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Evening Standard Crossword August 27 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 27 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 130 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#
GraspCLUTCH6Across1 DestructionHAVOC5Across3 A takeaway signMINUS5Across3 VesselSHIP4Across5 PassageAISLE5Across8 It took a turn in forming a link with the MoonLUNIK5Across8 Doing wordsVERBS5Across8 AsternAFT3Across9 Sound that may come from the pipesSKIRL5Across10 OverlookMISS4Across10 Pulped fruit or vegPUREE5Across10 Be quick to change endsRUN3Across11 FlagIRIS4Across11 PlaythingTOY3Across11 A show to see again, we hearREVUE5Across12 RangeSCOPE5Across12 AnteroomFOYER5Across12 Say unintentionallyLETSLIP7Across13 The realm of Isambard BrunelKINGDOM7Across13 RushCAREER6Across13 RefuteREBUT5Across15 State the actual figureREALM5Across15 OgleLEER4Across16 Mingle, blendMIX3Across18 Beat in some small disturbanceLAM3Across18 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across18 Stop arguing and pay the billSETTLE6Across19 Gambling placeCASINO6Across19 SnakeBOA3Across20 Treason would ruin this politicianSENATOR7Across21 ChattersNATTERS7Across21 HeinousEVIL4Across22 Brad, said to take a theatrical partPITT4Across22 InsaneMAD3Across22 MailPOST4Across23 Nonsense, but it keeps some boys quiet!BOSH4Across23 ColourRED3Across23 Crime against the stateTREASON7Across24 Blames for using a club for certain endsACCUSES7Across24 InstrumentHARP4Across24 DetailITEM4Across25 Superior fur is always worth havingUSABLE6Across26 Formal orderDECREE6Across26 ShyDEMURE6Across28 After honey, perhaps, be at the back of the queueBEE3Across29 FaucetTAP3Across29 CheeseGOUDA5Across30 Beer mugSTEIN5Across31 Occasions when some semitones echo backTIMES5Across31 Better looking spectaclesGLASSES7Across32 OozeDRIP4Across32 Share expenses equallyGODUTCH7Across32 ThoughtIDEA4Across33 Part of the building where one gets fit for golfGABLE5Across34 WrathIRE3Across34 OutstandingSUPER5Across34 Get the girlWIN3Across35 JumpBOUND5Across35 Star signLEO3Across35 Drunken sot, I see, showing no emotionSTOIC5Across36 DregsLEES4Across36 Difficult questionPOSER5Across36 Historically, did he perform cleverly on sax?SAXON5Across37 Ball-gameTENNIS6Across37 Light boatCANOE5Across37 Homes in the finest surroundingsNESTS5Across38 InsurgentREBEL5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
OpportunityCHANCE6Down1 Run it around townTURIN5Down1 DiscourageDETER5Down1 HiddenULTERIOR8Down2 A hairy turnRINGLET7Down2 Extremely badABYSMAL7Down2 ForceCOMPEL6Down3 As a report, it takes me abackITEM4Down4 ScrappedDISCARDED9Down4 At the summitATOP4Down4 MuleSLIPPER7Down5 He takes too much interestUSURER6Down5 Musical dramasOPERAS6Down5 HealsCURES5Down6 PresentHERE4Down6 Shooting at flying saucers!SKEET5Down6 Go byPASS4Down7 RepeatRERUN5Down7 It can be boring for the soldiersDRILL5Down7 DonkeyASS3Down8 DecomposeROT3Down9 She makes not a single sound!NUN3Down9 Love in CremonaROMANCE7Down12 Sports matchFIXTURE7Down12 IlluminatedLIT3Down14 PromptingREMINDING9Down14 Could you sing to him when dancing?DAN3Down14 StrangeODD3Down15 BuffaloBISON5Down16 A novel musketeer (or a Tommy?)ATHOS5Down16 An ill-tasting drink makes them hiss!METHS5Down17 ConsumeEAT3Down17 Sounds a hornTOOTS5Down17 DeceptionDELUSION8Down19 OriginatorCREATOR7Down19 This clue is not impossibleSOLUBLE7Down19 Speak volubly in some place out of turnSPOUT5Down20 ProhibitBAN3Down20 Unwelcome plantsWEEDS5Down20 Female relativeNIECE5Down21 PertinentAPROPOS7Down21 What dissipated mates may run out of?STEAM5Down21 Liked by manyPOPULAR7Down23 Polish making the Brentford team get stronger!BEESWAX7Down23 Term of officeTENURE6Down24 Are its wines on a scale that's unusual?ALSACE6Down24 It's very wet in southeast central SpainSEA3Down25 UnhappySAD3Down25 ThreatMENACE6Down26 NicheRECESS6Down27 Riddles concerning broken fistsSIFTS5Down27 Distinctive characterETHOS5Down27 Being wrong is only the first thing to do!BEGIN5Down28 Stair partRISER5Down28 ImageIDOL4Down29 Exclusive storySCOOP5Down30 It fits in jointlyTENON5Down30 JeerGIBE4Down30 AppendADD3Down31 DNA unitGENE4Down32 Too much left in the intestineGLUT4Down32 Several? Yes, ten!SIX3Down33 NumberTEN3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, August 27, 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.