Wild enthusiasm for a player, a first-class back?(5 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Wild enthusiasm for a player, a first-class back?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 30th June 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to MANIA
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.
- #15 down Obsession can be about right for an airman (5) 10th August 2026
- #1 down Enthusiasm (5) 27th July 2026
- #11 down Madness (5) 2nd July 2026
- #7 down Madness (5) 24th January 2026
- #6 down Madness (5) 17th September 2025
- #12 across Over-enthusiasm (5) 21st July 2025
- #24 across Enthusiasm (5) 1st July 2025
- #1 across Wild enthusiasm for a player, a first-class back? (5) 30th June 2025
- #2 across Enthusiasm (5) 25th May 2025
- #5 down Madness (5) 10th April 2025
- #6 down Frenzy of a fellow to get a first-class return (5) 15th January 2025
- #33 across Madness (5) 9th July 2024
- #1 down Madness (5) 22nd May 2024
- #18 down Madness (5) 10th May 2024
- #7 down Madness (5) 13th March 2024
- #15 down Passion can make a man a bit of a liar! (5) 13th November 2023
- #38 across Enthusiasm (5) 9th August 2023
- #36 across Enthusiasm (5) 4th August 2023
- #17 down Enthusiasm (5) 4th July 2023
- #26 across Obsession of a man to get a first-class return (5) 30th November 2022
- #2 across Enthusiasm (5) 8th November 2022
- #4 down Madness (5) 28th October 2022
- #7 down Madness (5) 21st October 2022
- #40 across Madness (5) 6th October 2022
- #12 across Madness (5) 19th April 2022
- #11 down Enthusiasm (5) 29th December 2021
- #8 across Wild desire of a fellow to get a first-class return (5) 6th September 2021
- #27 across Craze to which the airman possibly has no right! (5) 10th August 2021
- #15 down Obsession can be about right for an airman (5) 13th July 2021
- #1 down Enthusiasm (5) 24th March 2021
- #11 down Madness (5) 17th February 2021
- #14 across Madness (5) 29th May 2020
- #6 down Madness (5) 31st January 2020
- #1 down Craze (5) 2nd September 2019
- #15 down Obsession of a man needing an excellent rise (5) 18th June 2019
- #12 across Over-enthusiasm (5) 22nd May 2019
- #27 across A main form of obsession (5) 14th May 2019
- #24 across Enthusiasm (5) 24th April 2019
- #1 across Wild enthusiasm for a player, a first-class back? (5) 9th April 2019
- #2 across Enthusiasm (5) 4th March 2019
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 30th June 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #2 down Advanced in date, perhaps, as made up (6)
- #3 down There's nothing in changing a rule, so take no notice (6)
- #4 down To get one right takes skill (3)
- #5 down Like people who sing with some bands (5)
- #6 across Passage to a water-girt land (5)
- #6 down Affectionate as Dora, tipsy on gin maybe (7)
- #7 down Across the water, is only half a mile! (4)
- #8 down Being ardent, yearn to embrace a girl (6)
- #9 across Justification for a deposit (7)
- #10 across Nobleman (a French one in bed?) (5)