Crossword answer
PREVENTED
9 letters · Used for 3 different clues · 13 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 14, 2026
Letter pattern
PREVENTED
Clues that lead to PREVENTED
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Stopped9Evening StandardAug 14, 2026
Averted9Evening StandardJan 17, 2025
Obstructed9Evening StandardAug 16, 2019
About PREVENTED in crosswords
PREVENTED is a 9-letter answer that has appeared 13 times in our database across 3 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Stopped” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 14, 2026.
Other 9-letter answers
TURNIPTOPGreens convert Pip to cycling
GODDESSESFrigg and Freyja, e.g.
EMULATORSPrograms for playing retro video games, often
EDITORIALLeader column
LIKEASHOTQuickly heart someone's Instagram post
SPITITOUTCurrent advice in recession, sell? Don't be dumb
CLOUDNINEUni cloned bats in happy place (5,4)
NOSEBLEEDSee blonde dancing, getting minor injury (9)
SOAPOPERAPotentially never-ending series then, each set of years
CONUNDRUMRiddle
ABOUNDINGSkip wearing silver trousers all over the place
SLIPSAWAYLeaves unobtrusively
TOPBANANAAct given star billing, for best performance by a theatrical dog
WRISTBANDWearable form of admission
Every appearance of PREVENTED (13)
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Aug 14, 2026
Stopped · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Feb 8, 2026
Stopped · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jan 17, 2025
Averted · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jul 11, 2023
Stopped · Evening Standard · 11 Down
May 4, 2023
Stopped · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Apr 3, 2023
Stopped · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Nov 18, 2022
Stopped · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 15, 2022
Stopped · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jan 5, 2022
Stopped · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Apr 19, 2021
Stopped · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Jul 30, 2020
Stopped · Evening Standard · 4 Down
Aug 16, 2019
Obstructed · Evening Standard · 23 Across
Dec 14, 2018
Averted · Evening Standard · 17 Across