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Evening Standard Crossword April 17 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 17 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 124 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ShiningAGLOW5Across1 ObtainSECURE6Across1 The flying deanSWIFT5Across1 PantGASP4Across5 They're on hand for the restraint of criminalsCUFFS5Across6 Variety of turnipSWEDE5Across6 AnimalsSHEEP5Across8 Republic the French have a ban onLEBANON7Across9 TuneAIR3Across9 PlanetNEPTUNE7Across9 ColourBLUE4Across10 CryptVAULT5Across10 Once more it's no lossAGAIN5Across10 NearestNEXT4Across11 Hearty Anglo-Saxon kingMIDAS5Across11 StadiumARENA5Across11 MeasuredMETED5Across12 Rubbish, informallyTRIPE5Across12 Jumped when the plate brokeLEAPT5Across12 GruesomeMACABRE7Across13 Get only part way and cry at the disappointmentWASHOUT7Across13 UnderpantsBRIEFS6Across13 AgentREP3Across15 His patients won't speak to himVET3Across15 SatedFULL4Across16 Prayer endingAMEN4Across17 Issue them with a certain amount of kitEMIT4Across17 For sailing, sound crews are neededCRUISE6Across18 PainACHE4Across18 VenerateREVERE6Across18 In the dark, it's a smashing thing!NIGHT5Across19 TeacherTUTOR5Across19 At seaAFLOAT6Across20 Did spadework at 55, indeed!DELVED6Across20 LumpWAD3Across20 ChargeFEE3Across22 Look weary at an article that takes a lot of readingSAGA4Across22 Girl's nameTINA4Across22 BalladLAY3Across23 Like a fox coming to a grisly endSLY3Across24 LongPINE4Across24 CourtWOO3Across24 Field event broadcast live in JanuaryJAVELIN7Across25 SwiftFAST4Across25 Of current affairsTOPICAL7Across25 ThighboneFEMUR5Across26 Something to hang on to?STRAP5Across26 For a student, the fishy bit is at the endFINAL5Across27 Aircraft detection systemRADAR5Across27 QuickRAPID5Across28 By sheltering the sick, make a nameBILLY5Across28 RelishSAVOUR6Across28 A letter from the FBIFEDERAL7Across29 Lacking tasteINSIPID7Across29 Goods sold for conflicts out EastWARES5Across30 Striped animalZEBRA5Across30 HeaddressTIARA5Across30 Small coinPENNY5Across31 Point to a jug that's not so antiqueNEWER5Across31 FashionableCHIC4Across32 InactiveIDLE4Across33 SpringSPA3Across34 DemonFIEND5Across35 AdroitDEFT4Across36 PurloinedSTOLEN6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
TatteredSHABBY6Down1 Initially went into garden with a massive tentWIGWAM6Down2 Boy's nameGRAHAM6Down2 SweaterCARDIGAN8Down2 SnubREBUFF6Down3 Aviation is no serious matter to a fatheadFLIGHT6Down3 Lent outONLOAN6Down3 GloomyCHEERLESS9Down4 Time for some late newsTEN3Down4 MoistenWET3Down4 WidespreadGENERAL7Down5 Did he make a name for giving paintings heart?MANET5Down5 Reserve supplySTORE5Down5 Conduct oneself like a politician taken in by a fake CorotCOMPORT7Down6 ImitatedAPED4Down6 PhotographerSNAPPER7Down6 CompassionPITY4Down7 Used to beWERE4Down7 One or manyUNIT4Down7 BallerinaDANCER6Down8 AmountSUM3Down8 Ash blondes could be old onesFLAMES6Down8 Clear piece of luck for the plain-clothes officersLUCID5Down12 FishTROUT5Down12 Travels like historic Slavonic peopleWENDS5Down13 Type of parrotMACAW5Down13 AnguishSUFFERING9Down14 Foolishly close to the batSILLY5Down14 Musical instrumentCELLO5Down14 TimidSHY3Down15 Ancient artefactRELIC5Down15 Figure to give a twist to the tail as necessaryVITAL5Down15 Flower partPETAL5Down16 In a certain stateTEXAN5Down16 MeadowLEA3Down17 Like many a jalopyCHEAP5Down18 Helicopter bladeROTOR5Down18 RoundaboutCAROUSEL8Down19 Settles down at home with a boyNESTLES7Down19 Greek restaurantTAVERNA7Down19 IntelligenceWIT3Down20 Rummage aboutFORAGE6Down21 She makes a noted rival squirm!ELVIRA6Down21 LossDEFICIT7Down21 DeclamationTIRADE6Down22 The old way to the riverSENILE6Down22 CountryNATION6Down23 A little femaleGIRLIE6Down23 Bond, in short, can do without meJAMES5Down25 Spring bulbTULIP5Down25 GiftTALENT6Down26 Just, impartialFAIR4Down26 It's not so reliable when crackedSAFE4Down26 ConsecrateORDAIN6Down27 Some husbands make no allowance!BAN3Down28 RendRIP3Down28 FrozenICED4Down29 ArgumentTIFF4Down30 AppendADD3Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.