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Evening Standard Crossword August 31 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword August 31 2025 answers. The Sunday 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#
ClutchGRAB4Across1 ReciprocalMUTUAL6Across4 TaxiCAB3Across4 Bit of a spectacular appearanceASPECT6Across4 PriceCOST4Across6 The force to pump up tyres?AIRPOWER8Across7 Food of the godsAMBROSIA8Across7 SlurSTIGMA6Across8 Defective, imperfectFAULTY6Across8 The sort of solution if aliens are awkward?SALINE6Across8 ShrewdASTUTE6Across9 Folklore creatureTROLL5Across10 HorseNAG3Across10 He almost sailed backELIAS5Across10 Of soundSONIC5Across12 Right honourable thing to wear?ROBE4Across13 Sparrow, for exampleBIRD4Across13 Managed to get the gang leader on the phoneRANG4Across14 Brave personHERO4Across14 SupposeTHINK5Across14 In quiet ways, they're used by writersPENS4Across15 Paper quantityREAM4Across15 SlipLAPSE5Across15 Even the best can be whipped!TOP3Across16 Drinks counterBAR3Across16 Series of spiral loopsCOIL4Across17 Abraham Lincoln, initially, was among the firstABEL4Across17 EraseDELETE6Across18 PuddlePOOL4Across19 School of SuetoniusETON4Across19 BoughBRANCH6Across20 Work in the theatreOPERATION9Across21 Mouth organHARMONICA9Across21 Worry about the guitar part?FRET4Across23 Festive occasionGALA4Across23 RefuteREBUT5Across24 ElectionVOTE4Across24 To cheat at bagatelle is not on the levelTILT4Across24 UntrueFALSE5Across26 CorpulentFAT3Across26 A canvas sheet could make you hesitate!JIB3Across26 Row, rankTIER4Across27 After that, the first of NovemberTHEN4Across27 TormentTEASE5Across28 DryARID4Across29 Ariadne's song?ARIA4Across29 AwayOFF3Across30 Having a liking forFOND4Across32 Pay attention when heartlessly heckledHEED4Across32 PurloinedSTOLEN6Across32 Could it make the parker see the light?CLAMP5Across33 LingerLOITER6Across33 Sleep noisilySNORE5Across33 Say it's a sure thingASSERT6Across34 PainACHE4Across34 LeaveDEPART6Across34 Exhortation to be unflagging?TIRELESS8Across35 ConsumeEAT3Across35 AlbumenEGGWHITE8Across35 Corporal punishment could hardly be thus missedSORELY6Across36 DiscourteousRUDE4Across36 Cleaning clothDUSTER6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
TrustFAITH5Down1 Scholarly mum?MATER5Down1 Detest vehementlyABHOR5Down2 Seedy article to smile aboutGRAIN5Down2 ProportionRATIO5Down2 IdiotFOOL4Down3 They have their own Isle, petsDOGS4Down3 FascinateBEGUILE7Down3 Criminal organisationMAFIA5Down4 FamilyCLAN4Down4 Nora's terrible torchingARSON5Down4 BoastBRAG4Down5 Dull heavy noiseTHUD4Down5 An upright EuropeanPOLE4Down5 CaptureCATCH5Down6 Real, genuineACTUAL6Down6 A weapon in playing billiardsCANNON6Down6 DevilishSATANIC7Down7 AxillaARMPIT6Down9 Make a ropy descentABSEIL6Down9 AgentREP3Down11 That poetic Shropshire fellow?LAD3Down11 DonkeyASS3Down11 Open to accusation of looking stupid?AGAPE5Down12 MournfulSAD3Down12 ProvincialLOCAL5Down12 FelineCAT3Down13 Associated with altered appearanceRELATED7Down13 DearBELOVED7Down13 Raised edgeRIM3Down15 By depriving a camper of waterPER3Down15 Long scarfBOA3Down16 ThroughPER3Down16 Not over high speedTON3Down16 RecedeEBB3Down17 More successful punter?BETTER6Down18 Public speakerORATOR6Down18 StretchyELASTIC7Down19 Kid a fellow, that's allTOTAL5Down20 Large seaOCEAN5Down20 The sailor boys' ballORB3Down21 TitferHAT3Down21 GrooveRUT3Down21 An element of procrastinationTIN3Down22 StudioATELIER7Down22 And notNOR3Down22 Rich cakeGATEAU6Down23 ColourHUE3Down23 If backed at Ascot almost a complete failureFIASCO6Down23 SpriteELF3Down25 VentilateAIR3Down25 Mean to acquire a first-class figureAIM3Down25 OintmentSALVE5Down27 The wrong party piece for a girlHETTY5Down28 BuryINTER5Down28 PassSPEND5Down29 Orange-breasted birdROBIN5Down30 Judged to tread incautiouslyRATED5Down30 FormerlyONCE4Down30 EvenFLAT4Down31 PostponeDEFER5Down31 His pa maybe like a primateAPISH5Down31 In ancient Thebes, a goddessHEBE4Down32 DatumFACT4Down32 Fish out a key to the school, girl!COED4Down33 StitchedSEWN4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, August 31, 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.