The ability to make a prisoner royal(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “The ability to make a prisoner royal”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 24th September 2025.

The answer is

P O W E R

5 letters · most recently seen on 24th September 2025

Other clues that solve to POWER

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.

#1 down Force (5) 18th June 2026
#10 across Might (5) 26th April 2026
#28 across Might (5) 8th April 2026
#18 across Political force (5) 27th March 2026
#8 across Authority (5) 6th March 2026
#18 down Electricity supply (5) 5th March 2026
#15 down Strength (5) 24th January 2026
#9 across Might (5) 28th December 2025
#19 across Strength (5) 28th December 2025
#12 across National force (5) 9th December 2025
#26 across Strength (5) 25th November 2025
#26 across Electricity supply (5) 15th October 2025
#12 down State electricity? (5) 4th October 2025
#8 across The ability to make a prisoner royal (5) 24th September 2025
#16 down The ability to make some flower pots (5) 8th September 2025
#32 down Might (5) 30th August 2025
#21 across Strength (5) 10th August 2025
#21 across Electricity supply (5) 2nd August 2025
#36 across Strength (5) 15th July 2025
#12 down Strength (5) 15th June 2025
#16 down Might (5) 4th June 2025
#8 across Strength (5) 2nd June 2025
#12 down The strength to achieve much extraordinary prowess (5) 13th March 2025
#12 down Electricity supply (5) 21st January 2025
#21 across Electricity supply (5) 28th October 2024
#8 across Might (5) 23rd October 2024
#19 across Electricity supply (5) 16th July 2024
#2 down Drive a prisoner to the end of his tether (5) 1st July 2024
#5 down Electricity supply (5) 5th June 2024
#19 across Strength can bring a certain amount of prowess (5) 3rd June 2024
#30 down Electricity supply (5) 22nd May 2024
#18 down Might (5) 13th February 2024
#21 across 'Switched on' energy? (5) 6th February 2024
#18 across Might (5) 5th January 2024
#12 down The nation's electricity (5) 25th December 2023
#7 down Force (5) 7th December 2023
#19 across Electricity supply (5) 25th October 2023
#20 across Might (5) 15th September 2023
#15 down The nation's strength (5) 29th May 2023
#19 across Electricity supply (5) 9th May 2023

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 24th September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

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#2 down Meant never to appear in the paper (7)
#3 across How to address a motherly horse? (5)
#4 down Sacred area? (4)
#5 down Makes up for having no eats? (6)
#6 down An artist took one in (5)
#7 down It's spoken in urban Tunbridge Wells (5)
#9 down Lived in Iowa somewhere (3)
#10 across Now play around with some darts (5)
#11 across Chap joining 19 Across for something to eat (3)