You may well have a hand in it, albeit briefly(6 letters)
Below is the answer to the crossword clue “You may well have a hand in it, albeit briefly”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 12th August 2025.
The answer is
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Other clues that solve to SLEEVE
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.
- #25 down Momentarily, you may have a hand in it (6) 8th January 2026
- #23 down You may well have a hand in it, albeit briefly (6) 12th August 2025
- #8 down Record cover (6) 20th December 2024
- #23 down You can push your hand right through it (6) 12th December 2024
- #2 down Record cover (6) 27th September 2024
- #27 across Record cover (6) 20th September 2024
- #33 across Shirt part (6) 23rd July 2024
- #13 across Record cover (6) 22nd December 2023
- #23 down Shirt part (6) 7th March 2023
- #25 down Momentarily, you may have a hand in it (6) 19th August 2020
- #33 across Shirt part (6) 13th May 2020
- #33 across Shirt part (6) 25th March 2020
- #23 down You may well have a hand in it, albeit briefly (6) 24th December 2019
- #33 across Shirt part (6) 16th October 2019
- #23 down Shirt part (6) 28th May 2019
- #8 down Record cover (6) 16th November 2018
- #23 down You can push your hand right through it (6) 18th September 2018
- #2 down Record cover (6) 3rd August 2018
- #27 across Record cover (6) 27th July 2018
- #33 across Shirt part (6) 25th April 2018
More clues from this puzzle
Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 12th August 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.
- #1 across Accept no authority from a fatheaded oaf (5)
- #2 down Sick of being kept in reserve? (4,2)
- #3 down Valid way for us to get fit (6)
- #4 down Instant healthy-looking colour? (3)
- #5 down Singular thing to shoot on the river! (5)
- #6 across A slim assortment of postal packages (5)
- #6 down Somehow name the gas (7)
- #7 down Like a backward, pale appearance? (4)
- #8 down Would she fib about a fathead? (6)
- #9 across In the wild, they don't contrive to save gas (7)
- #10 across Gigantic source of taint (5)