The chap who gave Smith new heart(3 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “The chap who gave Smith new heart”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 31st December 2025.

The answer is

T I M

3 letters · most recently seen on 31st December 2025

Other clues that solve to TIM

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#14 across Boy's name (3) 13th September 2026
#11 across Boy's name (3) 6th September 2026
#11 down and 18. Being British, he was always willing to return a service (3,6) 8th August 2026
#19 down Chap short of time (3) 2nd August 2026
#29 across It's opportune for him to go to Ely (3) 16th July 2026
#14 down Boy's name (3) 2nd July 2026
#18 across He gets it wrong a lot (3) 2nd July 2026
#19 down Boy's name (3) 14th May 2026
#14 down He takes a return from Hammersmith (3) 22nd March 2026
#22 down The chap who gave Smith new heart (3) 31st December 2025
#11 across Boy's name (3) 1st December 2025
#29 across Is he timeless? (3) 8th September 2025
#25 down He needs a bit of time (3) 7th August 2025
#28 across He gets it wrong a lot (3) 5th August 2025
#25 down He uplifts Smith's heart (3) 22nd June 2025
#25 down Boy's name (3) 22nd June 2025
#14 down Boy's name (3) 19th March 2025
#14 down He takes a return from Hammersmith (3) 29th January 2025
#28 across Time share, nominally? (3) 27th January 2025
#15 down Familiar name for an extract of antimony (3) 26th November 2024
#14 down I'm after a historic model of car for him (3) 8th August 2024
#28 across Boy's name (3) 20th June 2024
#29 across Chap of great importance (to computer science) (3) 9th November 2023
#22 down He's always short of time (3) 28th June 2023
#12 down It's wrong to start messing with him! (3) 16th March 2022
#11 across Tiny character, only three-tenths of a centimetre (3) 31st January 2022
#19 down It's up to Mike, little man (3) 27th October 2021
#14 across Boy's name (3) 1st September 2021
#11 across Boy’s name (3) 23rd August 2021
#19 down Chap short of time (3) 30th June 2021
#29 across It's opportune for him to go to Ely (3) 7th June 2021
#18 across He gets it wrong a lot (3) 17th May 2021
#14 down Boy's name (3) 17th May 2021
#19 down Boy's name (3) 3rd March 2021
#14 down He takes a return from Hammersmith (3) 14th December 2020
#22 down The chap who gave Smith new heart (3) 5th August 2020
#11 across Boy’s name (3) 8th June 2020
#29 across Is he timeless? (3) 10th February 2020
#14 down Boy’s name (3) 13th January 2020
#25 down He needs a bit of time (3) 16th December 2019

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 31st December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Twin actors, possibly? (6)
#1 down It tastes better than a stick (6)
#2 down A steel product with prickles (6)
#3 down The horse galloped out of the ring (4)
#4 down Of consuming interest (7)
#5 down Figure there's food around for a fairy (5)
#6 down Like every single person (5)
#7 across The time cocoa's in preparation (8)
#8 across What a funny fence! (2-2)
#8 down A building of marked value? (4)
#9 down Steamy piece of photography? (3)