Puncture that's a real pain in the neck!(4 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Puncture that's a real pain in the neck!”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 22nd August 2025.
The answer is
B
O
R
E
Other clues that solve to BORE
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.
- #5 down Calibre (4) 23rd June 2026
- #18 across Drill (4) 29th August 2025
- #21 across Puncture that's a real pain in the neck! (4) 22nd August 2025
- #15 across What the Severn has, and maybe the Ebro (4) 21st May 2025
- #25 down Weary (4) 14th April 2025
- #5 down His tediousness, one put up with (4) 1st April 2025
- #36 across Drill for gold and be about to get it (4) 31st January 2025
- #8 across Make a hole in a tattered robe (4) 17th September 2024
- #23 across The tedious fellow needs to be carried (4) 18th January 2023
- #23 across Dull person (4) 10th November 2022
- #26 down Put up with a dull fellow (4) 21st December 2021
- #7 down Produced, to make the hole with (4) 17th December 2021
- #33 down Drill (4) 6th December 2021
- #5 down Calibre (4) 4th February 2021
- #21 across Puncture that’s a real pain in the neck! (4) 21st August 2020
- #36 across Drill for gold and be about to get it (4) 14th February 2020
- #18 across Drill (4) 6th January 2020
- #8 across The tedious fellow gives you a wave (4) 18th September 2019
- #31 across Calibre (4) 23rd August 2019
- #15 across What the Severn has, and maybe the Ebro (4) 7th February 2019
- #25 down Weary (4) 28th January 2019
- #5 down His tediousness, one put up with (4) 27th December 2018
- #8 across Make a hole in a tattered robe (4) 27th June 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 22nd August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Are a scream about the allotment! (5-3)
- #2 down Let you know if the steak is coming up (6)
- #3 down He won't introduce his mates to each other (8)
- #4 down Won't work when you try to light it (6)
- #5 down 'The colours,' you storm, 'are glaring' (8)
- #6 down Made little of, in a funny sort of way (7,3)
- #7 down Isolate the bad clues the Ed altered (7)
- #8 down Notes the feet are wobbly and weak (6)
- #9 across Making one feel guilty, is irritating (4,5)
- #10 across Stop! Don't switch on again! (5,3)
- #11 down Home-made and mended (7)