Crossword answer
SLICK
5 letters · Used for 12 different clues · 16 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, July 27, 2026
Letter pattern
SLICK
Clues that lead to SLICK
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Tired of holding a novice to be clever!5Evening StandardJul 27, 2026
Wily5Eugene ShefferDec 1, 2025
Smooth-talking5NewsdayAug 7, 2025
Smooth but much too oily?5Evening StandardJun 18, 2025
Slippery, as an icy road5NewsdayApr 22, 2025
Clever, but indisposed to possess money5Evening StandardFeb 6, 2025
Smooth, yes, but you don't want all that oil!5Evening StandardMar 23, 2023
To be indisposed to hold money is smart5Evening StandardSep 28, 2022
Smart, and fed up with being out of money5Evening StandardAug 3, 2022
Grace ___, American musician known for being the singer of the rock band, Jefferson Airplane5Daily ThemedFeb 28, 2022
Smooth, smart, but perhaps too oily5Evening StandardNov 26, 2019
Clever, yes; but much too oily5Evening StandardJun 4, 2019
About SLICK in crosswords
SLICK is a 5-letter answer that has appeared 16 times in our database across 12 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Tired of holding a novice to be clever!” in the Evening Standard crossword on July 27, 2026.
Other 5-letter answers
ETHERVanish into the ___
AROMAScent from a kitchen
SAGESWise people
LARGESize above medium
BOOSTRaise (morale) (5)
DIDINTired out fully
FIREDDismissed
SQUIDOctopus cousin
CRESTEmblem topping a coat of arms
ELVISThe Spanish girl's boy
MANGOI don’t want you, old bean, in fruit … (5)
OUNCEUnit of weight
SARGENCO nickname
ATLASHe has the weight of the world on his shoulders
Every appearance of SLICK (16)
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Jul 27, 2026
Tired of holding a novice to be clever! · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Dec 1, 2025
Wily · Eugene Sheffer · 20 Across
Aug 7, 2025
Smooth-talking · Newsday · Down
Jun 18, 2025
Smooth but much too oily? · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Apr 22, 2025
Slippery, as an icy road · Newsday · Down
Feb 6, 2025
Clever, but indisposed to possess money · Evening Standard · 26 Across
Mar 23, 2023
Smooth, yes, but you don't want all that oil! · Evening Standard · 3 Across
Oct 17, 2022
Wily · Eugene Sheffer · 28 Across
Sep 28, 2022
To be indisposed to hold money is smart · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Aug 3, 2022
Smart, and fed up with being out of money · Evening Standard · 20 Down
Feb 28, 2022
Grace ___, American musician known for being the singer of the rock band, Jefferson Airplane · Daily Themed · 39 Down
Jun 22, 2021
Tired of holding a novice to be clever! · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Nov 26, 2019
Smooth, smart, but perhaps too oily · Evening Standard · 25 Down
Jun 4, 2019
Clever, yes; but much too oily · Evening Standard · 1 Across
Mar 19, 2019
Smooth but much too oily? · Evening Standard · 6 Across
Nov 6, 2018
Clever, but indisposed to possess money · Evening Standard · 26 Across