Crossword answer
CHARADES
8 letters · Used for 10 different clues · 23 appearances · Last seen Daily Express, October 7, 2026
Letter pattern
CHARADES
Clues that lead to CHARADES
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Game succeeded after travesty8Daily ExpressOct 7, 2026
Parlour game8Evening StandardMay 30, 2026
Search ad playing parlour game (8)8The SunMay 30, 2026
Pieces of ridiculous pretence (8)8The SunMay 30, 2026
Guessing game8LA TimesMay 2, 2026
Party game8Evening StandardApr 10, 2026
Game in which sound effects are banned8New York TimesDec 1, 2025
Its players pretend to have fun8Evening StandardDec 23, 2024
The acting game8Evening StandardMar 24, 2022
Game with hand signals8Eugene ShefferJan 6, 2021
About CHARADES in crosswords
CHARADES is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 23 times in our database across 10 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Game succeeded after travesty” in the Daily Express crossword on October 7, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
CITATIONBibliography listing
IDARESAY"Seems to me..."
ASGOODASVirtually
VIRGINALAncient poet stuck with an unusually old keyboard
ECHIDNASOnly egg-laying mammals besides platypuses
OLDFRUITDear fellow died in our lift, putting that out of order
ORATORIOOne making a speech at Number Ten - to music
OPENPLANLike an office designed for collaboration
CHANCEITTake a risk
RASPUTINInfamous Russian mystic
FRONTIERBorder
PRETASTEEarly sample
ACADEMIADark ___ (aesthetic associated with old libraries and tweed)
MRSCLAUSArctic cookiemaker
Every appearance of CHARADES (23)
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Oct 7, 2026
Game succeeded after travesty · Daily Express · 17 Down
May 30, 2026
Pieces of ridiculous pretence (8) · The Sun · 3 Across
May 30, 2026
Search ad playing parlour game (8) · The Sun · 3 Across
May 30, 2026
Parlour game · Evening Standard · 35 Across
May 2, 2026
Guessing game · LA Times · Down
Apr 10, 2026
Party game · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Apr 8, 2026
Parlour game · The Independent · 5 Down
Mar 20, 2026
Parlour game · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Dec 1, 2025
Game in which sound effects are banned · New York Times · 40 Down
Oct 19, 2025
Parlour game · The Independent · 17 Across
Jun 24, 2025
Parlour game · The Independent · 19 Across
Dec 23, 2024
Its players pretend to have fun · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Sep 20, 2024
Parlour game · The Independent · 11 Down
Mar 11, 2024
Parlour game · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Sep 22, 2022
Parlour game · Evening Standard · 32 Across
Mar 24, 2022
The acting game · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Apr 2, 2021
Party game · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 25, 2021
Parlour game · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Jan 6, 2021
Game with hand signals · Eugene Sheffer · 39 Across
Nov 20, 2020
Parlour game · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Oct 31, 2019
Parlour game · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Feb 1, 2019
Parlour game · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Sep 26, 2018
It's players pretend to have fun · Evening Standard · 32 Across