Youngster of little importance?(5 letters)

Below is the answer to the crossword clue “Youngster of little importance?”, taken from the Evening Standard's Cryptic crossword on 12th November 2025.

The answer is

M I N O R

5 letters · most recently seen on 12th November 2025

Other clues that solve to MINOR

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#5 down Lesser (5) 23rd July 2026
#21 down Start mining gold in a small way (5) 12th July 2026
#27 down Unimportant museum piece, wrought iron (5) 25th June 2026
#1 down Though young, possibly of some prominence (5) 26th May 2026
#12 across Lesser (5) 25th April 2026
#27 across No major figure in a centre for divorces (5) 28th March 2026
#19 across Lesser (5) 4th March 2026
#15 down Lesser (5) 2nd December 2025
#19 across Youngster of little importance? (5) 12th November 2025
#14 down Small, but maybe of some prominence? (5) 7th October 2025
#6 down Lesser (5) 15th September 2025
#17 down Lesser (5) 7th September 2025
#30 down Less, inferior (5) 29th June 2025
#21 down No major piece of work for a minister (5) 9th June 2025
#17 down Lesser (5) 24th May 2025
#12 across Lesser (5) 14th April 2025
#28 down Lesser (5) 20th January 2025
#30 down Youngster's bit of work for the ministry (5) 1st January 2025
#7 across Lesser (5) 9th December 2024
#5 down Lesser (5) 30th July 2024
#30 down Lesser (5) 17th June 2024
#16 down Lesser (5) 3rd April 2024
#11 down Lesser (5) 12th January 2024
#30 down Lesser (5) 4th January 2024
#37 across Many an iron worker, apparently, is under age! (5) 21st December 2023
#21 across Though only young, can still have a key (5) 11th October 2023
#26 across Unimportant, yet possibly of some prominence (5) 15th August 2023
#27 across Smaller, being younger (5) 26th July 2023
#16 across Little old car with no right to be on the M1? (5) 20th June 2023
#26 across Major disagreement (5) 19th June 2023
#30 down Lesser (5) 30th January 2023
#14 across Lesser (5) 11th November 2022
#30 down Morris junior? (5) 17th October 2022
#30 down Lesser (5) 11th October 2022
#19 across Lesser (5) 25th July 2022
#26 across Unimportant comeback in the part of Geronimo (5) 15th June 2022
#16 across Lesser (5) 29th March 2022
#21 down Unimportant, yet possibly of some prominence? (5) 27th December 2021
#37 across Lesser (5) 26th October 2021
#5 down Lesser (5) 16th June 2021

More clues from this puzzle

Other clues from the same Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on 12th November 2025. Tap Reveal to see an answer, or click the clue to open its own page.

#1 across Is this High German dialect notably sibilant? (5)
#2 down Shelter for runners and climbers, perhaps? (6)
#3 down Gardening suit? (6)
#4 down The missile man (3)
#5 down How a vehicle may be taken into central Bayswater (2,3)
#6 across The conflicting bit? (5)
#6 down When Sue and Carl get together, there's nothing sacred (7)
#7 down Cut short the work on credit (4)
#8 down Fruit drinks containing a little pepper (6)
#9 across Artist attached to his boat? (7)
#10 across A place in Surrey; for instance, Ham (5)