Maybe a real king?(4 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Maybe a real king?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 18th August 2025.
The answer is
L
E
A
R
Other clues that solve to LEAR
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.
- #22 across Real mad king! (4) 21st May 2026
- #19 across A real mess of the title role (4) 6th May 2026
- #32 down Real new role? (4) 16th March 2026
- #32 across Maybe a real king? (4) 18th August 2025
- #17 across Part of the left auricle (4) 26th May 2025
- #22 across The French hard-hearted king? (4) 12th September 2024
- #19 across Earl made king (4) 21st May 2024
- #22 across Real mad king! (4) 15th March 2021
- #19 across A real mess of the title role (4) 18th February 2021
- #32 down Real new role? (4) 3rd December 2020
- #32 across Maybe a real king? (4) 2nd January 2020
- #22 across The French hard-hearted king? (4) 25th June 2018
- #19 across Earl made king (4) 15th March 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 18th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down A girl accepts it as friendship (5)
- #2 down Absolute, say (5)
- #3 down Fish in a London well! (4)
- #4 across Roughly treated by a gang with a plot (6)
- #4 down His stinginess upsets me sir! (5)
- #5 down There's nothing in a half bottle to give you a kick (4)
- #6 down Runs without running (6)
- #7 across She wove a hair mat (4,4)
- #8 across Hardly bags to drink (6)
- #9 down Container of something topping (6)
- #10 across Stamp a letter, we understand (5)