Subsequent wild fear about trouble starting(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Subsequent wild fear about trouble starting”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 30th June 2025.

The answer is

A F T E R

5 letters · most recently seen on 30th June 2025

Other clues that solve to AFTER

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#1 down Trying to get behind? (5) 13th June 2026
#2 down Following (5) 11th June 2026
#2 down Following (5) 11th June 2026
#2 down Following (5) 1st June 2026
#30 down Succeeding in chasing? (5) 26th May 2026
#17 down Following (5) 20th May 2026
#12 across Following (5) 23rd April 2026
#16 across Later, you can get fat on a half of beer (5) 24th March 2026
#2 down Behind (5) 27th February 2026
#11 down Following (5) 13th February 2026
#12 across What follows here is futuristic (5) 10th December 2025
#6 down Following (5) 4th November 2025
#8 across Following (5) 12th October 2025
#2 down Following, behind (5) 3rd August 2025
#27 down Being behind, a terrible fear about finishing last (5) 28th July 2025
#26 across Subsequent wild fear about trouble starting (5) 30th June 2025
#1 down More than a foot behind (5) 24th June 2025
#1 down Trying to get behind? (5) 21st May 2025
#27 across Following in time (5) 20th March 2025
#33 across Later (5) 26th February 2025
#30 across Following in time (5) 6th February 2025
#34 across Seeking to get astonishingly fat on a half of beer! (5) 25th December 2024
#26 down Following (5) 22nd November 2024
#33 down The following time, is gripped by an awful fear (5) 20th September 2024
#38 across Subsequently, much laughter is heard (5) 1st August 2024
#10 across Following a foot soldier's end (5) 25th April 2024
#4 down Following (5) 8th February 2024
#15 down Following (5) 15th December 2023
#20 down Later, in a relatively stern position (5) 19th October 2023
#12 across Following (5) 19th October 2023
#27 down Trying to get a foot on the bottom of the ladder (5) 20th September 2023
#20 down Trying to get half a loaf with a bit of butter on (5) 14th September 2023
#11 down A fellow having a half of bitter as a chaser (5) 7th July 2023
#2 down Seeking the best conclusion, possibly in fear (5) 28th June 2023
#26 across Following in time (5) 4th April 2023
#10 across Following in time (5) 16th March 2023
#25 down Following (5) 16th March 2023
#20 down Hunting, some may view as comparatively backward (5) 9th March 2023
#12 down Following (5) 2nd March 2023
#2 down Following in time (5) 8th December 2022

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 30th June 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Wild enthusiasm for a player, a first-class back? (5)
#2 down Advanced in date, perhaps, as made up (6)
#3 down There's nothing in changing a rule, so take no notice (6)
#4 down To get one right takes skill (3)
#5 down Like people who sing with some bands (5)
#6 across Passage to a water-girt land (5)
#6 down Affectionate as Dora, tipsy on gin maybe (7)
#7 down Across the water, is only half a mile! (4)
#8 down Being ardent, yearn to embrace a girl (6)
#9 across Justification for a deposit (7)
#10 across Nobleman (a French one in bed?) (5)