To beat one's victim is a bit fishy(7 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “To beat one's victim is a bit fishy”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 4th September 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to LAMPREY
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.
- #13 across To beat one's victim is a bit fishy (7) 4th September 2025
- #13 down Creature spending many a morning with its victim? (7) 24th June 2025
- #13 down Just the creature to wallop its victim? (7) 19th April 2023
- #13 down Does it wallop its natural victim? (7) 5th May 2022
- #13 across To beat one’s victim is a bit fishy (7) 3rd February 2020
- #13 down Creature spending many a morning with its victim? (7) 28th March 2019
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 4th September 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 down How to turn desperate (2,3)
- #2 down Show a girl's fun (7)
- #3 across Was able to start up in frosty conditions (5)
- #4 down Conform with honour on May 3 (4)
- #5 down Scottish landmark with a bit missing (6)
- #6 down Drink one in play (5)
- #7 down Existing by begging, having lost a horse (5)
- #8 across It's long, pretty thin, but could be comic (5)
- #9 down The odd bit of crumpet (3)
- #10 across Prepared possibly to read about an Ian Fleming character (5)
- #11 across Vehicle wrecked by Ted (3)