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Crossword answer

NORTH

5 letters · Used for 25 different clues · 53 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 20, 2026
Letter pattern
NORTH
Starts with N, ends with H · 5 letters
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Clues that lead to NORTH

Most recent first
ClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Direction5Evening StandardAug 20, 2026 Point revealed by 14 or 13? (5)5The GuardianAug 13, 2026 Point of a thorn, possibly5Evening StandardJul 9, 2026 Direction found in minor theatre (5)5The SunJun 10, 2026 Where a magnetic needle points (5)5The SunJun 10, 2026 Compass point5Evening StandardMay 9, 2026 Heading up?5LA TimesMay 2, 2026 Point of the compass (5)5The SunApr 21, 2026 Cardinal's damaged thorn (5)5The SunApr 21, 2026 Straight up on a compass (5)5The GuardianApr 19, 2026 First word in two U.S. state names5New York TimesFeb 2, 2026 "I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it." (1994)5New York TimesNov 26, 2025 Title shared by albums by Darkstar, Elvis Costello and Matchbox Twenty5The IndependentSep 27, 2025 The direction of Bognor, think you?5Evening StandardSep 14, 2025 1994 film starring Elijah Wood, which ends with his character waking up from a dream5Daily ThemedSep 4, 2025 Where to go up5Evening StandardAug 13, 2025 "___ Face," 2008 German historical fiction film that follows two climbers racing to scale a mountain in the Bernese Alps5Daily ThemedDec 19, 2024 The way to get frozen, perhaps?5Evening StandardDec 18, 2024 ___ pole (Santa's home)5Daily ThemedDec 3, 2024 (2/7) "In ___ America's marshes, once they graced ..."5Daily ThemedAug 31, 2024 This direction gets neither to Southend5Evening StandardJul 16, 2024 Homeward, to Santa5Eugene ShefferMar 9, 2024 The highest point?5Evening StandardJul 19, 2023 The point of a crooked thorn5Evening StandardFeb 28, 2022 In cartography, the way up?5Evening StandardJun 24, 2019

About NORTH in crosswords

NORTH is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 53 times in our database across 25 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Direction” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 20, 2026.

Every appearance of NORTH (53)

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Aug 20, 2026
Direction · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Aug 13, 2026
Point revealed by 14 or 13? (5) · The Guardian · 7 Down
Jul 9, 2026
Point of a thorn, possibly · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Jun 10, 2026
Where a magnetic needle points (5) · The Sun · 23 Across
Jun 10, 2026
Direction found in minor theatre (5) · The Sun · 23 Across
May 9, 2026
Compass point · Evening Standard · 13 Down
May 8, 2026
Compass point · The Independent · 22 Across
May 2, 2026
Heading up? · LA Times · Across
Apr 21, 2026
Point of the compass (5) · The Sun · 19 Down
Apr 21, 2026
Cardinal's damaged thorn (5) · The Sun · 19 Down
Apr 20, 2026
Compass point · The Independent · 5 Down
Apr 19, 2026
Straight up on a compass (5) · The Guardian · 20 Down
Feb 23, 2026
Direction · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Feb 22, 2026
Direction · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Feb 3, 2026
Direction · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Feb 2, 2026
First word in two U.S. state names · New York Times · 16 Across
Nov 26, 2025
"I hated this movie. Hated hated hated hated hated this movie. Hated it." (1994) · New York Times · 38 Across
Sep 27, 2025
Title shared by albums by Darkstar, Elvis Costello and Matchbox Twenty · The Independent · 10 Across
Sep 14, 2025
The direction of Bognor, think you? · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Sep 4, 2025
1994 film starring Elijah Wood, which ends with his character waking up from a dream · Daily Themed · 20 Across
Aug 13, 2025
Where to go up · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Jun 18, 2025
Point of a thorn, possibly? · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Dec 19, 2024
"___ Face," 2008 German historical fiction film that follows two climbers racing to scale a mountain in the Bernese Alps · Daily Themed · 23 Down
Dec 18, 2024
The way to get frozen, perhaps? · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Dec 3, 2024
___ pole (Santa's home) · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Aug 31, 2024
(2/7) "In ___ America's marshes, once they graced ..." · Daily Themed · 16 Across
Jul 16, 2024
This direction gets neither to Southend · Evening Standard · 16 Across
Apr 6, 2024
Compass point · The Independent · 20 Across
Mar 9, 2024
Homeward, to Santa · Eugene Sheffer · 5 Down
Feb 1, 2024
Direction · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Oct 24, 2023
Direction · Evening Standard · 28 Across
Jul 19, 2023
The highest point? · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Aug 31, 2022
Direction · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Apr 5, 2022
Direction · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Feb 28, 2022
The point of a crooked thorn · Evening Standard · 17 Down
Dec 6, 2021
___ Pole (Santa's home) · Daily Themed · 17 Down
Aug 2, 2021
Direction · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Jun 22, 2021
Direction · Evening Standard · 15 Across
May 26, 2021
Point of a thorn, possibly · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Apr 27, 2021
Direction · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Feb 23, 2021
Compass point · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Nov 3, 2020
Direction · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Oct 5, 2020
Direction · Evening Standard · 34 Across
Sep 9, 2020
Direction · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Aug 29, 2020
Homeward, to Santa · Eugene Sheffer · 41 Down
Feb 18, 2020
The direction of Bognor, think you? · Evening Standard · 31 Across
Dec 25, 2019
Where to go up · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Nov 21, 2019
Direction · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Sep 25, 2019
Direction · Evening Standard · 27 Down
Sep 24, 2019
Direction · Evening Standard · 40 Across
Jun 24, 2019
In cartography, the way up? · Evening Standard · 12 Across
Mar 19, 2019
Point of a thorn, possibly? · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Sep 24, 2018
The way to get frozen, perhaps? · Evening Standard · 21 Down