Crossword answer
HOVER
5 letters · Used for 21 different clues · 52 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, August 15, 2026
Letter pattern
HOVER
Clues that lead to HOVER
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Loiter anxiously (5)5The GuardianAug 15, 2026
Linger5Evening StandardJul 26, 2026
Be suspended5NewsdayJul 25, 2026
Hang around husband with six deliveries (5)5The SunJul 19, 2026
Remain aloft, flapping wings (5)5The SunJul 19, 2026
Hang around too much with a hothead5Evening StandardApr 7, 2026
Float5Evening StandardMar 9, 2026
Flutter5Evening StandardMar 9, 2026
Hang around the hotel too much5Evening StandardOct 8, 2025
Fly the cockney across5Evening StandardAug 29, 2025
Appear overprotective, say5New York TimesJun 20, 2025
Hang in the air5Evening StandardMar 12, 2025
Hang about craftily?5Evening StandardFeb 12, 2025
Hang around5The IndependentDec 7, 2024
Defy gravity craftily?5Evening StandardMay 20, 2024
Hang5Evening StandardMay 20, 2024
Fly5Evening StandardJun 12, 2023
Hang around, perhaps craftily?5Evening StandardJan 2, 2023
Levitate5Eugene ShefferNov 21, 2022
Soar5Evening StandardMay 19, 2022
Hang around near Brighton, at the railhead5Evening StandardMay 11, 2022
About HOVER in crosswords
HOVER is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 52 times in our database across 21 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Loiter anxiously (5)” in the The Guardian crossword on August 15, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
MARDI__ Gras
SIDLEMove laterally
OFTENRoutinely concerned with all one’s toes? (5)
LEGALAllowed actor initially to enter stage left
VALETManservant
SHIREHobbits' homeland
ROALDCreator of Veruca, George and Matilda (5)
TIARAPageant crown
GRANTCede (5)
ECOLIPossible sickener, incomplete story of environmentalism? (1,4)
TEAMO"I love you," in Spanish
LAKERL.A. NBAer
ADIEUFarewell
VERSEPart of a poem
Every appearance of HOVER (52)
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Aug 15, 2026
Loiter anxiously (5) · The Guardian · 4 Down
Jul 26, 2026
Linger · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Jul 25, 2026
Be suspended · Newsday · Down
Jul 19, 2026
Remain aloft, flapping wings (5) · The Sun · 5 Down
Jul 19, 2026
Hang around husband with six deliveries (5) · The Sun · 5 Down
Apr 7, 2026
Hang around too much with a hothead · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Mar 9, 2026
Flutter · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 9, 2026
Float · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Dec 19, 2025
Flutter · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Oct 8, 2025
Hang around the hotel too much · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Sep 4, 2025
Flutter · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Aug 29, 2025
Fly the cockney across · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Jun 20, 2025
Appear overprotective, say · New York Times · 2 Down
May 10, 2025
Flutter · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 12, 2025
Hang in the air · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Feb 12, 2025
Hang about craftily? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Feb 6, 2025
Flutter · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Dec 7, 2024
Hang around · The Independent · 4 Down
Sep 24, 2024
Hang in the air · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Jul 16, 2024
Hang in the air · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Jun 27, 2024
Hang in the air · Evening Standard · 18 Down
May 20, 2024
Defy gravity craftily? · Evening Standard · 18 Down
May 20, 2024
Hang · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Mar 6, 2024
Hang in the air · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Nov 1, 2023
Hang in the air · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Oct 10, 2023
Hang in the air · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Jun 12, 2023
Fly · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Jan 2, 2023
Hang around, perhaps craftily? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Nov 21, 2022
Levitate · Eugene Sheffer · 46 Across
Oct 27, 2022
Flutter · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Sep 2, 2022
Flutter · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 25, 2022
Hang around the hotel too much · Evening Standard · 21 Across
May 19, 2022
Soar · Evening Standard · 26 Across
May 11, 2022
Hang around near Brighton, at the railhead · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Dec 17, 2021
Fly · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jun 21, 2021
Linger · Evening Standard · 7 Down
May 7, 2021
Linger · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Jan 6, 2021
Hang around too much with a hothead · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Nov 24, 2020
Float · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Aug 28, 2020
Fly the cockney across · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Aug 19, 2020
Flutter · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jul 15, 2020
Flutter · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Apr 1, 2020
Hang around the hotel too much · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Jan 14, 2020
Flutter · Evening Standard · 9 Across
Sep 4, 2019
Hang in the air · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Dec 4, 2018
Flutter · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Nov 26, 2018
Hang in the air · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Nov 12, 2018
Hang about craftily? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jun 20, 2018
Hang in the air · Evening Standard · 15 Down
Apr 18, 2018
Hang in the air · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Apr 4, 2018
Hang in the air · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Mar 14, 2018
Defy gravity craftily? · Evening Standard · 18 Down