Sudden surprise attack(4 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Sudden surprise attack”, taken from the Evening Standard's Easy crossword on 5th January 2026.
The answer is
R
A
I
D
Other clues that solve to RAID
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 Sudden attack (4) 19th September 2026
- #27 across Loot (4) 25th July 2026
- #11 across Attack (4) 23rd April 2026
- #2 down Attack (4) 31st March 2026
- #5 down Excursion for go-getters? (4) 11th February 2026
- #29 across Sudden surprise attack (4) 5th January 2026
- #14 down Attack (4) 17th December 2025
- #23 across Sudden surprise attack (4) 17th November 2025
- #24 down Surprise attack (4) 5th November 2025
- #17 across Surprise attack (4) 11th September 2025
- #22 across I had to back the Gunners to attack (4) 28th August 2025
- #11 across Attack (4) 13th July 2025
- #6 down Attack (4) 17th June 2025
- #15 across Attack (4) 16th May 2025
- #24 down Attack (4) 21st April 2025
- #15 across Attack (4) 15th January 2025
- #11 across Attack (4) 20th November 2024
- #28 down Attack (4) 19th September 2024
- #31 across Surprise attack (4) 20th August 2024
- #33 across Attack (4) 11th April 2024
- #33 down Attack (4) 13th February 2024
- #28 down Attack (4) 1st January 2024
- #13 across Foray (4) 5th December 2023
- #22 across Right to help in an attack (4) 30th November 2023
- #7 across Attack (4) 28th November 2023
- #3 down Attack (4) 6th November 2023
- #11 across Attack (4) 15th August 2023
- #7 down Military operation bringing gunners to a horrid end (4) 17th April 2023
- #19 across Attack (4) 17th April 2023
- #4 down Operation for which you need the right backup (4) 13th April 2023
- #32 down Surprise attack (4) 6th March 2023
- #32 across Rapid, heartless attack (4) 12th January 2023
- #29 across Attack (4) 8th December 2022
- #4 down For this operation, I had to join the artillery (4) 8th November 2022
- #37 across Attack (4) 21st September 2022
- #19 across Surprise attack (4) 19th September 2022
- #15 across Attack (4) 7th July 2022
- #11 across Attack (4) 22nd April 2022
- #23 across Attack (4) 6th April 2022
- #23 across Sally's unwelcome visit (4) 4th April 2022
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Other clues from the same Evening Standard Easy crossword on 5th January 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down Cold dish (5)
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- #3 down Chuck (4)
- #4 across Comedians (6)
- #4 down Free from dirt (5)
- #5 down Net (4)
- #6 down Shirt part (6)
- #7 across Sanction (8)
- #8 across At a canter (6)
- #9 down Valuable commodities (6)
- #10 across Assumed name (5)