Not fresh(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Not fresh”, taken from the Evening Standard's Easy crossword on 16th May 2026.

The answer is

S T A L E

5 letters · most recently seen on 16th May 2026

Other clues that solve to STALE

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.

#7 across Musty (5) 18th July 2026
#33 across Not fresh (5) 17th June 2026
#4 down Not fresh (5) 16th May 2026
#33 across Old tales rehashed (5) 2nd May 2026
#27 across Not fresh (5) 4th March 2026
#6 down Musty (5) 15th January 2026
#33 across Musty (5) 12th December 2025
#4 down Not fresh (5) 4th December 2025
#12 across Musty (5) 10th November 2025
#15 down Musty (5) 26th October 2025
#4 down Lacking freshness (5) 28th May 2025
#12 down Old and funny tales (5) 12th December 2024
#2 down Musty (5) 5th November 2024
#4 down Old, initially sad story (5) 11th September 2024
#1 down Old tales re-edited (5) 7th August 2024
#33 across Not new in the least! (5) 24th June 2024
#33 across Stagnant (5) 28th May 2024
#12 down Not fresh (5) 24th January 2024
#16 down Musty (5) 9th January 2024
#33 across Not fresh (5) 20th December 2023
#33 across Not fresh (5) 29th November 2023
#33 across Not fresh (5) 2nd November 2023
#36 across Old tales re-edited (5) 14th August 2023
#12 down Old broken slate (5) 26th June 2023
#4 down Not fresh (5) 31st May 2023
#5 down Not fresh (5) 14th March 2023
#7 across Musty (5) 28th February 2023
#1 down Not fresh (5) 23rd February 2023
#7 down Musty (5) 26th January 2023
#30 across Not fresh (5) 20th December 2022
#15 down Musty (5) 26th September 2022
#9 across Musty (5) 21st September 2022
#12 across Old tales reworked (5) 11th July 2022
#26 across Musty (5) 14th June 2022
#4 down Old tales re-edited (5) 14th April 2022
#11 down Musty (5) 25th March 2022
#15 down Musty (5) 23rd February 2022
#13 down Musty (5) 16th December 2021
#33 across Not fresh (5) 22nd April 2021
#7 across Musty (5) 11th March 2021

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#4 across Brands (6)
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#7 across Set of letters (8)
#8 across Decorates (6)
#9 down Jigs (6)
#10 across Foolish (5)