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Evening Standard Crossword August 29 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 136 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 29 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 136 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#
SumTOTAL5Across2 SingerALTO4Across7 Burnt the fish - a kind of mulletCHARRED7Across8 EvadeESCAPE6Across8 Bounce backREBOUND7Across8 A tightwad toff, but he does wish to helpMEANSWELL9Across9 PennedWROTE5Across9 Six-sidedHEXAGONAL9Across9 CouchBED3Across11 ConcedeADMIT5Across13 Cast in "Mystified"THREW5Across13 BowNOD3Across13 LubricatedOILED5Across14 The sequence of events in the wake ofTRAIN5Across14 DetailITEM4Across15 Am taking these round, as beforeTHESAME7Across15 Obstetrics nurseMIDWIFE7Across15 FastenTIE3Across16 Type of houseCOTTAGE7Across16 An opportunity for a key man?OPENING7Across16 So the chap on the outside is the TV lawyerMASON5Across17 HeathenPAGAN5Across17 Fly the cockney acrossHOVER5Across18 DrillBORE4Across18 Secret agentsSPIES5Across18 ComplicationPROBLEM7Across19 Practise golf in the children's playgroundSWING5Across20 ExcludeOMIT4Across20 ScopeRANGE5Across20 AttackASSAIL6Across22 LoftyTALL4Across22 Get really confused when you argue withTANGLE6Across22 GivenDONATED7Across23 ColourYELLOW6Across23 Refused to authorise "The Sound of Music"BANNED6Across23 WorryTROUBLE7Across25 He seems surprised by the hors d'oeuvreSTARTER7Across25 AlwaysEVER4Across25 EnslavementBONDAGE7Across27 A competition, as opposed to a matchCONTEST7Across27 DefectiveDUD3Across27 TableLIST4Across28 Dismissed as "an ignominious defeat all round"RANOUT6Across30 PerformedDID3Across30 FearsDREADS6Across30 TrembleSHIVER6Across31 The R in "country," or "wrench"SPRAIN6Across31 HintCUE3Across31 Puts the money safely away for tipsBANKS5Across32 Hold-upDELAY5Across32 BeneathUNDER5Across33 Let out again and given food outsideFREED5Across35 Entrance hallFOYER5Across35 It's twaddle, so go back in and restROOST5Across36 Steam bathSAUNA5Across36 AcidBITTER6Across36 Order a c-cookerARRANGE7Across37 Musical instrumentBASSOON7Across37 SpokenORAL4Across37 FamousNOTED5Across38 Walk after mum with a rather ungainly walkSHAMBLE7Across39 Type of glassCRYSTAL7Across39 Just a little heat for the empty roomTHERM5Across41 StoreyFLOOR5Across41 The land at first does have an appealTRACT5Across42 Male relativeUNCLE5Across42 Not allowing to fly with not much trainingGROUNDING9Across43 Sports hallGYMNASIUM9Across43 Sounded furious and ran back into the vehicleSNARLED7Across44 SpireSTEEPLE7Across44

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AllowPERMIT6Down1 SwiftFLEET5Down1 Make you pay for, when you orderCHARGE6Down1 Computer programsSOFTWARE8Down2 Have to bring round to see RobertBROWNING8Down2 PullTOW3Down2 UnbearableINTOLERABLE11Down3 Be given collectively, at the meetingGETTOGETHER11Down3 AlsoTOO3Down3 Tarnish on copperVERDIGRIS9Down4 ShelterLEE3Down4 Just act naturally and don't go in fancy dressBEONESELF9Down4 ExpertACE3Down5 Isn't off beat in it for a momentINSTANT7Down5 AgricultureFARMING7Down5 TrackSPOOR5Down6 DeignCONDESCEND10Down6 From the start, he was crazy about the little darlingSWEETHEART10Down6 CabTAXI4Down7 She stands for everything EnglishELLA4Down7 ThreesomeTRIO4Down10 Crockery itemSAUCER6Down10 On the way to Oslo, changed seatsSTOOLS6Down10 Off-cream on the outside, the inside in redCARMINE7Down11 Ceremonial flightFLYPAST7Down11 PrejudicedBIGOTED7Down11 OscillateSEESAW6Down12 ScornedDERIDED7Down12 Were apprehensive when a "35" ran amokFEARED6Down12 WanderingNOMADIC7Down13 ExhaustDEPLETE7Down14 TrampleTREAD5Down16 RecededEBBED5Down17 WagerBET3Down18 It's five to nine, so carve the meatVENISON7Down19 UnlawfulILLEGAL7Down19 HillTOR3Down21 Child's roomNURSERY7Down21 Very emotional at the tennis break pointINTENSE7Down21 RotateTURN4Down24 By which you start to lay claim to the pillow?DOWNPAYMENT11Down24 Support with evidenceCORROBORATE11Down24 ComprehendUNDERSTAND10Down26 More or less the first thing you associate with a fairground?ROUNDABOUT10Down26 CallVISIT5Down26 Pop or otherwise, music right for the occasionOPPORTUNE9Down28 DriverCHAUFFEUR9Down28 The cat, as usual, then scuttles insidePANTHER7Down29 PilotAVIATOR7Down29 SweetenerSUGAR5Down29 FlawDEFECT6Down30 You'll withhold consent? Rubbish!REFUSE6Down30 Immediately after the shed, change directionBYRETURN8Down32 AnxietyDISQUIET8Down32 Pig-penSTY3Down32 Over thereYONDER6Down33 The case is a female, at hospitalSHEATH6Down33 VaseURN3Down33 InutileUSELESS7Down34 When the working week comes to a close, they're palsy-walsy!FRIENDS7Down34 SpotDOT3Down34 WandROD3Down35 SupernaturalOCCULT6Down38 Stronger and less slovenlyNEATER6Down38 Measure the crack the rain's come throughACRE4Down40 ToyYOYO4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, August 29, 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.