Sure to be specific(7 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Sure to be specific”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 19th September 2025.

The answer is

C E R T A I N

7 letters · most recently seen on 19th September 2025

Other clues that solve to CERTAIN

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.

#21 across Bound to be particular (7) 16th July 2026
#34 down Doubtless, is particular (7) 19th June 2026
#19 down Sure (7) 18th June 2026
#19 down Sure (7) 1st June 2026
#16 down Some (7) 3rd April 2026
#19 down Sure to be available in a concertina arrangement (7) 8th March 2026
#21 down Inevitable in creating endless havoc! (7) 13th November 2025
#19 down Sure (7) 9th November 2025
#29 across Sure (7) 1st November 2025
#6 down Sure (7) 7th October 2025
#33 down Sure to be specific (7) 19th September 2025
#12 down Sure (7) 16th August 2025
#9 across Can tire badly, to be sure (7) 9th August 2025
#32 across Sure (7) 7th August 2025
#19 down Sure (7) 10th June 2025
#13 down Sure (7) 25th February 2025
#11 down Sure (7) 30th August 2024
#15 across Sure (7) 14th June 2024
#21 down Sure (7) 13th May 2024
#11 down Sure (7) 10th May 2024
#21 down Sure (7) 23rd January 2024
#8 across Convinced it's inevitable (7) 8th December 2023
#19 down Sure (7) 26th July 2023
#31 down Confident that it's unfailing (7) 9th June 2023
#19 down Sure (7) 1st May 2023
#15 across Sure (7) 24th March 2023
#29 across Sure (7) 20th March 2023
#12 down Sure (7) 6th February 2023
#19 down Sure (7) 24th August 2022
#19 down Sure (7) 28th March 2022
#7 down Not all are convinced (7) 28th January 2022
#19 down Sure (7) 18th October 2021
#8 across Sure (7) 1st October 2021
#21 down Sure (7) 4th August 2021
#29 across Sure (7) 15th June 2021
#34 down Doubtless, is particular (7) 11th June 2021
#21 across Bound to be particular (7) 7th June 2021
#19 down Sure (7) 26th April 2021
#19 down Sure (7) 30th March 2021
#19 down Sure to be available in a concertina arrangement (7) 23rd November 2020

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 19th September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down Make look presentable (4,4)
#2 down She leans out to grab one (6)
#3 down In order to be honest (8)
#4 down Stress that is a c-coin (6)
#5 down Getting you there faster, it lessens the shock considerably (5,3)
#6 down Extracting from and leaving (7,3)
#7 down Having supported right through, transgressed (7)
#8 down Escaping notice, you understand, in nun's disguise (6)
#9 across Stiff, while the previous one had a nice flexible cover (9)
#10 across Like the melody from the film "The Ghosts" (8)
#11 down Apt, when the time gets close (7)