Somehow name the gas(7 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Somehow name the gas”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 12th August 2025.
The answer is
M
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T
H
A
N
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Other clues that solve to METHANE
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.
- #6 down Somehow name the gas (7) 12th August 2025
- #21 down The name for gas (7) 1st May 2025
- #13 across Flammable gas (7) 26th March 2025
- #29 across The name for gas (7) 14th July 2020
- #6 down Somehow name the gas (7) 24th December 2019
- #13 across Flammable gas (7) 10th December 2018
- #21 across Gas with me and an old bigwig (7) 28th May 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 12th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Accept no authority from a fatheaded oaf (5)
- #2 down Sick of being kept in reserve? (4,2)
- #3 down Valid way for us to get fit (6)
- #4 down Instant healthy-looking colour? (3)
- #5 down Singular thing to shoot on the river! (5)
- #6 across A slim assortment of postal packages (5)
- #7 down Like a backward, pale appearance? (4)
- #8 down Would she fib about a fathead? (6)
- #9 across In the wild, they don't contrive to save gas (7)
- #10 across Gigantic source of taint (5)