Crossword answer
FOXED
5 letters · Used for 5 different clues · 8 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, January 20, 2026
Letter pattern
FOXED
Clues that lead to FOXED
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Deceived, though not by playing possum?5Evening StandardJan 20, 2026
Deceptively fed full of beef?5Evening StandardOct 3, 2024
Deceived G-man interrupted by a beefy brute5Evening StandardAug 12, 2024
Deceived5Evening StandardJul 2, 2024
Was beastly deceptive!5Evening StandardMar 2, 2022
About FOXED in crosswords
FOXED is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 8 times in our database across 5 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Deceived, though not by playing possum?” in the Evening Standard crossword on January 20, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ESSAYMany a David Foster Wallace piece
SORTA"Not exactly"
WENCH?
BEFITBe suitable to
ADAMS___ apple (neck bump)
AWARDPulitzer Prize, for one
CHIRPNoise from a nest
GONOW"Time for you to hit the road!"
TAPINEasy putt
DELFTMany felt moved by such pottery
PUNCHHe has impact in children's entertainment
AROSEOriginated
PANICPicture capturing a northern terror (5)
ANISE19-Across flavor
Every appearance of FOXED (8)
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Jan 20, 2026
Deceived, though not by playing possum? · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Oct 3, 2024
Deceptively fed full of beef? · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Aug 12, 2024
Deceived G-man interrupted by a beefy brute · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Jul 2, 2024
Deceived · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Mar 2, 2022
Was beastly deceptive! · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Sep 9, 2020
Deceived, though not by playing possum? · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Aug 12, 2019
Deceived G-man interrupted by a beefy brute · Evening Standard · 30 Down
May 15, 2018
Deceived · Evening Standard · 40 Across