Speak ill of as "a ruddy awful paper"(8 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Speak ill of as "a ruddy awful paper"”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 15th August 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to BALLYRAG
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.
- #5 down Speak ill of as "a ruddy awful paper" (8) 15th August 2025
- #3 down Speak ill, or speak grandiloquently, about a pal (8) 1st March 2024
- #5 down Speak ill of as “a ruddy awful paper” (8) 14th August 2020
- #3 down Speak ill, or speak grandiloquently, about a pal (8) 29th March 2019
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 15th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Deem to be deliberate (8)
- #2 down What happened when the flag was hoisted showing a flower? (8,4)
- #3 down Smiled when the spider got me agitated (8)
- #4 down The girl's been stood up again and that's tough (6)
- #6 down Prepared the bed for sleeping in - didn't like it (6,4)
- #7 down Downcast and carrying an instrument, said hello (7)
- #8 down The old man, like myself, had so healthy an upbringing (10)
- #9 across Drying while you're phoning (2,3,4)
- #10 across Better than, when it comes to barbering? (1,3,5)
- #11 down Misses one most, being crazy about (5)