Crossword answer
CRUST
5 letters · Used for 11 different clues · 20 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 16, 2026
Letter pattern
CRUST
Clues that lead to CRUST
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Bread part5Evening StandardAug 16, 2026
Pizza feature5Eugene ShefferJul 28, 2026
Part of pizza that roughly 20% of people don't eat, according to YouGov polling5NYT MiniJun 2, 2026
Dry bread5Evening StandardMar 2, 2026
Credit us with a fast finish, though it's hard5Evening StandardJan 22, 2026
Hard part of bread5Evening StandardOct 22, 2025
Part of a pizza5New York TimesMar 6, 2025
Shell5Evening StandardJul 25, 2024
Pizza part that very few like5Daily ThemedOct 9, 2023
Something hard to eat outside?5Evening StandardJul 12, 2023
See rust as the hard outer part5Evening StandardNov 1, 2021
About CRUST in crosswords
CRUST is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 20 times in our database across 11 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Bread part” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 16, 2026.
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Every appearance of CRUST (20)
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Aug 16, 2026
Bread part · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jul 28, 2026
Pizza feature · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Across
Jun 2, 2026
Part of pizza that roughly 20% of people don't eat, according to YouGov polling · NYT Mini · 7 Across
Mar 2, 2026
Dry bread · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Jan 22, 2026
Credit us with a fast finish, though it's hard · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Oct 22, 2025
Hard part of bread · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Mar 6, 2025
Part of a pizza · New York Times · 50 Down
Jul 25, 2024
Shell · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Oct 9, 2023
Pizza part that very few like · Daily Themed · 6 Down
Jul 12, 2023
Something hard to eat outside? · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Apr 5, 2023
Bread part · Evening Standard · 31 Down
May 31, 2022
Bread part · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Apr 7, 2022
Bread part · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Nov 1, 2021
See rust as the hard outer part · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Jul 21, 2021
Bread part · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Nov 12, 2020
Dry bread · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Sep 14, 2020
Credit us with a fast finish, though it’s hard · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Apr 13, 2020
Hard part of bread · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Feb 25, 2020
Pizza feature · Eugene Sheffer · 23 Across
Jun 7, 2018
Shell · Evening Standard · 35 Across