Evening Standard Crossword August 5 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 130 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for August 5 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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Cruel, vicious61 AcrossReveal answer → Emphasise61 AcrossReveal answer → Stop to give a lift?61 AcrossReveal answer → Suppose65 AcrossReveal answer → In the open air87 AcrossReveal answer → Having departed from the house for good, was a blow87 AcrossReveal answer → A firm master with an optical defect48 AcrossReveal answer → Be on fire48 AcrossReveal answer → Coins59 AcrossReveal answer → Said to be fine in the use of pens610 AcrossReveal answer → Daft610 AcrossReveal answer → Nut610 AcrossReveal answer → The devil will work with striking effect611 AcrossReveal answer → Outward appearance611 AcrossReveal answer → Examiner611 AcrossReveal answer → Dissuade512 AcrossReveal answer → A hat like this could belong to a Roman Catholic314 AcrossReveal answer → Frank414 AcrossReveal answer → Gave food to314 AcrossReveal answer → Claw516 AcrossReveal answer → Father of uniform sons516 AcrossReveal answer → Free317 AcrossReveal answer → Loud sound of explosion in central Harrow417 AcrossReveal answer → Strongbox417 AcrossReveal answer → Choke418 AcrossReveal answer → Substitute fieldsman?519 AcrossReveal answer → Landed estate519 AcrossReveal answer → Jockey520 AcrossReveal answer → Trimmed in twos, we're told521 AcrossReveal answer → Defeated competitor521 AcrossReveal answer → Deposit522 AcrossReveal answer → Nun's costume522 AcrossReveal answer → Revolutionary - or master traitor?522 AcrossReveal answer → Mum's joining the Turk's Head staff423 AcrossReveal answer → Quit723 AcrossReveal answer → American ostrich423 AcrossReveal answer → Twist524 AcrossReveal answer → Less than severely cut526 AcrossReveal answer → Postpone526 AcrossReveal answer → Pigmeat526 AcrossReveal answer → He gets it wrong a lot328 AcrossReveal answer → Born as328 AcrossReveal answer → Bound to be capable of effortless carpentry629 AcrossReveal answer → Scorch429 AcrossReveal answer → Newspaper boss629 AcrossReveal answer → Trustworthy630 AcrossReveal answer → It's full of interest when mum's out of service630 AcrossReveal answer → Joint330 AcrossReveal answer → Object of worship431 AcrossReveal answer → A significant movie?431 AcrossReveal answer → Partisan832 AcrossReveal answer → Picks up, one gathers832 AcrossReveal answer → Dandy432 AcrossReveal answer → Regional533 AcrossReveal answer → He had little to eat and might have been poisoned633 AcrossReveal answer → Boy's name633 AcrossReveal answer → Battle635 AcrossReveal answer → Eraser636 AcrossReveal answer → Fresher537 AcrossReveal answer → Deserved638 AcrossReveal answer → Proper639 AcrossReveal answer →

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Division61 DownReveal answer → Ruptures61 DownReveal answer → Officer having to whistle for his money?61 DownReveal answer → One beautifully suitable in a new role?62 DownReveal answer → Hairpiece62 DownReveal answer → Dared62 DownReveal answer → Prepare to move up in final position43 DownReveal answer → Touch down43 DownReveal answer → Rushed43 DownReveal answer → Made an impressive show of petulance?74 DownReveal answer → Originator74 DownReveal answer → Drain54 DownReveal answer → Customary55 DownReveal answer → Performed55 DownReveal answer → The wanderer Damon turned up55 DownReveal answer → Prophet46 DownReveal answer → Fish or steak minced56 DownReveal answer → Twelve56 DownReveal answer → Innumerable67 DownReveal answer → Infuriate68 DownReveal answer → Polish48 DownReveal answer → The decorator's daughter?48 DownReveal answer → To free39 DownReveal answer → In short, the sunny area familiar to travellers39 DownReveal answer → Standard piece of apparatus312 DownReveal answer → Vehicle312 DownReveal answer → Get over being peevish513 DownReveal answer → Gigantic713 DownReveal answer → Sidestep513 DownReveal answer → Fundamental515 DownReveal answer → Just a bad molar515 DownReveal answer → Throw515 DownReveal answer → Not ever516 DownReveal answer → Enciphered518 DownReveal answer → In front518 DownReveal answer → Some red roses returned, direct518 DownReveal answer → A vehicle for French?319 DownReveal answer → Leered519 DownReveal answer → Angry crowd319 DownReveal answer → Could one help a sick dog to a few pieces of meat?320 DownReveal answer → Mesh320 DownReveal answer → On the quiet, bent on getting a drink?721 DownReveal answer → Wool fat721 DownReveal answer → Uncooked321 DownReveal answer → Guided322 DownReveal answer → The chaps point to me322 DownReveal answer → Spicy322 DownReveal answer → Fame623 DownReveal answer → Being tight, they miss out half the beer623 DownReveal answer → Foot part424 DownReveal answer → Abrade624 DownReveal answer → A concluding article on humanity424 DownReveal answer → Roof-beam625 DownReveal answer → A warning cry of strange timbre625 DownReveal answer → Painter625 DownReveal answer → They help one to see the little bits mentioned526 DownReveal answer → Broom of twigs526 DownReveal answer → Grope627 DownReveal answer → Jump downstairs?527 DownReveal answer → Alcoholic drink527 DownReveal answer → Signal agreement328 DownReveal answer → Rue628 DownReveal answer → A minor corporation?328 DownReveal answer → The majority have a moist exterior430 DownReveal answer → Conceal430 DownReveal answer → Sharpened530 DownReveal answer → Peeled531 DownReveal answer → Solitary433 DownReveal answer → Entice434 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, August 5, 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.