Crossword answer
GOVERNESS
9 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 3 appearances · Last seen The Independent, September 14, 2025
Letter pattern
GOVERNESS
Clues that lead to GOVERNESS
Most recent firstAbout GOVERNESS in crosswords
GOVERNESS is a 9-letter answer that has appeared 3 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Old childminder shot French writer's son” in the The Independent crossword on September 14, 2025.
Other 9-letter answers
YESTERDAYPatsy’s date of birth? (9)
DOUBLESUPBends over painfully having strong drink on top of another (7,2)
FULLMARKSHighest possible test result (4,5)
HOWMOVING“So poignant!”
ERRANDBOYYoung male gofer
MARESNESTTotal mess
ELSEWHERE… we see her gallivanting around Lima and other places (9)
SHOUTOUTSPublic expressions of thanks
YEARNINGSVariable pay packet leads to such desires (9)
SPOTCHECKA random test that a dermatologist might do
DOWNSOUTHIn Dixieland (where Enoch Powell was MP)
MOODSWINGUnpredictable emotional shift
HOWLOVELY“So delightful!”
HOWAREYOU“Is everything good?”
Every appearance of GOVERNESS (3)
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Sep 14, 2025
Old childminder shot French writer's son · The Independent · 1 Across
Dec 22, 2024
Female teacher in a private household · The Independent · 12 Down
Jul 5, 2024
… and to get chitchat about his novelist from tutor · The Independent · 9 Across