One paid for knotting ropes pointlessly?(3 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “One paid for knotting ropes pointlessly?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 23rd September 2025.

The answer is

P R O

3 letters · most recently seen on 23rd September 2025

Other clues that solve to PRO

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.

#29 across In favour of (3) 18th August 2026
#22 down In favour of (3) 5th July 2026
#22 down Favouring a job in public relations (3) 10th May 2026
#35 across In favour of (3) 31st March 2026
#18 across Officer back in the corps (3) 17th March 2026
#28 down In favour of (3) 19th January 2026
#16 across In favour of getting paid (3) 13th January 2026
#28 down In favour of (3) 12th January 2026
#15 down In favour of (3) 5th January 2026
#16 down One paid for knotting ropes pointlessly? (3) 23rd September 2025
#15 across In favour of (3) 17th September 2025
#4 down In favour of getting paid (3) 14th September 2025
#15 across In favour of (3) 14th September 2025
#29 across To make provision, one needs foresight (3) 16th August 2025
#15 down No con by an officer (3) 5th May 2025
#16 across In favour of (3) 8th April 2025
#28 down In favour of (3) 10th September 2024
#22 down In favour of getting fit for personal advantage (3) 20th August 2024
#15 across However well paid, he's still short (3) 19th February 2024
#8 down For (3) 22nd December 2023
#22 down He's in favour of being regarded as expert (3) 14th November 2023
#15 across In favour of getting paid? (3) 29th May 2023
#28 down In favour of (3) 8th May 2023
#15 down In favour of (3) 29th March 2023
#12 down For (3) 22nd September 2022
#28 down In favour of (3) 28th June 2022
#28 down In favour of (3) 3rd May 2022
#29 across In favour of (3) 26th July 2021
#22 down In favour of (3) 19th May 2021
#22 down Favouring a job in public relations (3) 24th February 2021
#35 across In favour of (3) 28th December 2020
#18 across Officer back in the corps (3) 7th December 2020
#28 down In favour of (3) 1st September 2020
#16 across In favour of getting paid (3) 27th August 2020
#28 down In favour of (3) 19th August 2020
#15 down In favour of (3) 6th August 2020
#16 down One paid for knotting ropes pointlessly? (3) 5th March 2020
#4 down In favour of getting paid (3) 18th February 2020
#15 across In favour of (3) 11th February 2020
#15 across In favour of (3) 4th February 2020

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 23rd September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down Rubbish many can't stomach (5)
#2 down The use of ale, it could be said (5)
#3 down Varsity man's word for murder? (4)
#4 across Struggles to exercise extraordinary gifts, getting out of breath (6)
#4 down Tuck, perhaps (5)
#5 down A certain bitterness is good for everybody (4)
#6 down The householder's occupation (6)
#7 across Just the weapon to turn the tables? (8)
#8 across Country you can possibly sail round at last (6)
#9 down Saying nothing about naval service (6)
#10 across That elegant grace porpoises have (5)