Shy, for actors(4 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Shy, for actors”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 9th January 2026.
The answer is
C
A
S
T
Other clues that solve to CAST
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.
- #25 down Throw (4) 29th September 2026
- #23 across Mould (4) 5th May 2026
- #22 across Set of actors (4) 19th January 2026
- #14 across Shy, for actors (4) 9th January 2026
- #23 across Set of actors (4) 25th October 2025
- #6 across Throw (4) 1st August 2025
- #3 down Set of actors (4) 27th May 2025
- #23 across Set of actors (4) 14th April 2025
- #25 down Throw (4) 26th March 2025
- #23 across Set of actors (4) 13th January 2025
- #28 across Throw (4) 20th December 2024
- #23 across Set of actors (4) 9th December 2024
- #33 down Throw (4) 18th November 2024
- #33 down Throw out of Doncaster (4) 28th May 2024
- #30 down Set of actors (4) 27th May 2024
- #6 across Toss (4) 17th May 2024
- #30 down Set of actors (4) 29th April 2024
- #30 down Throw (4) 14th March 2024
- #8 across Theatrical people having a fling? (4) 11th March 2024
- #32 down Set of actors (4) 1st February 2024
- #24 across Set of actors (4) 10th January 2024
- #22 across Actors in 'Cats'? (4) 15th August 2023
- #40 across Shy, slip off (4) 3rd February 2023
- #24 across Set of actors (4) 12th January 2023
- #30 down Shed for wild cats (4) 1st August 2022
- #23 across Set of actors (4) 1st June 2022
- #6 down Throw (4) 29th April 2022
- #23 across Set of actors (4) 16th March 2022
- #25 down Threw (4) 17th December 2021
- #30 down Set of actors (4) 1st December 2021
- #25 down Throw (4) 22nd June 2021
- #23 across Mould (4) 17th February 2021
- #14 across Shy, for actors (4) 1st January 2021
- #22 across Set of actors (4) 1st September 2020
- #23 across Set of actors (4) 15th April 2020
- #8 across Theatrical people having a fling? (4) 20th November 2019
- #18 across Throw (4) 12th November 2019
- #6 down Throw (4) 25th July 2019
- #23 across To pick actors (4) 20th June 2019
- #6 across Throw (4) 31st May 2019
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 9th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
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- #2 down French for "rain cats and dogs" (4)
- #3 down Kitchen gadgets with which barbers are familiar (8)
- #4 down Continue working as a valet? (5,2)
- #5 down Don't go away to do some fishing? (4,3,4)
- #6 down Rains and is most upsetting to foreigners (10)
- #7 down In the Olympics, does the record go to America for it? (6)
- #8 down Soup, cold, to take on the river (8)
- #9 across Nero chased the two inside: it was easy (2,6)
- #10 across Over the figure quoted (3)
- #10 down Hope you can rely on (5)