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Evening Standard Crossword April 21 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 21 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 128 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#
SolitarySINGLE6Across1 Work calling for many a fresh horseCHORES6Across1 AdditionalEXTRA5Across2 MatchlessPEERLESS8Across7 DeerSTAG4Across7 Resolutely get a rapid grip on things?HOLDFAST8Across7 Fail to gain a sole optionLOSE4Across8 TattleGOSSIP6Across8 Meat spreadPATE4Across8 FeelGROPE5Across9 Inspirited by elevated partsELATED6Across10 Detest, abhorLOATHE6Across10 CorsairPIRATE6Across11 Being quick to take in the tax people is a crimePIRACY6Across11 VehicleCAR3Across11 PerformedDID3Across13 Where there's a queue to get in the gardens?KEW3Across14 Sheltered sideLEE3Across14 SignOMEN4Across15 LumpWAD3Across16 Libertines with dirty teeth?RAKES5Across16 ManservantVALET5Across16 The girl had brought an actionSUED4Across17 IdenticalSAME4Across17 EquipmentGEAR4Across18 DevilSATAN5Across19 ControllerMANAGER7Across19 What anybbody in my clutches has to pay!MONEY5Across19 GenuineTRUE4Across20 CompetitorRIVAL5Across21 Hesitate to be the flag bearerWAVER5Across21 OverlookMISS4Across22 Cloth made of flaxLINEN5Across22 Dead wrong about one being helpedAIDED5Across22 OppositeINVERSE7Across23 PriceCOST4Across23 Open-handed treatment of palsSLAP4Across23 ProgrammeCARD4Across25 Given a hand in ideal termsDEALT5Across26 DonkeysASSES5Across26 BeamRAY3Across27 BendBOW3Across28 Dealt with some gateauxATE3Across28 LakeMERE4Across28 To be preciseTHATIS6Across29 Critical half hour for the little manURGENT6Across29 Quietly persuaded to get purifiedPURGED6Across30 Take photos with thisCAMERA6Across30 FastenTIE3Across30 Spins out for less than a week, especiallyEKES4Across31 DefectiveDUD3Across31 DryARID4Across31 Is to run around with a containerCANISTER8Across32 UnnecessaryNEEDLESS8Across32 FitADAPT5Across33 Speak in a semi-silent way!MUMBLE6Across33 OsculatesKISSES6Across33 StaggeredREELED6Across36 PainACHE4Across37 FiendDEMON5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Wherein to field for a number of oversCOVERS6Down1 NeedleSTYLUS6Down1 VapourSTEAM5Down1 Pointed beardGOATEE6Down2 Like one's objections to that little bounder EdwardROOTED6Down2 OvumEGG3Down2 Fencing swordEPEE4Down3 The girl had to be got rid ofSHED4Down3 AlsoTOO3Down3 EraAGE3Down4 A comingARRIVAL7Down4 As an enthusiast, excitedly read about a space stationADMIRER7Down4 EnquireASK3Down5 If you fancy canoeing, you can take this upKAYAK5Down5 Bravery awardMEDAL5Down5 ShinboneTIBIA5Down6 Thing of valueASSET5Down6 Keeps a ship out of the waterSTAYS5Down6 Hand partPALM4Down8 A bad leak makes more than a puddleLAKE4Down8 Definite articleTHE3Down9 Join up in OswestrySEW3Down9 SchemePLAN4Down10 TouchCONTACT7Down11 Fishy fellow?RAY3Down12 NeedREQUIRE7Down12 ManagedRAN3Down12 She changed Lewis Carroll's characterCELIA5Down13 ScornedDERIDED7Down13 Canvas sheltersTENTS5Down13 DeckedDRESSED7Down14 RescuesSAVES5Down15 Old sea-dog?ROVER5Down15 IrrigateWATER5Down16 FlowerDAISY5Down17 JewelGEM3Down18 StupidAPISH5Down18 So this is better, albeit inferiorUNDER5Down18 Very keen to be master over manyMAD3Down19 TransgressionSIN3Down19 Can he be preserved?NED3Down20 Shade of brownTAN3Down20 See a Harrison Ford filmWITNESS7Down21 FinishEND3Down21 LudicrousRISIBLE7Down21 A half mile to the pint, perhaps?ALE3Down22 PermitLET3Down22 Master switch for the currentSTREAM6Down23 Magazines for childrenCOMICS6Down23 Was indebted toOWED4Down24 AttackRAID4Down24 Eleven supporters?LEGS4Down24 VagrantsTRAMPS6Down25 Can be helpful if one is up the creekPADDLE6Down25 HelpedAIDED5Down26 Make amendsATONE5Down26 Like a diseased elm?DUTCH5Down26 Go in some painAGONY5Down27 AuctionsSALES5Down27 Possibly great flierAUK3Down28 Drinks counterBAR3Down28 FrillRUCHE5Down29 For which the hair stylist needs some new premisesPERM4Down30 BarrelCASK4Down30 ArtfulSLY3Down32 AppendADD3Down33 PointAIM3Down34 BrownTAN3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, April 21, 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.