Pipes best bent round a curve(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Pipes best bent round a curve”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 17th December 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to TUBES
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.
- #15 down Vessels containing a bit of wine, or maybe macaroni (5) 7th June 2026
- #23 across Cylinders (5) 24th February 2026
- #34 across Pipes best bent round a curve (5) 17th December 2025
- #19 across Pipes best bent around the house interior (5) 8th May 2025
- #15 down Vessels containing a bit of wine, or maybe macaroni (5) 7th April 2021
- #23 across Cylinders (5) 11th September 2020
- #19 across Pipes best bent around the house interior (5) 23rd January 2019
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 17th December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
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- #2 down Show the direction to Ayr, possibly? (7)
- #3 across Parts of the Far East (5)
- #4 down Part of Montreal associated with Madrid (4)
- #5 down Does every star have such a body? (6)
- #6 down Poles touring the States with a girl (5)
- #7 down No bare-headed bird, it would seem (5)
- #8 across Flashy perhaps, but maybe of mechanical efficiency (5)
- #9 down A snake around grandma's neck? (3)
- #10 across Looking back, one finds sweetness in asparagus (5)
- #11 across An exclamation of scorn? (3)