Mug up something sticky(3 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Mug up something sticky”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 4th September 2025.

The answer is

G U M

3 letters · most recently seen on 4th September 2025

Other clues that solve to GUM

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 Glue (3) 23rd May 2026
#28 across Some legumes can take a lot of chewing (3) 7th September 2025
#25 down Mug up something sticky (3) 4th September 2025
#28 down In argument, it can be sticky (3) 28th June 2025
#11 across Adhesive (3) 6th December 2024
#3 down Adhesive (3) 27th September 2024
#10 across Adhesive (3) 22nd July 2024
#14 across Resin (3) 5th July 2024
#18 across The sticking point in an argument? (3) 22nd February 2024
#28 down Glue (3) 8th January 2024
#22 down Sticky exudation from leguminous plants? (3) 25th October 2023
#16 across Adhesive (3) 17th October 2023
#28 across Glue (3) 27th July 2023
#21 down Glue (3) 3rd May 2023
#21 down Some legumes in the mouth, aptly enough (3) 23rd February 2023
#28 down Stick to one part of your argument (3) 20th October 2022
#11 across Glue (3) 27th July 2022
#28 across Sticky bit of an argument (3) 5th July 2022
#33 down Sticky extract of legumes (3) 13th June 2022
#11 across Glue (3) 25th April 2022
#14 down Glue (3) 14th February 2022
#11 across Sticky exudation from legumes (3) 6th December 2021
#28 down Exudation from leguminous plants? (3) 2nd November 2021
#28 across Adhesive for a broken mug (3) 11th August 2021
#15 across Glue (3) 16th March 2021
#28 across Some legumes can take a lot of chewing (3) 5th February 2020
#25 down Mug up something sticky (3) 3rd February 2020
#18 down Adhesive (3) 5th August 2019
#11 down Glue (3) 4th April 2019
#28 down In argument, it can be sticky (3) 3rd April 2019
#11 across Adhesive (3) 15th October 2018
#3 down Adhesive (3) 6th August 2018
#10 across Adhesive (3) 4th June 2018
#14 across Resin (3) 18th May 2018

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 4th September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down How to turn desperate (2,3)
#2 down Show a girl's fun (7)
#3 across Was able to start up in frosty conditions (5)
#4 down Conform with honour on May 3 (4)
#5 down Scottish landmark with a bit missing (6)
#6 down Drink one in play (5)
#7 down Existing by begging, having lost a horse (5)
#8 across It's long, pretty thin, but could be comic (5)
#9 down The odd bit of crumpet (3)
#10 across Prepared possibly to read about an Ian Fleming character (5)
#11 across Vehicle wrecked by Ted (3)