Raise an army, albeit having faint heart(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Raise an army, albeit having faint heart”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 2nd July 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to HOIST
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.
- #27 down Lift (5) 8th May 2026
- #1 down Raise (5) 1st February 2026
- #6 across Lift up (5) 15th October 2025
- #30 across Lift (5) 11th September 2025
- #10 down Raise (5) 22nd August 2025
- #1 down Raise an army, albeit having faint heart (5) 2nd July 2025
- #25 down Elevate (5) 8th May 2025
- #6 across Raise (5) 13th March 2025
- #2 down Lift (5) 3rd January 2025
- #3 across Raise one amid many (5) 27th November 2024
- #13 down Raise (5) 21st November 2024
- #4 down Raise (5) 2nd October 2024
- #26 across Raise (5) 28th August 2024
- #10 down Lift (5) 12th January 2024
- #15 down Lift (5) 3rd January 2024
- #32 down Raise (5) 3rd October 2023
- #30 across Raise (5) 24th July 2023
- #19 down Lift (5) 14th July 2023
- #3 across I'm in the army to give things a lift (5) 11th May 2023
- #29 down Lift (5) 15th February 2023
- #36 across One got shot running out from the lift (5) 11th March 2022
- #2 down Raise (5) 14th December 2021
- #41 across Lift (5) 26th November 2021
- #13 down Lift up (5) 16th November 2021
- #35 down Is keen to get out from the lift (5) 10th September 2021
- #13 across Lift (5) 6th August 2021
- #27 down Lift (5) 2nd December 2020
- #1 down Raise (5) 21st July 2020
- #6 across Lift up (5) 31st March 2020
- #30 across Lift (5) 23rd January 2020
- #10 down Raise (5) 26th December 2019
- #13 across Lift (5) 30th August 2019
- #25 down Raise (5) 28th June 2019
- #1 down Raise an army, albeit having faint heart (5) 11th April 2019
- #6 across Raise (5) 27th November 2018
- #3 across Raise one amid many (5) 3rd September 2018
- #13 down Raise (5) 14th August 2018
- #4 down Raise (5) 9th August 2018
- #26 across Raise (5) 11th July 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 2nd July 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #2 down Indignant discouragement from Lady Guinevere (5)
- #3 down Sort of singing cats are capable of? (4)
- #4 across To burden a person unhappy and led astray (6)
- #4 down The tough quality that can put an edge on things (5)
- #5 down What's the score? (4)
- #6 down City of growing pride (6)
- #7 across Possibly to cover a garment (8)
- #8 across Causing vessels to sink when afloat! (6)
- #9 down Happen to live for just one season (6)
- #10 across These can make one kind of music (5)