Something to pay in private(3 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Something to pay in private”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 5th January 2026.
The answer is
V
A
T
Other clues that solve to VAT
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.
- #20 down Conservative tax? (3) 16th August 2026
- #29 across Tank (3) 15th August 2026
- #29 across Tank (3) 30th July 2026
- #11 down Privateer's vessel? (3) 29th July 2026
- #9 across Tank (3) 17th June 2026
- #38 across Tank (3) 10th June 2026
- #27 down Tank (3) 31st May 2026
- #27 down Tank (3) 16th May 2026
- #14 across Container (3) 30th April 2026
- #12 down Tank (3) 26th March 2026
- #12 down Tank (3) 16th March 2026
- #29 across Container (3) 12th March 2026
- #29 across Large container (3) 17th February 2026
- #9 down Tax hidden by the Conservatives (3) 8th February 2026
- #23 across Tank (3) 3rd February 2026
- #35 down Tank (3) 14th January 2026
- #25 down Something to pay in private (3) 5th January 2026
- #35 down Tank (3) 2nd January 2026
- #19 across Tank (3) 13th December 2025
- #11 across Figure a troop leader has to be paid (3) 6th December 2025
- #32 down Tank (3) 2nd December 2025
- #35 across Revenue vessel? (3) 27th November 2025
- #35 down Tank (3) 23rd November 2025
- #30 across Tank (3) 13th November 2025
- #9 across Tank (3) 6th September 2025
- #21 down Private vessel? (3) 22nd July 2025
- #35 across Large container (3) 22nd June 2025
- #28 across Container for liquids (3) 27th May 2025
- #15 down Tank (3) 23rd May 2025
- #38 across Tank (3) 17th May 2025
- #12 down Tank (3) 18th April 2025
- #25 down Tank (3) 9th April 2025
- #14 down Container for liquids (3) 29th January 2025
- #32 down Tank (3) 21st January 2025
- #29 across Tank (3) 2nd January 2025
- #25 down Container for liquids (3) 20th November 2024
- #27 down Tank (3) 11th November 2024
- #37 down Tank (3) 7th November 2024
- #19 across Cask (3) 16th October 2024
- #9 down Container for liquid (3) 12th September 2024
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 5th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Quick way to get fit by exercise (5)
- #2 down A bit of a pig maybe sets out to live in them (5)
- #3 down Dear Charles has that roguish quality (4)
- #4 across Where to shoot duck in the W. Indies (6)
- #4 down Of tribal significance, it can carry a lot (5)
- #5 down To make a buzzer loud, takes power (4)
- #6 down In general, like the past? (6)
- #7 across Final defeat in a pool game, possibly? (8)
- #8 across Song belter maybe? (6)
- #9 down News story about the Left? (6)
- #10 across Meat that comes in pots? (5)