Only about half ripe, suddenly(6 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Only about half ripe, suddenly”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 17th October 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to OPENLY
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.
- #26 across Only contains one soft note, frankly (6) 4th June 2026
- #8 across Candidly, it's only about half ripe (6) 10th November 2025
- #11 across Only about half ripe, suddenly (6) 17th October 2025
- #2 down Only embraces gym work, frankly (6) 16th May 2024
- #33 down Overtly (6) 15th September 2023
- #36 across Frankly (6) 7th July 2023
- #11 across Overtly (6) 10th June 2022
- #36 across Only taking exercise in it in front of everybody! (6) 20th May 2022
- #26 across Only contains one soft note, frankly (6) 5th April 2021
- #11 across Only about half ripe, suddenly (6) 9th October 2020
- #8 across Candidly, it’s only about half ripe (6) 28th May 2020
- #2 down Only embraces gym work, frankly (6) 13th March 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 17th October 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Always the same - having an excuse for not tipping (10)
- #2 down Give her some anemones to arrange (4)
- #3 down Make it small as opposed to thick (8)
- #4 down Began, you said, right in the middle (7)
- #5 down Score with the cryptic clue for "tray" (7,1,3)
- #6 down People try to act in it (5,5)
- #7 down Outstrip when restored to health (6)
- #8 down Looking quickly through the so-and-so book? (8)
- #9 across Mull over and reckon to be not at home (5,3)
- #10 across That's the fifteenth letter from France he's got (3)
- #10 down Left in charge of it, is permissible (5)