Crossword answer
ADOPTION
8 letters · Used for 10 different clues · 17 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, September 18, 2026
Letter pattern
ADOPTION
Clues that lead to ADOPTION
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Getting a daughter by choice rather than haphazardly!8Evening StandardSep 18, 2026
The assumption is that now the potion's been mixed8Evening StandardJul 31, 2026
Taking on piano; told learner must go, sadly (8)8The GuardianMay 23, 2026
Notice possibility for fostering8The IndependentSep 17, 2025
Nowadays, a choice in family planning8Evening StandardSep 2, 2025
Taking on, or making a fuss, over the lost point8Evening StandardAug 8, 2025
The assumption is the fuss is over a lost point8Evening StandardJun 21, 2024
Animal shelter activity8Eugene ShefferApr 13, 2024
The assumption is there is now a choice8Evening StandardNov 18, 2022
The assumption is now the potion has been mixed8Evening StandardNov 5, 2021
About ADOPTION in crosswords
ADOPTION is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 17 times in our database across 10 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Getting a daughter by choice rather than haphazardly!” in the Evening Standard crossword on September 18, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
ASTERISKStar put in jeopardy beneath a wobbly set
HYPNOTICMesmerising
PRETASTEEarly sample
SOBSTORYTearful tale
FENGSHUIChinese home-decor philosophy
RECKLESSLike crazy driving - though without a crash, we're told
FRONTIERBorder
RELEVANTOn point
TWENTIESBlooming years passed wearing shackles
TRANSFERHandover
ASGOODASVirtually
VIRGINALAncient poet stuck with an unusually old keyboard
ADRIATICNorthernmost arm of the Mediterranean
ADMIRALSShip brass
Every appearance of ADOPTION (17)
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Sep 18, 2026
Getting a daughter by choice rather than haphazardly! · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jul 31, 2026
The assumption is that now the potion's been mixed · Evening Standard · 28 Down
May 23, 2026
Taking on piano; told learner must go, sadly (8) · The Guardian · 5 Down
Sep 17, 2025
Notice possibility for fostering · The Independent · 27 Across
Sep 2, 2025
Nowadays, a choice in family planning · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Aug 8, 2025
Taking on, or making a fuss, over the lost point · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jun 21, 2024
The assumption is the fuss is over a lost point · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Apr 13, 2024
Animal shelter activity · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Down
Dec 24, 2022
Animal shelter activity · Eugene Sheffer · 26 Down
Nov 18, 2022
The assumption is there is now a choice · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Nov 5, 2021
The assumption is now the potion has been mixed · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Sep 10, 2021
Getting a daughter by choice rather than haphazardly! · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jul 23, 2021
The assumption is that now the potion's been mixed · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Aug 7, 2020
Taking on, or making a fuss, over the lost point · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jan 29, 2020
Nowadays, a choice in family planning · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Jul 12, 2019
The assumption is the fuss is over a lost point · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Jan 5, 2018
The assumption is there is now a choice · Evening Standard · 28 Down