Smart new purse made out of cowhide, initially(6 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Smart new purse made out of cowhide, initially”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 8th January 2026.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to SPRUCE
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 across Being smart, curse wildly about a poor start (6) 3rd August 2026
- #33 across Pine to be like a dandy? (6) 21st June 2026
- #11 across Smart new purse made out of cowhide, initially (6) 8th January 2026
- #4 across It's growing dapper (6) 12th June 2025
- #27 across Trim the tree (6) 7th February 2025
- #10 across Trim (6) 23rd January 2025
- #1 across Smart (6) 15th August 2024
- #23 across Conifer (6) 8th December 2023
- #34 down Tree (6) 27th January 2023
- #24 down Trim (6) 9th March 2022
- #4 across Being smart, curse wildly about a poor start (6) 1st July 2021
- #33 across Pine to be like a dandy? (6) 28th April 2021
- #11 across Smart new purse made out of cowhide, initially (6) 19th August 2020
- #27 across Trim the tree (6) 21st February 2020
- #4 across It's growing dapper (6) 7th March 2019
- #10 across Trim (6) 20th November 2018
- #1 across Smart (6) 28th June 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 8th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Clever bighead, never wrong (6)
- #1 down Bawl, i.e., in miserable style (6)
- #2 down A leading lady and good Scots queen (6)
- #3 down The ones to take a little money from a Poet Laureate (4)
- #4 down Funnily, he and his son found fame on TV (7)
- #5 down A proud walk in support of something (5)
- #6 down Pieces of land, possibly one less (5)
- #7 across Ancient people with successful record it set out for (8)
- #8 across Part of cow I fed partner (4)
- #8 down Points out half of it is alcoholic! (4)
- #9 down She gave Ziegfeld a start (3)