The missile man(3 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “The missile man”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 12th November 2025.

The answer is

S A M

3 letters · most recently seen on 12th November 2025

Other clues that solve to SAM

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.

#12 down Boy's name (3) 9th July 2026
#18 across Man's name (3) 23rd April 2026
#4 down The missile man (3) 12th November 2025
#28 down Golf's Mr Torrance (3) 10th September 2025
#21 down Someone like Tom or Remus (3) 3rd September 2025
#19 down Samantha's uncle? (3) 10th August 2025
#4 down One man's name for a missile (3) 13th July 2025
#28 across Boy's name (3) 23rd June 2025
#28 down Boy's name (3) 3rd June 2025
#18 across He started slowly one morning (3) 23rd April 2025
#29 across Just the chap to play it again? (3) 2nd April 2025
#11 across Boy's name (3) 13th November 2024
#24 across A missile from Uncle (3) 5th November 2024
#12 down Uncle in a smash-up! (3) 21st October 2024
#25 down Hardly Osama's favourite uncle! (3) 22nd August 2024
#28 across Boy's name (3) 27th June 2024
#15 down Boy's name (3) 23rd April 2024
#4 down Sample piece, nominally (3) 5th February 2024
#24 across Man's name (3) 25th December 2023
#24 across Boy's name (3) 13th November 2023
#28 across This American's uncle (3) 18th January 2023
#24 across Man's name (3) 22nd November 2022
#28 down The missile from Uncle? (3) 16th November 2022
#28 down Numerous Americans accept him as uncle (3) 19th July 2022
#25 down Chap in a smash up (3) 2nd May 2022
#14 across Uncle of numerous Americans (3) 29th March 2022
#15 across One man's name for an anti-aircraft missile (3) 22nd March 2022
#21 down The missile man (3) 23rd December 2021
#12 down Boy's name (3) 26th May 2021
#18 across Man's name (3) 1st February 2021
#4 down The missile man (3) 2nd June 2020
#21 down Someone like Tom or Remus (3) 30th January 2020
#28 down Golf’s Mr Torrance (3) 29th January 2020
#19 down Samantha's uncle? (3) 18th December 2019
#24 across A missile from Uncle (3) 5th November 2019
#29 across Browne the belt (3) 23rd September 2019
#28 down He's a danger to aircraft (3) 16th July 2019
#4 down One man's name for a missile (3) 30th April 2019
#28 across Boy's name (3) 13th March 2019
#21 down One man's name for a missile (3) 17th January 2019

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 12th November 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Is this High German dialect notably sibilant? (5)
#2 down Shelter for runners and climbers, perhaps? (6)
#3 down Gardening suit? (6)
#5 down How a vehicle may be taken into central Bayswater (2,3)
#6 across The conflicting bit? (5)
#6 down When Sue and Carl get together, there's nothing sacred (7)
#7 down Cut short the work on credit (4)
#8 down Fruit drinks containing a little pepper (6)
#9 across Artist attached to his boat? (7)
#10 across A place in Surrey; for instance, Ham (5)