The nut that got caught, a prison holds captive(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “The nut that got caught, a prison holds captive”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 4th July 2025.
The answer is
P
E
C
A
N
Other clues that solve to PECAN
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 Only a nut would give money for a broken cane! (5) 4th March 2026
- #26 across Nut (5) 5th February 2026
- #12 down Growing need to change pace at one point (5) 12th August 2025
- #22 down The nut that got caught, a prison holds captive (5) 4th July 2025
- #18 down Tree or soft variety of cane (5) 24th April 2025
- #12 across Hickory (5) 16th December 2024
- #16 down Oval nut (5) 16th September 2024
- #16 down Nutty writer about a Manx cat (5) 13th August 2024
- #6 down Hickory (5) 21st June 2023
- #28 across Hickory (5) 15th March 2023
- #28 across Hickory (5) 1st March 2023
- #16 down Write out a couple of letters for a nut (5) 14th February 2023
- #6 down Oval nut (5) 13th February 2023
- #33 across Hickory (5) 31st January 2023
- #28 down Oval nut (5) 25th October 2022
- #26 across Nutty writer embracing a useless cause (5) 12th October 2022
- #19 across Oval nut (5) 6th October 2022
- #12 down Oval nut (5) 17th May 2022
- #6 down Hickory (5) 3rd March 2022
- #26 across A tree, or soft flexible cane (5) 10th November 2021
- #24 across Hickory (5) 22nd February 2021
- #12 down Only a nut would give money for a broken cane! (5) 17th November 2020
- #26 across Nut (5) 7th October 2020
- #22 down The nut that got caught, a prison holds captive (5) 3rd July 2020
- #12 down Growing need to change pace at one point (5) 24th December 2019
- #16 down Nutty writer about a Manx cat (5) 13th August 2019
- #26 across A change of pace and a bit of fun for a nut (5) 14th May 2019
- #12 across Hickory (5) 23rd October 2018
- #16 down Oval nut (5) 12th June 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 4th July 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down So question about me, to an extent (8)
- #2 down No - back in the lead, running on the outside (6)
- #3 down With "Am up", use delaying tactics. Say "Don't feel well" (8)
- #4 down Again start to remove what's blocking it? (6)
- #5 down "Charmingly and efficiently", the girl put in (8)
- #6 down Hurry up and get that cartoon animated! (3,1,4,2)
- #7 down Saves, somehow, an entrapped girl (7)
- #8 down Deal with, direct (6)
- #9 across On the subject of an increase once more (4,5)
- #10 across Within a day made a wise move and it peters out (4,4)
- #11 down Carry out, when through the questionnaire (7)