Crossword answer
DUMMY
5 letters · Used for 12 different clues · 19 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, January 14, 2026
Letter pattern
DUMMY
Clues that lead to DUMMY
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Only a fathead can keep baby quiet!5Evening StandardJan 14, 2026
Baby's pacifier5Evening StandardDec 9, 2025
?5The IndependentDec 7, 2025
Ventriloquist's prop5Daily ThemedJun 18, 2025
Puppet5Evening StandardMay 31, 2025
A display copy?5Evening StandardMay 8, 2025
Imitation diamonds found on decapitated corpse5The IndependentAug 22, 2024
A fathead at bridge?5Evening StandardMar 13, 2024
Not really the person to take a hand5Evening StandardApr 3, 2023
"Night of the Living ___," 1993 "Goosebumps" book by R.L. Stine about a ventriloquist's puppet5Daily ThemedSep 10, 2022
Fathead taking a hand?5Evening StandardOct 8, 2019
Unintelligent pacifier5Evening StandardJul 17, 2019
About DUMMY in crosswords
DUMMY is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 19 times in our database across 12 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Only a fathead can keep baby quiet!” in the Evening Standard crossword on January 14, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ONENDUpright
ERREDMade a mistake about western wine
TREADTrample
MESSYAcrimonious, as a breakup
SWANK"Boys Don't Cry" actress Hilary ___
ELIAS__ Sports Bureau: stats giant
OPINESuppose there's nothing to long for
ASSAYTest
ANORA2025 Best Picture Oscar winner
OTHERUnlike the rest
EDGESOuter boundaries
ERICA"Fear of Flying" author Jong
RATONHelping to release one in desert
LIVIDVery, very angry
Every appearance of DUMMY (19)
Click to expand · newest first
Jan 14, 2026
Only a fathead can keep baby quiet! · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Dec 9, 2025
Baby's pacifier · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Dec 7, 2025
? · The Independent · 4 Down
Jun 18, 2025
Ventriloquist's prop · Daily Themed · 44 Down
May 31, 2025
Puppet · Evening Standard · 20 Across
May 8, 2025
A display copy? · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Nov 7, 2024
Baby's pacifier · The Independent · 4 Down
Aug 22, 2024
Imitation diamonds found on decapitated corpse · The Independent · 14 Down
Mar 13, 2024
A fathead at bridge? · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Apr 3, 2023
Not really the person to take a hand · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Sep 10, 2022
"Night of the Living ___," 1993 "Goosebumps" book by R.L. Stine about a ventriloquist's puppet · Daily Themed · 25 Across
Mar 9, 2022
A fathead at bridge? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Aug 31, 2020
Only a fathead can keep baby quiet! · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jun 22, 2020
Baby’s pacifier · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Oct 8, 2019
Fathead taking a hand? · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jul 17, 2019
Unintelligent pacifier · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Mar 12, 2019
Puppet · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jan 23, 2019
A display copy? · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jan 8, 2018
A fathead at bridge? · Evening Standard · 37 Across