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
ONSETStart
GRACE___ Kelly, "Rear Window" star who was honored by the American Film Institute as the 13th greatest female screen legend of all-time
SHARDThe __, London landmark at 32 London Bridge Street (5)
SNAREDrum used for drum rolls
RENEWCommit to another year, say
ROGANPodcaster Joe
NOLANChristopher who directed "The Odyssey"
APTTOLikely gonna
DARNSPatches up, in a way
TIPPIFirst name used by the American actress born Nathalie Kay Hedren
ENTER"The door's open!"
CIRCAApproximately (5)
LURESDecoys
WANEDAbated
Every appearance of DUMMY (19)
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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