Swindle(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Swindle”, taken from the Evening Standard's Easy crossword on 21st May 2026.

The answer is

C H E A T

5 letters · most recently seen on 21st May 2026

Other clues that solve to CHEAT

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.

#36 across Do dine with a companion (5) 9th June 2026
#36 across Swindle (5) 21st May 2026
#3 across Swindle (5) 7th May 2026
#30 across Swindle (5) 15th April 2026
#6 down Dupe (5) 17th March 2026
#27 down Deceive (5) 15th January 2026
#32 down Deceive (5) 23rd November 2025
#5 down Play dishonestly (5) 14th September 2025
#5 down Being unfair, he puts the cat out! (5) 28th June 2025
#12 across Defraud (5) 17th January 2025
#38 across Swindle (5) 21st November 2024
#22 down Deceive (5) 24th July 2024
#7 across Defraud (5) 16th May 2024
#9 across Defraud (5) 26th March 2024
#3 across Play dishonestly (5) 11th January 2024
#8 across Defraud (5) 10th January 2024
#1 across Scholarly use of a crib would upset most teachers (5) 17th October 2023
#3 across Swindle (5) 25th May 2023
#1 down Swindle (5) 10th May 2023
#1 down Swindle (5) 16th February 2023
#24 across Swindler (5) 8th February 2023
#10 across Swindle (5) 8th December 2022
#1 across Dupe (5) 21st November 2022
#5 down Dupe (5) 28th October 2022
#1 across Swindle (5) 24th August 2022
#30 across Swindle (5) 18th July 2022
#1 across See a race as a rip-off (5) 4th July 2022
#14 across Dupe (5) 14th June 2022
#7 down Do a feline out of a male (5) 25th October 2021
#35 down Swindle (5) 8th October 2021
#21 down Swindle (5) 6th September 2021
#26 down Deceive (5) 13th August 2021
#26 down Swindle (5) 23rd June 2021
#36 across Do dine with a companion (5) 12th April 2021
#36 across Swindle (5) 15th March 2021
#3 across Swindle (5) 22nd February 2021
#30 across Swindle (5) 19th January 2021
#6 down Dupe (5) 31st August 2020
#27 down Deceive (5) 1st July 2020
#32 down Deceive (5) 5th May 2020

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Easy crossword on 21st May 2026. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down Reveal (3,2)
#2 down Rude (7)
#3 across Phase (5)
#4 down Rotate (4)
#5 down Brilliance (6)
#6 down Gambling odds (5)
#7 down Loose debris (5)
#8 across Intends (5)
#9 down Ventilate (3)
#10 across Expel (5)
#11 across Twitch (3)