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Evening Standard Crossword August 21 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 123 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 21 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 123 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#
Go byPASS4Across1 Fail to rememberFORGET6Across1 Hot music?PIPING6Across1 LieFIB3Across4 YieldingSOFT4Across6 A man hiding his forename (maybe Hiram or Elmer?)AMERICAN8Across7 High and mightyARROGANT8Across7 PostureSTANCE6Across8 Young salmonPARR4Across8 One's holiday in the balance?REST4Across8 FrankCANDID6Across9 Absolutely correctSPOTON6Across10 In a mad poet, one sees a first-class back - the dope!OPIATE6Across10 MooseELK3Across10 A refreshingly Continental little placeBISTRO6Across11 Prior toBEFORE6Across11 TwistSCREW5Across12 MeshNET3Across14 DeserveMERIT5Across14 Clever style of fishing?FLY3Across14 RoyalREGAL5Across15 Maybe step out for a quarter hour, by arrangementSETUP5Across16 Iraqi currencyDINAR5Across16 Eyelid inflammationSTYE4Across17 Regards as a key agreementEYES4Across17 ConsentACCEDE6Across18 To come to the right conclusion can be heavenly!COMET5Across19 Warehouse, storehouseDEPOT5Across19 ColourORANGE6Across20 SeraglioHAREM5Across21 Recognised to end in chaosNOTED5Across21 Of CubaCUBAN5Across22 As a flier, he takes part in aeronauticsHERON5Across22 Put flowers in thisVASE4Across23 An excuse to leap wildly?PLEA4Across23 SumTOTAL5Across24 PlanetVENUS5Across26 LikeENJOY5Across26 Projected through simulation?THREW5Across26 By way of the Roman roadVIA3Across28 PutPLACE5Across28 Spider's trapWEB3Across28 When to redevelop Acton East?ATONCE6Across29 Single-cell organismAMOEBA6Across29 ExpungeDELETE6Across30 In random fire, the marines are not so softFIRMER6Across30 UnusualODD3Across30 Skip a year?LEAP4Across31 Object of worshipIDOL4Across31 Geographical location of huge heat dispersalTHEHAGUE8Across32 BeginnersLEARNERS8Across32 AliveLIVING6Across32 DisputedARGUED6Across33 Brave peopleHEROES6Across33 The way to a meeting-placeAVENUE6Across33 StaunchSTEM4Across34 ConsumeEAT3Across35 MoistDAMP4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BanquetsFEASTS6Down1 The word for freedomPAROLE6Down1 GarretATTIC5Down2 Ladies may have high onesIDEALS6Down2 Small pointed beardGOATEE6Down2 Mountain lakeTARN4Down3 HonestSINCERE7Down3 An entrance one can get out ofGATE4Down3 LiberateFREE4Down4 TediumBOREDOM7Down4 The way bread is cookedBRAISED7Down4 ReverseBACK4Down5 Peter the painter?SCOTT5Down5 ClawTALON5Down5 GuideSTEER5Down6 BecauseSINCE5Down6 Look around for a spoon?SNOOP5Down6 DefectFAILING7Down7 Small horsePONY4Down8 Like fire spreading all over the placeRIFE4Down8 DecayROT3Down9 Not a nice place to stay around mid-daySTY3Down9 MeadowLEA3Down11 Group on TV?SET3Down12 SeizureFIT3Down12 OceanSEA3Down12 Barnaby's rude about golfRUDGE5Down13 Speed contestsRACES5Down13 WildFERAL5Down15 Powerful central heating in the back roomMOTOR5Down15 ObtainGET3Down16 FateLOT3Down17 Aboard which to have chat with a Yankee?YACHT5Down18 Tribal badgeTOTEM5Down18 Less than rancorous exclamationCOR3Down19 Touch lightly and quicklyDAB3Down19 PrisonerCONVICT7Down19 Join me at the Nag's Head, chaps!MEN3Down20 Writing toolPEN3Down20 Fresh paint can help give a smart appearanceNEWCOAT7Down21 KnockRAP3Down21 Male spouseHUSBAND7Down21 Snooker rodCUE3Down22 She may finish up in the kitchenHEN3Down22 MaintainedALLEGED7Down22 Velvet-like fabricVELOUR6Down23 StretchEKE3Down23 Plagiarist one has to chatter aboutPIRATE6Down23 Cain's brotherABEL4Down24 Enlightenment for a Los Angeles politician?LAMP4Down24 ElderlyOLD3Down25 HappeningsEVENTS6Down25 To get there, I have to follow a carARRIVE6Down25 Spring overVAULT5Down26 Try moving east to the West End!TASTE5Down26 HatredODIUM5Down27 WandererNOMAD5Down27 Seemingly quarrelsome oarsman?ROWER5Down27 MarryWED3Down28 Be competitive in life on the ContinentVIE3Down28 BestCREAM5Down29 A puce jumperFLEA4Down30 MonsterOGRE4Down30 PlateDISH4Down30 DashDART4Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, August 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.