Pass for an officer(3 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Pass for an officer”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 15th January 2026.
The answer is
C
O
L
Other clues that solve to COL
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.
- #20 down Mountain pass (3) 1st October 2026
- #14 across Pass (3) 28th September 2026
- #24 across Mountain pass (3) 15th August 2026
- #16 down Pass (3) 7th August 2026
- #16 down An incomplete lock-up of military importance (3) 30th May 2026
- #15 down Mountain pass (3) 25th May 2026
- #9 down Figures out nothing, being an officer (3) 17th May 2026
- #12 down Mountain pass (3) 26th April 2026
- #19 down Pass (3) 13th April 2026
- #14 across Pass (3) 11th March 2026
- #11 across Mountain pass (3) 12th February 2026
- #12 down Senior officer in a lockup (3) 28th January 2026
- #12 down Mountain pass (3) 17th January 2026
- #28 down Pass for an officer (3) 15th January 2026
- #15 down Mountain pass (3) 10th November 2025
- #3 down Pass (3) 7th November 2025
- #27 down Pass (3) 14th October 2025
- #35 down Pass (3) 24th September 2025
- #9 across Pass (3) 18th September 2025
- #16 down Mountain pass (3) 11th September 2025
- #11 across Mountain pass (3) 4th September 2025
- #25 down In the mountains it's most cold (3) 23rd August 2025
- #22 down Mountain pass (3) 27th July 2025
- #11 across Pass left behind by the commanding officer (3) 23rd July 2025
- #16 down Mountain pass (3) 29th June 2025
- #28 across Mountain pass (3) 25th May 2025
- #11 across Mountain pass (3) 12th February 2025
- #19 down Mountain pass (3) 10th January 2025
- #11 across Mountain pass (3) 1st January 2025
- #19 down Mountain pass (3) 13th December 2024
- #9 down Mountain pass (3) 4th December 2024
- #11 across Mountain pass in Monaco, likely enough (3) 13th November 2024
- #28 across As a leader of men, nothing less than cool (3) 7th October 2024
- #12 down Mountain pass (3) 27th June 2024
- #12 down Mountain pass (3) 13th June 2024
- #12 down Pass (3) 24th May 2024
- #19 down Mountain pass (3) 13th May 2024
- #14 down Pass as an officer (3) 1st May 2024
- #9 down Mountain pass (3) 24th April 2024
- #12 down Mountain pass (3) 18th March 2024
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 15th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across New name for Mr Lee (5)
- #2 down Take your time with it in a new role! (6)
- #3 down Sounded unoriginal (6)
- #4 down One doing the dirty out of wrath? (3)
- #5 down Ray's holding the money again, we gather (5)
- #6 across Avoids the jumps? (5)
- #6 down It needn't contain Russian tea (7)
- #7 down As you realise, it sounds discouraging (4)
- #8 down Flower fertiliser (6)
- #9 across In an Irish county, an artist has a mobile home (7)
- #10 across Slightly less clever, but easy to enjoy (5)