One much admired though said to be idle(4 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “One much admired though said to be idle”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 30th December 2025.
The answer is
I
D
O
L
Other clues that solve to IDOL
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.
- #31 across Object of worship (4) 3rd September 2026
- #7 down Object of worship (4) 19th August 2026
- #11 across Hero (4) 5th August 2026
- #29 across Hero (4) 25th June 2026
- #36 down Hero (4) 25th May 2026
- #17 across Object of worship (4) 25th May 2026
- #27 across A popular figure from the lido (4) 11th May 2026
- #6 down Hero (4) 1st May 2026
- #6 down Hero (4) 21st April 2026
- #34 down Hero (4) 22nd March 2026
- #27 across Much admired figure in oil production (4) 11th March 2026
- #17 across Icon (4) 18th February 2026
- #23 across Hero (4) 17th February 2026
- #30 down Hero (4) 2nd February 2026
- #7 down Object of worship (4) 27th January 2026
- #7 down One much admired though said to be idle (4) 30th December 2025
- #31 across Object of worship (4) 23rd December 2025
- #31 across Object of worship (4) 30th November 2025
- #29 across Hero (4) 28th November 2025
- #12 across Hero (4) 19th November 2025
- #7 down Object of worship (4) 1st November 2025
- #4 down Object of worship (4) 22nd October 2025
- #36 down Hero (4) 18th October 2025
- #29 down Hero (4) 1st October 2025
- #7 down Object of worship (4) 25th September 2025
- #6 down Hero (4) 9th September 2025
- #6 down Hero (4) 6th September 2025
- #29 down Image (4) 27th August 2025
- #31 across Object of worship (4) 21st August 2025
- #31 across Object of worship (4) 5th August 2025
- #29 across Hero (4) 3rd August 2025
- #28 down Image (4) 23rd July 2025
- #17 across Object of worship (4) 22nd July 2025
- #3 down Image (4) 12th July 2025
- #17 across Object of worship (4) 6th July 2025
- #19 across Object of worship (4) 29th June 2025
- #19 across Object of worship (4) 28th May 2025
- #31 across Object of worship (4) 10th May 2025
- #22 across An adorable image (4) 9th April 2025
- #4 down Figure one gets half a dollar (4) 2nd April 2025
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 30th December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across It's rough when a raw beginner gets in a mess (5)
- #2 down Such figures are not Roman (6)
- #3 down Fairy showing malice outright! (6)
- #4 down There's a street market for it in London (3)
- #5 down Bind or untie, possibly (5)
- #6 across Because a gloss finish can be nice (5)
- #6 down Vendors holding twice the cash as prophets (7)
- #8 down One side of Glasgow (6)
- #9 across Maybe one has gasped about such a lady! (7)
- #10 across What a couple can do when, again, there's an R in the month (5)