Call back with thanks about magazine’s latest issue

Latest answer — August 18, 2026

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Clue explained

EMANATE can mean ‘issue’ or come forth, as something may issue from a magazine. NAME, meaning ‘call’, is reversed to EMAN, followed by a reversed combination of TA (‘thanks’) and the latest letter of issuE.

Clue type:
Pun or wordplay
Open magazine pages representing a newly issued publication

Times Quick Cryptic Crossword

This clue's Tuesday, August 18, 2026 appearance

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Across

  1. 1Pleasure-seeker’s gesture rejected during robbery
  2. 5Eager, back head of government
  3. 8Doctor and I have energy
  4. 9Call back with thanks about magazine’s latest issue
  5. 11Fuel essential to boiler
  6. 12Hateful mole not usually keeping promises
  7. 13Talk’s opening line about united company
  8. 15Most of danger faced by revolutionary plot remains
  9. 18Blasphemy? Wise to suppress constant anger
  10. 19Returned answer, about time
  11. 20Flexible, finally breaking ice, relaxed
  12. 21Praise former partner joining group in retirement
  13. 22Cover over pool
  14. 23Warm argument consuming hour in airport

Down

  1. 1Endlessly nasty time in retreat
  2. 2Training day runs badly
  3. 3Want top line altered in embroidery
  4. 4Alternate view observed
  5. 6Fascination left in good affair
  6. 7Expression of surprise over wings of some birds
  7. 10Accomplishment, working in the cave around empty mine
  8. 14Old king wanting one area of fruit trees
  9. 16Bird’s down
  10. 17Save reminder, following resolution
  11. 18Wonderful son in good health
  12. 19Penetrate part of alien territory

The answer to “Call back with thanks about magazine’s latest issue” in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword is EMANATE — a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 18, 2026, a Tuesday puzzle, at 9-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.

“Call back with thanks about magazine’s latest issue” answer

EMANATE (7 letters)

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What does EMANATE mean?

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

(verb)

  • (of a feeling, quality, or sensation) issue or spread out from (a source)

When else has “Call back with thanks about magazine’s latest issue” 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 18, 2026 (most recent) → EMANATE. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

Frequently asked questions

What is the answer to “Call back with thanks about magazine’s latest issue”?

The answer is EMANATE, a 7-letter word. It most recently appeared in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 18, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Call back with thanks about magazine’s latest issue”?

7 letters: EMANATE.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the The Times Quick Cryptic crossword on August 18, 2026 (a Tuesday puzzle), at 9-Across.

Can “Call back with thanks about magazine’s latest issue” have a different answer?

Yes — The Times Quick Cryptic sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

Where can I find the rest of this day's Times Quick Cryptic answers?

The full grid for August 18, 2026 is on the Times Quick Cryptic answers page, with every clue and answer from that puzzle.

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