Pay my debts? Lay off!(9 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Pay my debts? Lay off!”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 15th August 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to DISCHARGE
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.
- #39 across Pay my debts? Lay off! (9) 15th August 2025
- #25 across Either fire or unload it (9) 23rd December 2022
- #21 across Fire because of a police inspector's allegation? (9) 22nd August 2022
- #28 down Empty the sack (9) 17th December 2021
- #42 across Sack (9) 2nd July 2021
- #39 across Pay my debts? Lay off! (9) 14th August 2020
- #25 across Either fire or unload it (9) 9th February 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 15th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Deem to be deliberate (8)
- #2 down What happened when the flag was hoisted showing a flower? (8,4)
- #3 down Smiled when the spider got me agitated (8)
- #4 down The girl's been stood up again and that's tough (6)
- #5 down Speak ill of as "a ruddy awful paper" (8)
- #6 down Prepared the bed for sleeping in - didn't like it (6,4)
- #7 down Downcast and carrying an instrument, said hello (7)
- #8 down The old man, like myself, had so healthy an upbringing (10)
- #9 across Drying while you're phoning (2,3,4)
- #10 across Better than, when it comes to barbering? (1,3,5)
- #11 down Misses one most, being crazy about (5)