On being elected, gave back(8 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “On being elected, gave back”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 6th June 2025.
The answer is
R
E
T
U
R
N
E
D
Other clues that solve to RETURNED
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.
- #10 across On being elected, gave back (8) 6th June 2025
- #30 down Put spin on again when one hit it back (8) 27th September 2024
- #19 across Reverted (8) 5th September 2024
- #28 down Gave it back when elected (8) 3rd May 2024
- #30 down Having gone off again, came back (8) 29th December 2023
- #32 down Came back and gave it another whirl (8) 14th July 2023
- #30 down Having gone off again, came back (8) 30th December 2022
- #17 across Came back and gave it another whirl (8) 3rd December 2021
- #30 down Put spin on again when one hit it back (8) 18th October 2019
- #30 down Having gone off again, came back (8) 11th January 2019
- #32 down Came back and gave it another whirl (8) 3rd August 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 6th June 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Either created or was quite unruffled (8)
- #2 down 'Year off' by the way, is not a horse to give up easily (6)
- #3 down The racket! Boxes containing birds! (8)
- #4 down Reach at the brown one on the inside (6)
- #5 down Cure, perhaps, in the sanctuary (8)
- #6 down What the acting bug gives you? (5,5)
- #7 down Do golfers become slaves to them? (7)
- #8 down Deduce it's your excuse for (6)
- #9 across He's not hooked by the drug immediately (2,3,4)
- #11 down Seems the rising water is engulfing the tree (7)