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Evening Standard Crossword April 25 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 25 2025 answers. The Friday 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#
BogusSHAM4Across1 AwayOFF3Across4 GraspGRIP4Across6 U.S. stateCOLORADO8Across9 YouthLAD3Across9 Music that creates restlessness in the audience?MOVEMENT8Across9 Twice a day, gets through to herADA3Across10 CoinedINVENTED8Across10 SeedPIP3Across10 Are grooming the hair when an insect appearsEARWIG6Across11 TopAPEX4Across11 EquablePLACID6Across11 Burned by the water, got inflamedSEARED6Across12 MaintenanceUPKEEP6Across12 Italian wineCHIANTI7Across13 I meant to blend and incorporate a number in the foodALIMENT7Across13 Said it's a lot and it is a lotSITE4Across14 WickedBAD3Across14 Aquatic birdDUCK4Across14 Understanding it's becoming entangled withCATCHINGON10Across15 Religious journeyPILGRIMAGE10Across15 KingdomREALM5Across16 A full treatment for all those interior partsTHEWORKS8Across17 Boiled sweetACIDDROP8Across17 Displaced personREFUGEE7Across18 Climbed as she had, holding the barSHINNED7Across18 LiberateFREE4Across19 See it's unbeatable when you back itSPOT4Across19 IntercededMEDIATED8Across19 AlludeREFER5Across21 Walk unsteadilyTOTTER6Across21 Flounder for the partyTHRASH6Across21 LoathedDETESTED8Across23 Take prompt action at some stage?REFRESHONESMEMORY17Across24 Legendary ghost shipTHEFLYINGDUTCHMAN17Across24 GluedSTUCK5Across24 WandROD3Across27 A birdie shows one's good at golf? Poppycock!PARROT6Across27 Skin complaintECZEMA6Across27 PitcherEWER4Across29 Soon makes the girl duck insideANON4Across29 Outline, for the many on the tripCONTOUR7Across30 Branch of mathsALGEBRA7Across30 CunningWILE4Across31 CustomPRACTICE8Across33 Pudding ingredientSEMOLINA8Across33 As a joke, created a cult - and just in timePUNCTUAL8Across33 Golf pegTEE3Across34 OozeSEEP4Across35 They have had to read, skipping, "Long, Long Ago"THEYEARDOT10Across35 ChangeTRANSITION10Across35 A keenness to get the advantageEDGE4Across36 OwingDUE3Across36 Unable to hearDEAF4Across36 PlimsollPUMP4Across37 Drank one, doctor, and I went to bedIMBIBED7Across37 Eye-protectorsGOGGLES7Across37 DrinkIMBIBE6Across38 Does he appear in a musical?CHEATS6Across38 Woody plantACACIA6Across40 Not having British sausages makes one see redANGERS6Across40 Short sleepNAP3Across41 Exploit the said femalesUSE3Across41 MarineNAUTICAL8Across42 The stray, after the "Scat!" scampers offCASTAWAY8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Because of a quirk of fate, has her as ancestorFOREFATHER10Down1 Flattering remarkCOMPLIMENT10Down1 Golfer's cryFORE4Down2 Take it he's a grouchBEAR4Down2 PassHAND4Down2 GemstoneSAPPHIRE8Down3 He got Daniel to break the newsHEADLINE8Down3 BearingMIEN4Down3 HideCONCEAL7Down4 The odd unknownSTRANGE7Down4 Old-fashionedOUTDATED8Down4 PaleFADE4Down5 UnpremeditatedSPONTANEOUS11Down5 Having had a drink, enquire if you'll be scoldedTAKENTOTASK11Down5 ClearingGLADE5Down6 HopefulOPTIMISTIC10Down6 Before the heartbreak at the convalescence placeRESTCENTRE10Down6 KnockRAP3Down7 FrankCANDID6Down7 Quickly taking a quiet break when there's nothing onPRESTO6Down7 PerfectIDEAL5Down8 RevealDISCLOSE8Down8 They're wrong to take in the girlMISTAKES8Down8 The foreigner driving the nail point inALIEN5Down10 Group of lionsPRIDE5Down10 GatherAMASS5Down12 FarewellADIEU5Down13 BanBAR3Down14 PostponeDEFER5Down15 Swiss cheeseGRUYERE7Down16 I consult with the others about the treeCONIFER7Down16 SharpACUTE5Down17 TemperamentalMOODY5Down18 VillainROGUE5Down20 The horse is good - not friskyPINTO5Down20 ExplodeDETONATE8Down20 ColourRED3Down22 Bird table with a hole in itROOSTER7Down22 StormTEMPEST7Down22 Almost a free hand?CHEAPLABOUR11Down23 ExtensiveWIDERANGING11Down23 So I enter the new names with gustoENTHUSIASM10Down25 BanalTRITE5Down25 Principal male actorLEADINGMAN10Down25 "I am amazed" is not your line!YOUDONTSAY10Down26 CrawlCREEP5Down26 Canal bargeNARROWBOAT10Down26 RushedSPED4Down28 Mix a tub and a quarter in: that's more than enoughABUNDANT8Down28 MercyCLEMENCY8Down28 PaceSTEP4Down29 DrossSCUM4Down30 On the subject of actors, is dullOVERCAST8Down31 LuxuriousLUSCIOUS8Down31 ShelterLEE3Down32 Dried grapesRAISINS7Down32 The judgment of the court on the composerVERDICT7Down32 BureauOFFICE6Down34 Bright and cold, take delight in getting upCLEVER6Down34 Index in the story bookTABLE5Down35 Spring flowerTULIP5Down35 French cheeseBRIE4Down39 Drove back from HollandEDAM4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, April 25, 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.