Crossword answer
KAPOK
5 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 5 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, January 6, 2026
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KAPOK
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KAPOK is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 5 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Silk cotton always gives a good finish” in the Evening Standard crossword on January 6, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ASTERIt grows in an easterly direction
ARIESSign of a fantastic rise (5)
LEDGEPerch for a pigeon
CORERApple device? (5)
FOALSYoung horses
ATTICRoom often used for storage
PILOTAmelia Earhart, for one
ERICAHeather I caught in time (5)
SAUCEPasta ___ (pesto or Alfredo, e.g.)
SHAKE"Harlem ___," instrumental track by Baauer, which became part of an Internet meme and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100
EDICTOrder from a monarch, say
PUREEThick soup
STICKLollipop holder
MANEDLike a lion (5)
Every appearance of KAPOK (5)
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Jan 6, 2026
Silk cotton always gives a good finish · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Jul 20, 2025
Nut packers agreed to include high grade plant fibre · The Independent · 6 Across
May 31, 2025
Stuffing · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 17, 2020
Silk cotton always gives a good finish · Evening Standard · 37 Across
Mar 12, 2019
Stuffing · Evening Standard · 4 Down