Boy starts to look everywhere for implement

The answer to “Boy starts to look everywhere for implement” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is LADLE — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 8, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 15-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Boy starts to look everywhere for implement” answer

LADLE (5 letters)

Reveal the solution one letter at a time with the tiles above if you'd rather nudge yourself toward it than see the whole word at once. Just want it outright? The answer is LADLE.

What does LADLE mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of LADLE is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Boy starts to look everywhere for implement” appeared?

The Times Quick Cryptic reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 8, 2026 (most recent) → LADLE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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