Weapon of Shakespearean character(6 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Weapon of Shakespearean character”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 25th August 2025.

The answer is

P I S T O L

6 letters · most recently seen on 25th August 2025

Other clues that solve to PISTOL

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.

#18 down Character with one arm (6) 1st July 2026
#40 across In a plot that's convoluted, is the potential killer (6) 3rd April 2026
#10 across Handgun (6) 7th February 2026
#1 down Weapon of Shakespearean character (6) 25th August 2025
#11 across Hand-gun (6) 15th August 2025
#18 down Weapon causing pilots to crash (6) 15th April 2025
#19 across Ring and, in turmoil, split about the weapon (6) 7th March 2025
#4 across Handgun (6) 12th November 2024
#27 across Plied with a lot, to drink, gives back the gun (6) 11th October 2024
#30 down Firearm (6) 14th June 2024
#9 down This character is in a devious plot (6) 26th March 2024
#5 down To slip badly in a Shakespearean role (6) 7th December 2023
#4 across In Shakespeare, did he get fired? (6) 19th October 2023
#5 across Handgun (6) 13th June 2023
#1 down Killer in Shakespeare (6) 30th May 2023
#17 across Hand-gun (6) 24th January 2023
#25 down Hand-gun (6) 11th January 2023
#18 down Weapon causing pilots to crash (6) 29th December 2022
#2 down Handgun (6) 9th November 2022
#18 across Handgun (6) 7th September 2022
#6 down Shakespeare character, terribly spoilt (6) 16th August 2022
#13 across The weapon slip, somehow, to inside (6) 12th August 2022
#17 across Handgun (6) 27th July 2022
#25 down Hand gun (6) 20th June 2022
#26 across Handgun (6) 14th March 2022
#2 down Hand-gun (6) 3rd January 2022
#36 across Hand-gun (6) 26th October 2021
#33 across A badly spoilt banger (6) 1st September 2021
#17 across Hand gun (6) 30th August 2021
#13 across Gun (6) 20th August 2021
#33 across Handgun (6) 4th August 2021
#18 down Character with one arm (6) 13th May 2021
#40 across In a plot that's convoluted, is the potential killer (6) 26th March 2021
#10 across Handgun (6) 29th July 2020
#19 across Ring and, in turmoil, split about the weapon (6) 20th March 2020
#1 down Weapon of Shakespearean character (6) 15th January 2020
#11 across Hand gun (6) 17th December 2019
#27 across Plied with a lot, to drink, gives back the gun (6) 1st November 2019
#24 down Handgun (6) 19th July 2019
#18 down Weapon causing pilots to crash (6) 10th January 2019

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 25th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Indicates there's nothing in a few beers (6)
#2 down Close down before time, almost (6)
#3 down Wherein to be sheltered, if only outwardly (4)
#4 down Ed Davis cleverly gave warning (7)
#5 down Am run ragged in Belgium! (5)
#6 down Has a poor work rate, but is left in the side, possibly (5)
#7 across Chief country with a prominent shoreline (8)
#8 across The place for the low soldiery? (4)
#8 down Being decorative, is carefully drawn (4)
#9 down Diocese in southeast Middlesex (3)