Peelers employed on the railway?(7 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Peelers employed on the railway?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 8th July 2025.

The answer is

S L E E P E R

7 letters · most recently seen on 8th July 2025

Other clues that solve to SLEEPER

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.

#23 down One unconscious of being run over by a train (7) 1st September 2026
#6 down Type of railway coach (7) 10th August 2026
#6 down Railway track support (7) 24th June 2026
#23 down Railway coach (7) 26th May 2026
#19 down Spy planted in advance (7) 1st November 2025
#12 down Possibly restless peelers? (7) 22nd October 2025
#29 across Spy planted in advance (7) 6th September 2025
#13 across Peelers employed on the railway? (7) 8th July 2025
#24 across Car crossing the track? (7) 22nd May 2025
#6 down One lying about being run over by a train? (7) 5th November 2024
#23 down One unconscious of crossing the railroad track? (7) 23rd October 2024
#12 down Type of railway coach (7) 1st August 2024
#31 down Inactive spy (7) 3rd May 2024
#6 down Overnight train (7) 4th December 2023
#19 down One of many across the tracks (7) 29th August 2023
#32 across One unconscious of being run over by a train (7) 3rd August 2022
#19 down Having been run over by a train, is unconscious (7) 5th April 2022
#23 down One unconscious of being run over by a train (7) 16th August 2021
#6 down Type of railway coach (7) 13th July 2021
#6 down Railway track support (7) 4th May 2021
#23 down Railway coach (7) 22nd March 2021
#19 down Spy planted in advance (7) 28th April 2020
#12 down Possibly restless peelers? (7) 27th April 2020
#29 across Spy planted in advance (7) 21st January 2020
#6 down Spy planted in advance (7) 31st December 2019
#6 down One lying about being run over by a train? (7) 5th November 2019
#25 across Spy planted in advance (7) 20th August 2019
#24 across Would a log serve well as one? (7) 17th June 2019
#13 across Peelers employed on the railway? (7) 23rd April 2019
#24 across Car crossing the track? (7) 11th February 2019
#23 down One unconscious of crossing the railroad track? (7) 30th July 2018
#12 down Type of railway coach (7) 30th April 2018
#31 down Inactive spy (7) 30th March 2018

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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 8th July 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

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#2 down A creature mocked? (6)
#3 down Twist pounds out of Orville, possibly (6)
#4 down New end of Millwall (3)
#5 down River tours arranged (5)
#6 across When drunk, it's different to get close (5)
#6 down Several fit to be held on to (7)
#7 down She's apt to open up in the dark (4)
#8 down Possible sources of creaks - or neighs? (6)
#9 across What 'L' may be for (no, not learner) (7)
#10 across One drawn to be after a bride? (5)