There's nothing in a subtle hint to make you get the idea(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “There's nothing in a subtle hint to make you get the idea”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 5th June 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to HIT ON
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.
- #27 down Guess correctly that you mustn't knock off (3,2) 17th February 2026
- #26 across Have a striking idea that may come to nothing if NG (3,2) 14th September 2025
- #28 down There's nothing in a subtle hint to make you get the idea (3,2) 5th June 2025
- #27 down Arrive at a striking idea? (3,2) 28th November 2022
- #27 down Guess correctly that you mustn’t knock off (3,2) 26th October 2020
- #26 across Have a striking idea that may come to nothing if NG (3,2) 18th February 2020
- #26 across Knock forward, as you may guess (3,2) 12th June 2019
- #28 down There's nothing in a subtle hint to make you get the idea (3,2) 28th February 2019
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 5th June 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
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- #2 down Sound ways to get mineral (5)
- #3 down Dry land? I'll say! (4)
- #4 across To escape, find a friend (3,3)
- #4 down Cry when an organ's out of order (5)
- #5 down Get finished at work, with diplomacy (4)
- #6 down Do dogs do so sheepishly? (6)
- #7 across There's little rest, perhaps, for the cabinet maker (8)
- #8 across Mysterious officer commanding a sect (6)
- #9 down Believe what may be cited about Romeo (6)
- #10 across Some of us must go in for treatment, dammit! (5)