Crossword answer
SPECIMEN
8 letters · Used for 5 different clues · 14 appearances · Last seen The Sun, April 10, 2026
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SPECIMEN
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SPECIMEN is a 8-letter answer that has appeared 14 times in our database across 5 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Sample (8)” in the The Sun crossword on April 10, 2026.
Other 8-letter answers
LOATHINGBehold! An object for hatred (8)
COLOPHONA publisher's emblem on a book
COLDFEETTV comedy-drama series starring James Nesbitt, Helen Baxendale, John Thomson and Fay Ripley
PIDDLINGInconsequential tinkering after volume decreases
WORKOUTSSome 1980s Jane Fonda performances
BONEUPONGet to know a little better, say
STINGRAYSwimmer straying terribly (8)
WILLIAMSRaymond __, teacher remembered for his book Culture and Society (1958) (8)
DNATESTSProcedures that help determine ancestry
MACARONICairo man ruined pasta dish (8)
LANCELOTKnight, behold, impaling one with double-edged blade
CASSAVASPlants used to make tapioca
RECEIPTSGate
TROMBONEBrass instrument
Every appearance of SPECIMEN (14)
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Apr 10, 2026
Sample (8) · The Sun · 3 Across
Apr 10, 2026
Representative rodents from the east in small enclosure (8) · The Sun · 3 Across
Dec 26, 2025
Sample · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Jul 28, 2025
Sample mince pies, oddly neglecting second one · The Independent · 25 Across
May 9, 2025
Sample · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Nov 15, 2024
Sample · Evening Standard · 1 Down
Nov 13, 2024
Sample · The Independent · 20 Across
Oct 20, 2023
Sample · Evening Standard · 3 Down
Jul 13, 2022
Example · Evening Standard · 10 Across
Feb 28, 2020
Sample · Evening Standard · 32 Down
Oct 11, 2019
Sample · Evening Standard · 5 Down
Mar 15, 2019
Sample · Evening Standard · 41 Across
Feb 1, 2019
Sample · Evening Standard · 24 Across
Oct 19, 2018
Sample · Evening Standard · 1 Down