Crossword answer
LOCAL
5 letters · Used for 42 different clues · 115 appearances · Last seen The Guardian, July 30, 2026
Letter pattern
LOCAL
Clues that lead to LOCAL
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Government, anaesthetic or radio? (5)5The GuardianJul 30, 2026
One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe5New York TimesJul 30, 2026
Provincial (5)5The GuardianJul 18, 2026
Regional5Evening StandardJul 14, 2026
From around this area5Crosswords With FriendsJul 12, 2026
Of a place5Daily ExpressJun 23, 2026
From the neighborhood5Thomas JosephJun 8, 2026
Regional diet? (5)5The SunMay 31, 2026
Pub (5)5The SunMay 31, 2026
Anaesthetic that's laughter-inducing, about to be inhaled5The IndependentMay 31, 2026
Not an out-of-towner5Daily ThemedApr 30, 2026
Provincial5Evening StandardApr 23, 2026
A number in the vicinity (5)5The GuardianApr 18, 2026
Movie hero's favourite pub?5Evening StandardApr 9, 2026
Presumably healthy place to drink5The IndependentMar 16, 2026
All wrong about the business recession in this area5Evening StandardMar 6, 2026
Person from the neighborhood5New York TimesFeb 1, 2026
Produced nearby5NewsdayDec 19, 2025
A handy kind of anaesthetic?5Evening StandardNov 18, 2025
Not express, as a train5New York TimesNov 3, 2025
See California not as a visitor to it5Evening StandardOct 17, 2025
In the neighborhood5NewsdayOct 8, 2025
Fifty, duck, century, and a fifty — one can't get you out!5The IndependentAug 30, 2025
Nearest thing to a boozer5Evening StandardFeb 24, 2025
Where near beer is served?5Evening StandardOct 28, 2024
Neighbourhood pub's such light food?5The IndependentAug 11, 2024
Nearby5Evening StandardAug 7, 2024
For the boozer, it's a close thing!5Evening StandardMar 20, 2024
The handyman's pub?5Evening StandardJan 4, 2024
In the neighbourhood of the pub?5Evening StandardOct 25, 2023
Where alcohol is used as an anaesthetic?5Evening StandardSep 11, 2023
Is alcohol such an anaesthetic?5Evening StandardAug 1, 2023
Where the booze is like an anaesthetic?5Evening StandardJun 6, 2023
Might it get only a half allocation of beer?5Evening StandardJan 9, 2023
It's not far to stagger home from5Evening StandardSep 5, 2022
Where it's neighbourly to have a drink5Evening StandardJul 14, 2022
Shopping ___, eco-friendly practice that promotes small businesses and community-building5Daily ThemedJun 5, 2022
Kind of news or anesthesia5Daily ThemedMar 17, 2022
Where to drink 'near-beer'?5Evening StandardJan 5, 2022
It's refreshingly easy to reach5Evening StandardOct 7, 2021
Short distance call made out of love5Evening StandardSep 7, 2020
Neighbourhood pub5Evening StandardSep 30, 2019
About LOCAL in crosswords
LOCAL is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 115 times in our database across 42 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Government, anaesthetic or radio? (5)” in the The Guardian crossword on July 30, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
LEMURMadagascan arboreal primate (5)
AHEADBridge Out ___ (sign)
TEACHInstruct
IGLOOSnow place; like, home (5)
CURRYSpicy dish
MAIZECrop cloth covering snooker table, with money to replace balls, at first
KABULAsian capital
BEARDWhiskers
STAYSCorsets
NERDSObsessive hobbyists
RABBITorah scholar
FREESAllows to go cold, pronouncedly!
SITESWeb locations
BUFFY"___ the Vampire Slayer," horror TV series where Sarah Michelle Gellar plays the iconic lead character who gives the show its name
Every appearance of LOCAL (115)
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Jul 30, 2026
Government, anaesthetic or radio? (5) · The Guardian · 20 Across
Jul 30, 2026
One who knows all the shortcuts, maybe · New York Times · 28 Down
Jul 18, 2026
Provincial (5) · The Guardian · 10 Across
Jul 14, 2026
Regional · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jul 12, 2026
From around this area · Crosswords With Friends · 52
Jun 23, 2026
Of a place · Daily Express · 9 Across
Jun 8, 2026
From the neighborhood · Thomas Joseph · 21 Down
May 31, 2026
Pub (5) · The Sun · 21 Down
May 31, 2026
Regional diet? (5) · The Sun · 21 Down
May 31, 2026
Anaesthetic that's laughter-inducing, about to be inhaled · The Independent · 22 Down
May 5, 2026
Regional · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Apr 30, 2026
Not an out-of-towner · Daily Themed · 42 Down
Apr 25, 2026
Regional · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Apr 23, 2026
Provincial · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Apr 18, 2026
A number in the vicinity (5) · The Guardian · 26 Across
Apr 9, 2026
Movie hero's favourite pub? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Apr 9, 2026
Provincial · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Mar 16, 2026
Presumably healthy place to drink · The Independent · 26 Down
Mar 10, 2026
Regional · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Mar 6, 2026
All wrong about the business recession in this area · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Feb 9, 2026
Provincial · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Feb 1, 2026
Person from the neighborhood · New York Times · 1 Down
Jan 26, 2026
Regional · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jan 12, 2026
Regional · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Jan 8, 2026
Regional · The Independent · 20 Across
Jan 6, 2026
Regional · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Dec 31, 2025
Regional · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Dec 19, 2025
Produced nearby · Newsday · Across
Nov 19, 2025
Regional · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Nov 18, 2025
A handy kind of anaesthetic? · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Nov 3, 2025
Not express, as a train · New York Times · 48 Down
Oct 17, 2025
See California not as a visitor to it · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Oct 8, 2025
In the neighborhood · Newsday · Down
Oct 2, 2025
Regional · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Sep 8, 2025
Regional · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Sep 7, 2025
In the neighborhood · Newsday · Down
Aug 31, 2025
Provincial · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Aug 30, 2025
Fifty, duck, century, and a fifty — one can't get you out! · The Independent · 26 Across
Aug 23, 2025
Regional · The Independent · 1 Down
Aug 5, 2025
Regional · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Aug 1, 2025
Regional · The Independent · 16 Down
Jul 10, 2025
Regional · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jun 25, 2025
Provincial · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Jun 17, 2025
Provincial · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jun 9, 2025
Regional · Evening Standard · 16 Down
May 15, 2025
In the neighborhood · New York Times · 49 Down
May 11, 2025
Regional · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Feb 24, 2025
Nearest thing to a boozer · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Dec 4, 2024
Provincial · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Oct 28, 2024
Where near beer is served? · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Aug 11, 2024
Neighbourhood pub's such light food? · The Independent · 10 Across
Aug 7, 2024
Nearby · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Apr 24, 2024
Provincial · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Mar 20, 2024
For the boozer, it's a close thing! · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 14, 2024
Provincial · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jan 4, 2024
The handyman's pub? · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Oct 25, 2023
In the neighbourhood of the pub? · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Oct 4, 2023
Provincial · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Sep 21, 2023
Regional · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Sep 11, 2023
Where alcohol is used as an anaesthetic? · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Aug 1, 2023
Is alcohol such an anaesthetic? · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jul 28, 2023
Regional · Evening Standard · 14 Across
Jun 29, 2023
Provincial · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Jun 6, 2023
Where the booze is like an anaesthetic? · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Apr 10, 2023
Provincial · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jan 9, 2023
Might it get only a half allocation of beer? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Oct 13, 2022
Regional · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Sep 5, 2022
It's not far to stagger home from · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Jul 14, 2022
Where it's neighbourly to have a drink · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jul 14, 2022
Provincial · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Jun 5, 2022
Shopping ___, eco-friendly practice that promotes small businesses and community-building · Daily Themed · 36 Across
Apr 8, 2022
Regional · Evening Standard · 7 Down
Mar 17, 2022
Kind of news or anesthesia · Daily Themed · 46 Down
Mar 3, 2022
Provincial · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Feb 21, 2022
Regional · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Jan 5, 2022
Where to drink 'near-beer'? · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Nov 8, 2021
Regional · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Oct 25, 2021
Provincial · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Oct 7, 2021
It's refreshingly easy to reach · Evening Standard · 30 Down
Aug 26, 2021
Regional · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Aug 24, 2021
Provincial · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jun 18, 2021
Regional · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Jun 7, 2021
Regional · Evening Standard · 10 Down
Mar 5, 2021
Regional · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Feb 26, 2021
All wrong about the business recession in this area · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Feb 1, 2021
Provincial · Evening Standard · 28 Down
Jan 11, 2021
Movie hero's favourite pub? · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jan 11, 2021
Provincial · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Nov 27, 2020
Regional · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Nov 13, 2020
Regional · Evening Standard · 6 Down
Oct 13, 2020
Provincial · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Oct 9, 2020
See California not as a visitor to it · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Sep 7, 2020
Short distance call made out of love · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Aug 20, 2020
Regional · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Jun 12, 2020
Regional · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Apr 29, 2020
Regional · Evening Standard · 22 Down
Feb 21, 2020
Regional · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Jan 20, 2020
Regional · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jan 9, 2020
Provincial · Evening Standard · 12 Down
Dec 10, 2019
Regional · Evening Standard · 33 Across
Dec 5, 2019
Regional · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Nov 25, 2019
Where the booze is like an anaesthetic · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Sep 30, 2019
Neighbourhood pub · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Jun 26, 2019
Provincial · Evening Standard · 19 Across
May 7, 2019
Regional · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Mar 25, 2019
Regional · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Mar 18, 2019
Provincial · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Mar 4, 2019
Provincial · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Nov 21, 2018
Nearest thing to a boozer · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Aug 27, 2018
Provincial · Evening Standard · 8 Across
Aug 1, 2018
Where near beer is served? · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Jun 20, 2018
Nearby · Evening Standard · 21 Across
Feb 12, 2018
Provincial · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Jan 15, 2018
For the boozer, it's a close thing! · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jan 2, 2018
Provincial · Evening Standard · 26 Across