Crossword answer
CUFFS
5 letters · Used for 5 different clues · 8 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, October 10, 2026
Letter pattern
CUFFS
Clues that lead to CUFFS
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Blows to handicap the would-be escaper?5Evening StandardOct 10, 2026
Ends of dress shirt sleeves5NYT MiniMay 31, 2026
Copper that takes the biscuit showing restraint?5The IndependentOct 5, 2025
They're on hand for the restraint of criminals5Evening StandardApr 17, 2025
Sleeve ends5Evening StandardNov 1, 2022
About CUFFS in crosswords
CUFFS is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 8 times in our database across 5 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Blows to handicap the would-be escaper?” in the Evening Standard crossword on October 10, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
STOREPut away
ORALBFlossing brand
YEARSDecade divisions
TAHOESecond-deepest lake in the U.S.
SYRIACountry song about following discontented secretary (5)
TURINShroud of ___ (venerated cloth)
ASAMI"Same for me!"
PARASLegal aides, briefly
DEVILHe makes many wicked
CURRYRun hastily, losing hat, for hot food (5)
ROLESCasting slots
SLEDSVehicles with runners
HARPSPlucked instruments
NIGHTPeriod of darkness
Every appearance of CUFFS (8)
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Oct 10, 2026
Blows to handicap the would-be escaper? · Evening Standard · 13 Down
May 31, 2026
Ends of dress shirt sleeves · NYT Mini · 1 Across
Oct 5, 2025
Copper that takes the biscuit showing restraint? · The Independent · 6 Down
Apr 17, 2025
They're on hand for the restraint of criminals · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Nov 1, 2022
Sleeve ends · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Aug 8, 2022
Sleeve ends · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Oct 12, 2021
Blows to handicap the would-be escaper? · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jan 15, 2019
They're on hand for the restraint of criminals · Evening Standard · 6 Across