Crossword answer
PENELOPE
8 letters · Used for 8 different clues · 11 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, June 8, 2026
Letter pattern
PENELOPE
Clues that lead to PENELOPE
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Fabulous wife, but she just had to run away with a writer!8Evening StandardJun 8, 2026
Run off after writer - she waited a long time8The IndependentDec 22, 2025
"Odyssey" figure with many suitors8New York TimesSep 24, 2025
She somehow managed to get a peep out of Noel8Evening StandardJun 19, 2025
Woman for a writer to run away with8Evening StandardDec 23, 2024
Just the girl to run away with a writer?8Evening StandardJul 4, 2023
While Odysseus was away, did she run off with a writer?8Evening StandardNov 14, 2022
Actress Cruz8Eugene ShefferFeb 22, 2022
About PENELOPE in crosswords
PENELOPE is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 11 times in our database across 8 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Fabulous wife, but she just had to run away with a writer!” in the Evening Standard crossword on June 8, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
IDARESAY"Seems to me..."
CHANCEITTake a risk
ACADEMIADark ___ (aesthetic associated with old libraries and tweed)
ORATORIOOne making a speech at Number Ten - to music
RASPUTINInfamous Russian mystic
OPENPLANLike an office designed for collaboration
CITATIONBibliography listing
OLDFRUITDear fellow died in our lift, putting that out of order
MRSCLAUSArctic cookiemaker
VIRGINALAncient poet stuck with an unusually old keyboard
FRONTIERBorder
TRANSFERHandover
ASGOODASVirtually
ECHIDNASOnly egg-laying mammals besides platypuses
Every appearance of PENELOPE (11)
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Jun 8, 2026
Fabulous wife, but she just had to run away with a writer! · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Dec 22, 2025
Run off after writer - she waited a long time · The Independent · 6 Down
Sep 24, 2025
"Odyssey" figure with many suitors · New York Times · 27 Across
Jun 19, 2025
She somehow managed to get a peep out of Noel · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Dec 23, 2024
Woman for a writer to run away with · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Jul 4, 2023
Just the girl to run away with a writer? · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Nov 14, 2022
While Odysseus was away, did she run off with a writer? · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Feb 22, 2022
Actress Cruz · Eugene Sheffer · 16 Across
Apr 8, 2021
Fabulous wife, but she just had to run away with a writer! · Evening Standard · 35 Across
Mar 20, 2019
She somehow managed to get a peep out of Noel · Evening Standard · 7 Across
Sep 26, 2018
Woman for a writer to run away with · Evening Standard · 7 Across