Crossword answer
ROUGH
5 letters · Used for 24 different clues · 35 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 28, 2026
Letter pattern
ROUGH
Clues that lead to ROUGH
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
"Not even a collar", you say5Evening StandardAug 28, 2026
Unpleasant smell leaves area of city5The IndependentAug 1, 2026
Crude5Evening StandardJul 30, 2026
Unrefined5Thomas JosephJun 22, 2026
Thick grass off the fairway5NYT MidiMay 29, 2026
He's rude and not very precise5Evening StandardMay 13, 2026
Like a poor golfer's luck?5Evening StandardOct 7, 2025
Bumpy5NewsdayOct 5, 2025
Where a bad lie, of course, is approximate?5Evening StandardSep 8, 2025
Not smooth5Evening StandardAug 28, 2025
Golf course part5New York TimesAug 1, 2025
Such luck makes things difficult for golfers5Evening StandardMay 6, 2025
Trump caught in a bad lie, perhaps5The IndependentSep 7, 2024
Like sandpaper5Daily ThemedAug 29, 2024
Soldiers knocked over - that's horrible part of course5The IndependentJun 15, 2024
Like the incompetent golfer's luck?5Evening StandardMay 30, 2024
Coarse5The IndependentMay 21, 2024
Hooligan on the golf course?5Evening StandardApr 18, 2024
Would a thug get such justice?5Evening StandardJan 15, 2024
The thug can mean trouble for the golfer5Evening StandardNov 6, 2023
*Far from smooth (rhymes with "stuff")5Daily ThemedMay 12, 2023
Bit of a ruffian, we hear5Evening StandardMay 9, 2022
Like a sandpaper5Daily ThemedNov 1, 2021
Rugged5Evening StandardAug 1, 2019
About ROUGH in crosswords
ROUGH is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 35 times in our database across 24 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “"Not even a collar", you say” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 28, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
AWARDPulitzer Prize, for one
AROSEOriginated
PANICPicture capturing a northern terror (5)
DELFTMany felt moved by such pottery
ABYSSChasm
ADAMS___ apple (neck bump)
GONOW"Time for you to hit the road!"
WENCH?
SORTA"Not exactly"
TAPINEasy putt
ESSAYMany a David Foster Wallace piece
ANISE19-Across flavor
BEFITBe suitable to
PUNCHHe has impact in children's entertainment
Every appearance of ROUGH (35)
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Aug 28, 2026
"Not even a collar", you say · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Aug 1, 2026
Unpleasant smell leaves area of city · The Independent · 8 Across
Jul 30, 2026
Crude · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Jun 22, 2026
Unrefined · Thomas Joseph · 27 Across
May 29, 2026
Thick grass off the fairway · NYT Midi · 12 Across
May 13, 2026
He's rude and not very precise · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Oct 7, 2025
Like a poor golfer's luck? · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Oct 5, 2025
Bumpy · Newsday · Down
Sep 8, 2025
Where a bad lie, of course, is approximate? · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Aug 28, 2025
Not smooth · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Aug 1, 2025
Golf course part · New York Times · 45 Across
May 6, 2025
Such luck makes things difficult for golfers · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Sep 7, 2024
Trump caught in a bad lie, perhaps · The Independent · 12 Across
Aug 29, 2024
Like sandpaper · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Jun 15, 2024
Soldiers knocked over - that's horrible part of course · The Independent · 7 Down
May 30, 2024
Like the incompetent golfer's luck? · Evening Standard · 13 Down
May 21, 2024
Coarse · The Independent · 21 Across
Apr 18, 2024
Hooligan on the golf course? · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jan 15, 2024
Would a thug get such justice? · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Nov 6, 2023
The thug can mean trouble for the golfer · Evening Standard · 13 Down
May 12, 2023
*Far from smooth (rhymes with "stuff") · Daily Themed · 44 Down
May 9, 2022
Bit of a ruffian, we hear · Evening Standard · 21 Down
Mar 16, 2022
Crude · Evening Standard · 2 Across
Mar 9, 2022
Not smooth · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Nov 1, 2021
Like a sandpaper · Daily Themed · 2 Down
Aug 20, 2021
"Not even a collar", you say · Evening Standard · 33 Down
Mar 29, 2021
Crude · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Mar 2, 2021
He's rude and not very precise · Evening Standard · 14 Down
Mar 31, 2020
Like a poor golfer’s luck? · Evening Standard · 11 Across
Feb 10, 2020
Where a bad lie, of course, is approximate? · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Jan 7, 2020
Not smooth · Evening Standard · 19 Across
Oct 31, 2019
Crude · Evening Standard · 2 Down
Aug 1, 2019
Rugged · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jan 21, 2019
Such luck makes things difficult for golfers · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Feb 13, 2018
Hooligan on the golf course? · Evening Standard · 13 Down