Means trouble, though the damage is slight(6 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Means trouble, though the damage is slight”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 1st October 2025.

The answer is

S C R A P E

6 letters · most recently seen on 1st October 2025

Other clues that solve to SCRAPE

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.

#1 down Abrade (6) 3rd September 2026
#24 down Treat the new potatoes to a little butter? (6) 18th August 2026
#3 down Predicament due to naughty capers (6) 27th May 2026
#18 across Butter or jam (6) 9th March 2026
#28 down Abrade (6) 30th January 2026
#1 across Abrade (6) 10th December 2025
#13 across Trouble from scratch (6) 21st November 2025
#24 down Undisciplined capers can lead to damage (6) 3rd November 2025
#1 across Abrade (6) 31st October 2025
#18 across Not much butter or jam (6) 23rd October 2025
#4 across Means trouble, though the damage is slight (6) 1st October 2025
#24 down Abrade (6) 5th August 2025
#18 across The difficulty having so little butter (6) 4th August 2025
#8 across Abrade (6) 6th May 2025
#18 across Fight to the end, with only superficial damage (6) 13th March 2025
#22 down Naughty capers can get you into one (6) 17th October 2024
#1 across Abrade (6) 9th October 2024
#33 across Foolish capers can get you into one (6) 7th October 2024
#18 across Silly capers can get you in a jam (6) 13th August 2024
#5 down Treat the new potatoes with jam? (6) 1st August 2024
#13 across Trouble from scratch (6) 15th March 2024
#5 across Abrade (6) 22nd February 2024
#18 across Abrasive activity can mean trouble (6) 5th February 2024
#11 across Jam, yes; but not much butter (6) 14th November 2023
#30 across Awkward predicament (6) 10th November 2023
#1 across Abrade (6) 6th April 2023
#18 across Silly capers causing minor damage (6) 3rd April 2023
#11 across Jam, maybe, but very little butter (6) 21st March 2023
#13 across Scratch (6) 27th January 2023
#13 across In trouble from scratch (6) 27th January 2023
#1 across Abrade (6) 26th September 2022
#18 across Trouble due to a minor collision? (6) 17th August 2022
#4 across Jam, maybe, but not much butter (6) 16th August 2022
#30 down Making jam from scratch (6) 26th November 2021
#18 across Jam, perhaps, but not much butter (6) 23rd November 2021
#2 down Abrade (6) 30th August 2021
#24 down Treat the new potatoes to a little butter? (6) 26th July 2021
#1 down Abrade (6) 17th May 2021
#3 down Predicament due to naughty capers (6) 23rd March 2021
#18 across Butter or jam (6) 24th November 2020

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 1st October 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down Polish workers, sturdy and straight! (5)
#2 down Ran into a bit of trouble on the tube (5)
#3 down Name the chap to get past (4)
#4 down To thieve, we hear, is something hard (5)
#5 down Can they break softly out of traps? (4)
#6 down Shot up to the top before Ted (6)
#7 across What no winner is out for (3,5)
#8 across Property in eye-opening condition (6)
#9 down Dishes a chap in the SAS (6)
#10 across A first attempt at fighting outside the ring (5)