Evening Standard Crossword August 31 2025 Answers

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Below are all 128 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for August 31 2025. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Clutch41 AcrossReveal answer → Reciprocal64 AcrossReveal answer → Taxi34 AcrossReveal answer → Bit of a spectacular appearance64 AcrossReveal answer → Price46 AcrossReveal answer → The force to pump up tyres?87 AcrossReveal answer → Food of the gods87 AcrossReveal answer → Slur68 AcrossReveal answer → Defective, imperfect68 AcrossReveal answer → The sort of solution if aliens are awkward?68 AcrossReveal answer → Shrewd69 AcrossReveal answer → Folklore creature510 AcrossReveal answer → Horse310 AcrossReveal answer → He almost sailed back510 AcrossReveal answer → Of sound512 AcrossReveal answer → Right honourable thing to wear?413 AcrossReveal answer → Sparrow, for example413 AcrossReveal answer → Managed to get the gang leader on the phone414 AcrossReveal answer → Brave person414 AcrossReveal answer → Suppose514 AcrossReveal answer → In quiet ways, they're used by writers415 AcrossReveal answer → Paper quantity415 AcrossReveal answer → Slip515 AcrossReveal answer → Even the best can be whipped!316 AcrossReveal answer → Drinks counter316 AcrossReveal answer → Series of spiral loops417 AcrossReveal answer → Abraham Lincoln, initially, was among the first417 AcrossReveal answer → Erase618 AcrossReveal answer → Puddle419 AcrossReveal answer → School of Suetonius419 AcrossReveal answer → Bough620 AcrossReveal answer → Work in the theatre921 AcrossReveal answer → Mouth organ921 AcrossReveal answer → Worry about the guitar part?423 AcrossReveal answer → Festive occasion423 AcrossReveal answer → Refute524 AcrossReveal answer → Election424 AcrossReveal answer → To cheat at bagatelle is not on the level424 AcrossReveal answer → Untrue526 AcrossReveal answer → Corpulent326 AcrossReveal answer → A canvas sheet could make you hesitate!326 AcrossReveal answer → Row, rank427 AcrossReveal answer → After that, the first of November427 AcrossReveal answer → Torment528 AcrossReveal answer → Dry429 AcrossReveal answer → Ariadne's song?429 AcrossReveal answer → Away330 AcrossReveal answer → Having a liking for432 AcrossReveal answer → Pay attention when heartlessly heckled432 AcrossReveal answer → Purloined632 AcrossReveal answer → Could it make the parker see the light?533 AcrossReveal answer → Linger633 AcrossReveal answer → Sleep noisily533 AcrossReveal answer → Say it's a sure thing634 AcrossReveal answer → Pain434 AcrossReveal answer → Leave634 AcrossReveal answer → Exhortation to be unflagging?835 AcrossReveal answer → Consume335 AcrossReveal answer → Albumen835 AcrossReveal answer → Corporal punishment could hardly be thus missed636 AcrossReveal answer → Discourteous436 AcrossReveal answer → Cleaning cloth636 AcrossReveal answer →

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Trust51 DownReveal answer → Scholarly mum?51 DownReveal answer → Detest vehemently52 DownReveal answer → Seedy article to smile about52 DownReveal answer → Proportion52 DownReveal answer → Idiot43 DownReveal answer → They have their own Isle, pets43 DownReveal answer → Fascinate73 DownReveal answer → Criminal organisation54 DownReveal answer → Family44 DownReveal answer → Nora's terrible torching54 DownReveal answer → Boast45 DownReveal answer → Dull heavy noise45 DownReveal answer → An upright European45 DownReveal answer → Capture56 DownReveal answer → Real, genuine66 DownReveal answer → A weapon in playing billiards66 DownReveal answer → Devilish77 DownReveal answer → Axilla69 DownReveal answer → Make a ropy descent69 DownReveal answer → Agent311 DownReveal answer → That poetic Shropshire fellow?311 DownReveal answer → Donkey311 DownReveal answer → Open to accusation of looking stupid?512 DownReveal answer → Mournful312 DownReveal answer → Provincial512 DownReveal answer → Feline313 DownReveal answer → Associated with altered appearance713 DownReveal answer → Dear713 DownReveal answer → Raised edge315 DownReveal answer → By depriving a camper of water315 DownReveal answer → Long scarf316 DownReveal answer → Through316 DownReveal answer → Not over high speed316 DownReveal answer → Recede317 DownReveal answer → More successful punter?618 DownReveal answer → Public speaker618 DownReveal answer → Stretchy719 DownReveal answer → Kid a fellow, that's all520 DownReveal answer → Large sea520 DownReveal answer → The sailor boys' ball321 DownReveal answer → Titfer321 DownReveal answer → Groove321 DownReveal answer → An element of procrastination322 DownReveal answer → Studio722 DownReveal answer → And not322 DownReveal answer → Rich cake623 DownReveal answer → Colour323 DownReveal answer → If backed at Ascot almost a complete failure623 DownReveal answer → Sprite325 DownReveal answer → Ventilate325 DownReveal answer → Mean to acquire a first-class figure325 DownReveal answer → Ointment527 DownReveal answer → The wrong party piece for a girl528 DownReveal answer → Bury528 DownReveal answer → Pass529 DownReveal answer → Orange-breasted bird530 DownReveal answer → Judged to tread incautiously530 DownReveal answer → Formerly430 DownReveal answer → Even431 DownReveal answer → Postpone531 DownReveal answer → His pa maybe like a primate531 DownReveal answer → In ancient Thebes, a goddess432 DownReveal answer → Datum432 DownReveal answer → Fish out a key to the school, girl!433 DownReveal answer → Stitched433 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.