Nominally he may be less than pleasing(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Nominally he may be less than pleasing”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 11th August 2025.
The answer is
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- #10 across Nominally noted sail-maker? (5) 25th February 2026
- #10 across He almost sailed back (5) 31st August 2025
- #21 down Nominally he may be less than pleasing (5) 11th August 2025
- #12 across Charles Lamb's biblical name? (5) 10th April 2024
- #10 across He almost sailed back (5) 2nd December 2021
- #10 across Nominally noted sail-maker? (5) 5th November 2020
- #10 across He almost sailed back (5) 23rd January 2020
- #21 down Nominally he may be less than pleasing (5) 23rd December 2019
- #10 across He almost sailed back (5) 31st January 2019
- #12 across Charles Lamb's biblical name? (5) 5th February 2018
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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 11th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down A two-way source of detective information (5)
- #2 down In the end, I see, bit too fussy (7)
- #3 across Legendary character quick to get out of uniform (5)
- #4 down A little cough when one is on edge (4)
- #5 down One erected, say, outside the community centre (6)
- #6 down One of a pack taking a trot (5)
- #7 down Something to do with words (anagrammatically?) (5)
- #8 across He's useful in the kitchen (5)
- #9 down For a big hit, yes, you get a kiss! (3)
- #10 across Payment is for transportation (5)
- #11 across In the reading room, it's not wanted (3)