Shoot for a bargain, sweetheart!(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Shoot for a bargain, sweetheart!”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 1st January 2026.

The answer is

S N I P E

5 letters · most recently seen on 1st January 2026

Other clues that solve to SNIPE

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.

#33 across Bird used by the Poles to make pie? (5) 5th September 2026
#38 across Can the Poles make pie with this bird? (5) 30th July 2026
#38 across Pines irrationally for a bird (5) 12th May 2026
#20 across Bird with long bill (5) 30th January 2026
#33 across Shoot for a bargain, sweetheart! (5) 1st January 2026
#33 across Bird disturbed in the pines (5) 15th November 2025
#15 down Bird (5) 26th September 2025
#33 across Shoot from cover (5) 26th August 2025
#8 down Game-bird (5) 1st August 2025
#11 across Shoot out of sight (5) 31st May 2025
#36 across Shoot from cover (5) 29th May 2025
#17 down Shoot from cover (5) 3rd May 2025
#2 down Shoot out of sight (5) 25th February 2025
#5 down Shoot out of sight (5) 9th September 2024
#33 across Shoot from cover (5) 14th August 2024
#17 down Shoot from cover (5) 8th February 2024
#38 across Shoot out of sight (5) 25th October 2022
#6 down Bird (5) 24th October 2022
#33 across Wading bird (5) 5th September 2022
#10 across Shoot from cover (5) 28th July 2022
#38 across Shoot out of sight (5) 9th May 2022
#33 across Possibly pines for a bird (5) 11th November 2021
#33 across Bird used by the Poles to make pie? (5) 19th August 2021
#38 across Can the Poles make pie with this bird? (5) 28th June 2021
#38 across Pines irrationally for a bird (5) 1st March 2021
#33 across Shoot for a bargain, sweetheart! (5) 6th August 2020
#33 across Bird disturbed in the pines (5) 4th June 2020
#15 down Bird (5) 13th February 2020
#33 across Shoot from cover (5) 2nd January 2020
#33 across Shoot from cover (5) 12th December 2019
#33 across Shoot from cover (5) 28th November 2019
#8 across Game bird (5) 12th September 2019
#8 down Game bird (5) 31st May 2019
#11 across Shoot out of sight (5) 19th February 2019
#36 across Shoot from cover (5) 11th February 2019
#2 down Shoot out of sight (5) 22nd November 2018
#5 down Shoot out of sight (5) 19th June 2018
#33 across Shoot from cover (5) 10th May 2018

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 1st January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down One of a pair, very noisy, in a little boat (5)
#2 down Rare way of being done? (5)
#3 down For which the water was hot? (4)
#4 across It's eaten by many, if fun is also wanted (6)
#4 down Females in numerous employments (5)
#5 down Think to charge a quid (4)
#6 down Where to be the ultimate defender of clean sheets (2,4)
#7 across Somewhat kinky name for the honey bear (8)
#8 across Vehicle going south to somewhere on sea, possibly (6)
#9 down Scope for marginal latitude (6)
#10 across It's weak, but we all have it (5)