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Evening Standard Crossword August 30 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 30 2025 answers. The Saturday 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#
GlobeSPHERE6Across1 Pass to a superior position by mistake?SLIPUP6Across1 WeightyHEAVY5Across2 Private feudVENDETTA8Across7 CommandORDER5Across7 Received and understoodACCEPTED8Across7 Is in manuscript form for a teacherMISS4Across8 CheatedDUPED5Across8 Meat spreadPATE4Across8 New estate (in China?)TEASET6Across10 ArteryAORTA5Across10 InsightACUMEN6Across10 Call out a heroic nurseCAVELL6Across11 CorsairPIRATE6Across11 ChartMAP3Across12 BeginSTART5Across13 A bit of a cold kiss for the helmsmanCOX3Across14 ColourRED3Across14 EmpoweredENABLED7Across15 At present, a terrible toadyTODAY5Across16 GovernsRULES5Across16 Is still shorter than 'seventeen'EVEN4Across17 Above average heightTALL4Across17 FeverishHECTIC6Across17 Recommence showing some children pointsRENEW5Across19 NothingNIL3Across19 Senior memberDOYEN5Across19 CoaxedCAJOLED7Across20 Weary of being drilledBORED5Across21 ConcealsHIDES5Across21 BeliefTENET5Across22 One's in the bath, perhaps, as a weekly thingHABIT5Across22 EntreatyPLEA4Across23 The record is held by the District of ColumbiaDISC4Across23 RegrettedRUED4Across23 StaggerREEL4Across25 PostponedDELAYED7Across26 When trust is shaken, support is neededSTRUT5Across26 AssistantsAIDES5Across26 InsectBEE3Across28 Figure to be in contentionTEN3Across28 Spoils a coat tail with a nasty stainTAINTS6Across29 Strain, emphasisSTRESS6Across29 WeepSOB3Across30 Point the bread merchant out to be the finance manBANKER6Across30 DeservedEARNED6Across30 A cross is in lineAXIS4Across31 OustDEPOSE6Across31 Go byPASS4Across31 Going back to bedRETIRING8Across32 HurdleOBSTACLE8Across32 Money for a side of beef?SILVER6Across33 Rubs outERASES6Across33 NameENTITLE7Across34 CashMONEY5Across37 VehicleCAR3Across38 NudgeELBOW5Across39 RemediedCURED5Across40 TautTENSE5Across41 BuryINTER5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
The seat's alight!SETTLE6Down1 A sageSAVANT6Down1 HamperCRATE5Down1 Tooth coveringENAMEL6Down2 Jug for coppers? No sir!PRISON6Down2 CentreHEART5Down2 FlatEVEN4Down3 Too far gone to be historic?PAST4Down3 AmatoryEROTIC6Down3 BallotVOTE4Down4 Respects highlyADMIRES7Down4 Talked about making a date with a deb?DEBATED7Down4 AcrobatTUMBLER7Down5 Not sensibly, the horse detested all but TedSTEED5Down5 ThieveSTEAL5Down5 RepulseREPEL5Down6 Weekly payWAGES5Down6 Strangely enough, not evenlyODDLY5Down6 Knitting stitchPURL4Down8 A tasteful clubMACE4Down8 Boy's nameTED3Down9 FriendPAL3Down9 The difference making one hiss at one's former partner?SEX3Down9 AngryANNOYED7Down11 To the Spanish it's just one letter, I swear!VOW3Down12 ManageRUN3Down12 Olga's exotic placeLAGOS5Down13 Native American tentTEPEE5Down13 BriefSHORT5Down13 PerformedACTED5Down14 The value, to me, of some ritualMERIT5Down15 Cowboy showRODEO5Down15 SickenAIL3Down16 Let inADMIT5Down18 QualifiedCAPABLE7Down18 That flaming redheadVESTA5Down18 RacketDIN3Down19 Acrobat's nameROB3Down19 StillYET3Down20 A catchy non-U tune, possibly?NET3Down20 Gunners crazy about royaltyBATTERY7Down21 FiendDEMON5Down21 Coarse fabricHESSIAN7Down21 PassageALLEY5Down22 Golf pegTEE3Down22 One ancient barbarian in a hundredHUN3Down22 Former name of IranPERSIA6Down23 Possibly nailed in dishonest disavowalDENIAL6Down23 Fluids doctored as beveragesINKS4Down24 WishedDESIRED7Down24 Eye partLENS4Down24 Trap at the end of the streetCORNER6Down25 ConfusesADDLES6Down25 With reference toASFOR5Down26 First appearance as a featured East-EnderSTART5Down26 FrockDRESS5Down27 FateLOT3Down27 Considerable trouble composing triosRIOTS5Down27 BleatBAA3Down28 What you can pay for tacks, we're toldTAX3Down28 RelegateDEMOTE6Down28 EncounterINCUR5Down29 Fencing swordEPEE4Down30 One's shopping trousers?BAGS4Down30 MightPOWER5Down32 FeelingSENSE5Down33 SailorTAR3Down35 DashELAN4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Saturday, August 30, 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.