Crossword answer
FLAIL
5 letters · Used for 10 different clues · 40 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, July 22, 2026
Letter pattern
FLAIL
Clues that lead to FLAIL
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Thrash about5Evening StandardJul 22, 2026
Swing one's limbs around erratically5NYT MidiMay 21, 2026
Flap around wildly5Puzzle PageMay 2, 2026
Thresh about5Evening StandardMar 12, 2026
Threshing implement5Evening StandardJan 7, 2026
Grain-threshing implement5The IndependentJan 6, 2026
Thrash5Evening StandardJun 23, 2025
An implement used for threshing grain5The IndependentJun 29, 2024
Thresh5Evening StandardFeb 21, 2024
Swing the arms wildly (rhymes with "mail")5Daily ThemedJan 27, 2023
About FLAIL in crosswords
FLAIL is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 40 times in our database across 10 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Thrash about” in the Evening Standard crossword on July 22, 2026.
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Every appearance of FLAIL (40)
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Jul 22, 2026
Thrash about · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Jun 4, 2026
Thrash about · LA Times · Across
May 21, 2026
Swing one's limbs around erratically · NYT Midi · 14 Across
May 2, 2026
Flap around wildly · Puzzle Page · 13 Across
Mar 12, 2026
Thresh about · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Feb 13, 2026
Flap around wildly · Puzzle Page · 15 Down
Jan 7, 2026
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Jan 6, 2026
Grain-threshing implement · The Independent · 1 Down
Jan 4, 2026
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Dec 22, 2025
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Nov 9, 2025
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Jun 23, 2025
Thrash · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Apr 10, 2025
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jan 30, 2025
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Sep 16, 2024
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jun 29, 2024
An implement used for threshing grain · The Independent · 30 Down
Mar 14, 2024
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Feb 21, 2024
Thresh · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Feb 1, 2024
Thresh · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Aug 29, 2023
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Apr 10, 2023
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jan 27, 2023
Swing the arms wildly (rhymes with "mail") · Daily Themed · 47 Across
Jan 10, 2023
Thrash about · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Aug 31, 2022
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Aug 31, 2021
Thrash · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jun 15, 2021
Thrash about · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Nov 30, 2020
Thresh about · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Aug 11, 2020
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Aug 4, 2020
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jul 14, 2020
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 5 Down
May 26, 2020
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 27 Across
May 12, 2020
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Oct 8, 2019
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Apr 12, 2019
Thrash · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Dec 25, 2018
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Oct 23, 2018
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 12, 2018
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 27 Across
Jan 24, 2018
Thresh · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jan 4, 2018
Thresh · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jan 2, 2018
Threshing implement · Evening Standard · 18 Down