Without love, this supporter may be lost(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Without love, this supporter may be lost”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 24th December 2025.

The answer is

S T O O L

5 letters · most recently seen on 24th December 2025

Other clues that solve to STOOL

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.

#5 down Backless seat (5) 25th August 2026
#1 across Seat (5) 18th July 2026
#2 down Seat (5) 22nd June 2026
#2 down Seat (5) 16th June 2026
#8 across Seat (5) 26th April 2026
#6 across It won't back you up at the bar (5) 11th April 2026
#4 down Seat possibly lost out of love (5) 21st March 2026
#5 down Pigeon perch! (5) 14th February 2026
#6 down Backless seat (5) 17th January 2026
#22 down A seat to put in the sun (5) 26th December 2025
#12 down Without love, this supporter may be lost (5) 24th December 2025
#26 across Support possibly lost out of love (5) 12th November 2025
#26 across Backless seat (5) 9th November 2025
#4 down Pigeon perch? (5) 26th October 2025
#5 down Backless seat (5) 4th October 2025
#5 down Backless seat (5) 18th September 2025
#3 across At the bar, it saves one standing or falling (5) 30th July 2025
#4 down Supporter lacking backing (5) 29th July 2025
#26 across Backless seat (5) 17th July 2025
#2 down Backless seat (5) 10th July 2025
#27 across Backless seat (5) 5th July 2025
#4 down Pigeon perch? (5) 5th May 2025
#6 down Seat (5) 26th February 2025
#1 down Seat without a back (5) 18th February 2025
#12 down It's sat on excessively in the outskirts of Solihull (5) 11th February 2025
#5 down Backless seat (5) 23rd January 2025
#30 down A seat in the south, also at Leatherhead (5) 25th December 2024
#5 down Backless seat (5) 12th December 2024
#7 down Seat (5) 5th November 2024
#26 across Backless seat (5) 17th October 2024
#6 down Bench (5) 13th September 2024
#12 across Seat (5) 4th September 2024
#15 down Not backing him up, wouldn't do for the chairman (5) 2nd September 2024
#27 across Backless seat (5) 19th August 2024
#27 across Backless seat (5) 10th July 2024
#7 down On which to get down to the job of milking? (5) 11th June 2024
#12 across Backless seat (5) 23rd May 2024
#18 down Source of support, but not backing! (5) 4th April 2024
#26 across Backless seat (5) 1st April 2024
#23 across Seat (5) 25th December 2023

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 24th December 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 down An American, to the French, is athletic (5)
#2 down Artist, to some degree Anglo Saxon (5)
#3 down Formerly in concealment (4)
#4 across They may well be only human (6)
#4 down One place where bachelors can join the artillery (5)
#5 down Support for the small business owner (4)
#6 down Out East, the couple watched what they ate (6)
#7 across A drink for the inexperienced? (5,3)
#8 across Utterly audible! (6)
#9 down A bit of a bloomer (6)
#10 across Let money relieve matters (5)