She makes a promising start with a nobleman(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “She makes a promising start with a nobleman”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 16th September 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to PEARL
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.
- #4 down She's soft on a nobleman (5) 6th May 2026
- #33 across She has a certain lustre (5) 13th April 2026
- #31 across No lack-lustre girl (5) 6th April 2026
- #30 across Gem (5) 25th March 2026
- #12 across Oyster's gem (5) 17th March 2026
- #2 across Gemstone (5) 8th March 2026
- #29 down Gem (5) 7th January 2026
- #4 down Oyster's gem (5) 24th December 2025
- #16 down Gem (5) 12th December 2025
- #33 across Just the sort of necklace for a girl (5) 8th December 2025
- #22 down Gem (5) 24th October 2025
- #31 across Oyster's gem (5) 15th October 2025
- #42 across Gemstone (5) 4th October 2025
- #30 across She's greyish and may turn paler (5) 4th October 2025
- #36 across She makes a promising start with a nobleman (5) 16th September 2025
- #30 down Oyster's gem (5) 3rd September 2025
- #36 across Like her mother, she's beautiful (5) 30th July 2025
- #13 down Oyster's gem (5) 26th July 2025
- #2 down Has she a certain amount of wisdom? (5) 14th July 2025
- #31 across Oyster's gem (5) 8th July 2025
- #31 across She's pigheaded yet noble (5) 10th June 2025
- #2 across Gemstone (5) 4th May 2025
- #36 across She's soft on a nobleman (5) 26th March 2025
- #25 down Her mother's beautiful, too (5) 14th March 2025
- #4 down Oyster's gem (5) 18th February 2025
- #31 across Oyster's gem (5) 16th January 2025
- #26 down Gem (5) 15th January 2025
- #25 down Her mother's beautiful, too (5) 26th December 2024
- #18 down Oyster's gem (5) 23rd December 2024
- #4 down Oyster's gem (5) 12th November 2024
- #19 across She's soft on an aristocrat (5) 15th October 2024
- #31 across Oyster's gem (5) 10th October 2024
- #30 across Oyster's gem (5) 12th August 2024
- #33 across She's quiet, noble, and related to '4 Down' (5) 7th August 2024
- #17 down She's grey, and may turn paler (5) 1st August 2024
- #5 down Gem (5) 8th July 2024
- #6 down She's got the right angle on fruit (5) 29th April 2024
- #33 across She's presumably come out of her shell (5) 16th April 2024
- #27 across Can she handle a revolver? (5) 21st March 2024
- #12 across She's soft on an aristocrat (5) 7th March 2024
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 16th September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Scatter carelessly, it's true (5)
- #2 down The digger has a name for it (7)
- #3 across Ruffians getting the Yanks out of breath? (5)
- #4 down Have a fling? (4)
- #5 down Frown on goods starting to be inferior (6)
- #6 down Bill, the Dickens of a villain! (5)
- #7 down Grazing for a group of horses? (5)
- #8 across Lofty accommodation (5)
- #9 down Vessel in which a nut gets cracked (3)
- #10 across Given only lb4, I'd be angry! (5)
- #11 across To be the boss, you need dash! (3)