Said not to be a low female beast(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Said not to be a low female beast”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 22nd December 2025.
The answer is
H
Y
E
N
A
Other clues that solve to HYENA
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.
- #12 across High sounding woman, maybe laughing (5) 15th August 2026
- #33 across Beast offering hot money for an article (5) 3rd August 2026
- #10 across Wild animal (5) 12th July 2026
- #33 across Possessor of a beastly laugh (5) 16th May 2026
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 27th April 2026
- #2 down Animal (5) 27th April 2026
- #33 across Lofty-sounding lady always laughing! (5) 7th February 2026
- #33 across One has a beastly laugh and a hearty desire (5) 10th January 2026
- #30 across Said not to be a low female beast (5) 22nd December 2025
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 29th April 2025
- #38 across Wild animal (5) 29th January 2025
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 10th December 2024
- #30 down Wild animal (5) 29th October 2024
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 8th July 2024
- #29 down Animal (5) 6th March 2024
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 5th March 2024
- #6 down High sounding name for an animal (5) 27th February 2024
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 10th August 2023
- #28 down High-sounding name for an animal (5) 14th June 2023
- #10 down Animal (5) 25th May 2023
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 24th May 2023
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 12th January 2023
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 29th December 2022
- #35 down “Hello, girl,” said the beast (5) 13th May 2022
- #33 across One laughing in beastly fashion? (5) 14th April 2022
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 30th December 2021
- #31 across Wild animal (5) 8th November 2021
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 7th October 2021
- #12 across High sounding woman, maybe laughing (5) 20th July 2021
- #33 across Beast offering hot money for an article (5) 1st July 2021
- #10 across Wild animal (5) 31st May 2021
- #33 across Possessor of a beastly laugh (5) 4th March 2021
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 4th February 2021
- #2 down Animal (5) 17th November 2020
- #33 across Lofty-sounding lady always laughing! (5) 8th October 2020
- #33 across One has a beastly laugh and a hearty desire (5) 20th August 2020
- #30 across Said not to be a low female beast (5) 21st July 2020
- #33 across High sounding name for an animal (5) 29th August 2019
- #33 across Wild animal (5) 10th January 2019
- #38 across Wild animal (5) 22nd October 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 22nd December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across They're easy to knit (5)
- #2 down Bad two points on the trot, perhaps (6)
- #3 down Completely taken up by the Doctor on a bit of telly (6)
- #4 down Boy's informal name for a month (3)
- #5 down Colour possibly worn by a bighead (5)
- #6 across Soft as daddy? (5)
- #6 down Faint when you successfully finish the course? (4,3)
- #7 down They're singularly positive (4)
- #8 down Did dad have one when very young? (6)
- #9 across There's a Yankee at most rehearsals, we're told (7)
- #10 across Bit of a catastrophe possibly at the barber's (5)