooch (3) 23rd October 2024
#12 down Narrow brooch (3) 17th September 2024
#29 across Narrow brooch (3) 22nd August 2024
#16 down Narrow brooch (3) 31st July 2024
#32 down Peg (3) 19th July 2024
#11 across One stuck quietly in? (3) 18th July 2024
#9 down From the pine, it's not a needle (3) 9th July 2024
#4 down It gets stuck quietly in (3) 19th June 2024
#19 down Fasten (3) 29th April 2024
#19 down Narrow brooch (3) 8th April 2024
#9 down It can fix things with safety (3) 11th January 2024
#11 across Narrow brooch (3) 4th January 2024
#29 across Narrow brooch (3) 7th December 2023

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 3rd November 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

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#5 down The serious student is stony, it seems (6)
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#8 across See 3. (5)
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