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Evening Standard Crossword December 14 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 14 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 127 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#
ApertureHOLE4Across1 Tree typeCEDAR5Across3 Soldiers do so fully clothedDRESS5Across3 FellowDON3Across4 MirthGLEE4Across6 InfluenceAFFECT6Across8 Terrible law-breaker having endless fun!AWFUL5Across8 Roofing slabsTILES5Across8 MenaceTHREAT6Across9 Helicopter bladeROTOR5Across10 Good victuals dear to the French out EastCHEER5Across10 BeerALE3Across10 LairDEN3Across11 Talk too much of careless carnageNAG3Across11 Parrot typeMACAW5Across12 Father's a sky pilot!PADRE5Across12 DisputeARGUE5Across12 FloatageFLOTSAM7Across13 Does he steal his striped jerseys?BURGLAR7Across13 MoorlandHEATH5Across14 Broom of twigsBESOM5Across15 Humble a bachelor on the quietABASH5Across15 TestTRIAL5Across15 A criminal way to treat pipes?LAG3Across18 RescindREPEAL6Across18 DecomposeROT3Across18 CorsairPIRATE6Across19 Cut taken by a mower when he's on strikeSWATHE6Across19 StupidityIDIOCY6Across20 DiabolicSATANIC7Across21 Torment as you plot evilBEDEVIL7Across21 He has a warm heart, we're toldHEAR4Across22 GenuineREAL4Across22 Hypocrisy? There's no such word!CANT4Across23 DefeatBEAT4Across23 LoadedLADEN5Across24 Simon had some olives in a barBOLIVAR7Across24 Pistol caseHOLSTER7Across24 Weather lineISOBAR6Across26 RoomSPACE5Across26 Singular sort of trafficONEWAY6Across26 DarknessNIGHT5Across28 NothingNIL3Across29 It gets a racing driver nowhereLAP3Across29 FussADO3Across30 Stories of immortal essayistsTALES5Across31 Passenger shipLINER5Across31 A cuff on the wristMANACLE7Across32 AbdicateRESIGN6Across32 Down paymentDEPOSIT7Across32 ClergymanPRIEST6Across33 Ravel composition for a great playerLAVER5Across34 EmployedUSED4Across34 AfterwardsLATER5Across34 Chap hanging on the line?BOB3Across35 PaleWAN3Across35 VigourVIM3Across35 Soldiers may find it boringDRILL5Across36 PlaceLIEU4Across36 Spanish manSENOR5Across36 Aptly enough, she conducted Noel around the Welsh capitalOLWEN5Across37 LukewarmTEPID5Across37 A leggy birdSTILT5Across38 Sheds tearsWEEPS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Edge alongSIDLE5Down1 Now possibly promoted, let's admit itOWNUP5Down1 TenderOFFER5Down2 He's handy with balls, but may use clubsJUGGLER7Down2 MiddleCENTRAL7Down2 PerformEXECUTE7Down3 FactsDATA4Down4 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Down4 Wrong place for the vanREAR4Down4 ObserveNOTE4Down5 Writing to revise the laws about creditSCRAWL6Down5 Foreign languageARABIC6Down5 FurzeGORSE5Down6 She joined a half-back in the old countrySHEBA5Down6 OarsmanROWER5Down6 AutomatonROBOT5Down7 StretchyELASTIC7Down7 Such a rabbit is like a corgiWELSH5Down7 A bit of farce goes a long wayFAR3Down9 Star signLEO3Down9 MeadowLEA3Down11 Principal bullfighterMATADOR7Down12 Girls may like his stylePAGEBOY7Down12 TuneAIR3Down12 EpochERA3Down13 Youth in stable employment?LAD3Down14 Chronic drunkardSOT3Down14 It's rosy for a sailor getting half the boatATTAR5Down16 One who puts money awaySAVER5Down16 SickILL3Down16 CoverLID3Down17 Hot weather at Southend, just as at HampsteadHEATH5Down17 ThawsMELTS5Down17 It's just like sorting mail, sirSIMILAR7Down19 StateEXPRESS7Down19 A pale beerPILSNER7Down19 Chuck a drunkard out of the houseSHOOT5Down20 Fragile, delicateFRAIL5Down20 Hairdresser's shopSALON5Down21 Multilingual letter to a son of AdamBABEL5Down21 FirstINITIAL7Down22 DearBELOVED7Down23 StillYET3Down23 Able seaman in a new placeCAPABLE7Down23 Rock shattered by a blastBASALT6Down24 Zimbabwe's capitalHARARE6Down24 AppendADD3Down25 Some Dutchman's name for a panel truckVAN3Down25 GratuityTIP3Down25 Pearl's beautiful motherNACRE5Down27 Warning deviceSIREN5Down27 InfantCHILD5Down27 UnderBELOW5Down28 Holes apt to be wet at the bottomWELLS5Down28 HurryHASTE5Down29 RestrictLIMIT5Down30 Edward, dramatist unafraid of Virginia WoolfALBEE5Down30 AfreshANEW4Down30 FrankOPEN4Down31 Far downDEEP4Down32 Sustenance to help get me alongMEAL4Down32 Bully the female?COW3Down33 Drink delicatelySIP3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, December 14, 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.