New shape stage(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “New shape stage”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 18th September 2025.

The answer is

P H A S E

5 letters · most recently seen on 18th September 2025

Other clues that solve to PHASE

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.

#34 across Stage (5) 7th July 2026
#31 across Stage (5) 20th June 2026
#27 down Stage (5) 25th December 2025
#36 across Change shape at some stage (5) 8th November 2025
#26 down New shape stage (5) 18th September 2025
#13 down Stage (5) 6th September 2025
#6 across Period of taking new shape? (5) 13th February 2025
#31 down Stage (5) 4th September 2024
#27 down Stage (5) 15th August 2024
#26 down Stage (5) 16th July 2024
#16 down Stage (5) 4th April 2024
#6 down Stage (5) 30th October 2023
#6 across Stage (5) 17th October 2023
#26 down Stage (5) 5th July 2022
#31 across Stage (5) 15th February 2022
#26 down Stage (5) 2nd February 2022
#6 across Stage (5) 7th December 2021
#31 across Stage (5) 20th July 2021
#6 across Spell "shape" differently (5) 6th July 2021
#34 across Stage (5) 24th May 2021
#31 across Stage (5) 27th April 2021
#27 down Stage (5) 20th July 2020
#36 across Change shape at some stage (5) 25th May 2020
#26 down New shape stage (5) 26th February 2020
#13 down Stage (5) 21st January 2020
#20 down A spell out of shape (5) 23rd September 2019
#28 across Stage (5) 4th September 2019
#6 across Period of taking new shape? (5) 13th November 2018
#31 down Stage (5) 31st May 2018
#27 down Stage (5) 14th May 2018
#26 down Stage (5) 18th April 2018
#16 down Stage (5) 23rd January 2018

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 18th September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Forename for a school head and artist? (6)
#1 down A meal goes down fine, gathered round the piano (6)
#2 down In business, he'll give a hand (6)
#3 down Top in geometry (4)
#4 down Cry about one's flab? (7)
#5 down A road north associated with the birds (5)
#6 down Does a smooth job, like Jeremy (5)
#7 across Turn up with the cash, darling, and that will partly cover you (8)
#8 across A not exactly safe place for coffee? (4)
#8 down In which to be unconscious of an optical fault? (4)
#9 down A leader of fashion gets it at the gym, perhaps (3)