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Evening Standard Crossword December 17 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 17 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 132 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#
WideBROAD5Across3 Parts of the Far EastAREAS5Across3 FireSHOOT5Across4 AdvantageousUSEFUL6Across7 Flashy perhaps, but maybe of mechanical efficiencyROBOT5Across8 TruncheonBATON5Across8 By way ofVIA3Across9 LeverBAR3Across10 HutCABIN5Across10 Looking back, one finds sweetness in asparagusSUGAR5Across10 An exclamation of scorn?COR3Across11 WeaponGUN3Across11 The dramatic bitsPARTS5Across12 CoachTRAIN5Across12 Player's first gameDEBUT5Across12 ExpensiveDEAR4Across13 Talk on the phone of an item of propertyCHATTEL7Across13 Formal discussionsDEBATES7Across13 Sharp sort of bill for a birdRAZOR5Across15 DeserveMERIT5Across15 MeasureMETER5Across15 MobRABBLE6Across17 Organised athletic activity?RAN3Across18 Domestic fuelGAS3Across18 A handy thing to eat!BANANA6Across19 PullYANK4Across19 Make smaller or lessREDUCE6Across19 ProportionRATIO5Across20 Hold, consist ofCONTAIN7Across21 The senior officer spoils HenryMARSHAL7Across21 Cereal plantCORN4Across22 Such a pigeon comes down to earthCLAY4Across22 SpriteELF3Across22 In favour of quiet supportPROP4Across23 Office noteMEMO4Across23 Walks like an infantTODDLES7Across24 SwungDANGLED7Across24 Able to shift the blame, perhaps, about Oscar and VictorMOVABLE7Across24 Not in tuneOFFKEY6Across26 The state Reg is inOREGON6Across26 BeverageTEA3Across27 PassageAISLE5Across28 CoverLID3Across29 Her aim is awful!MIA3Across29 Tried to exercise when fatiguedTIRED5Across31 Helicopter bladeROTOR5Across31 ApplaudCLAP4Across31 In Surrey, it's plenty good!BAGSHOT7Across32 Goes to bedRETIRES7Across32 FormalitySTARCH6Across33 Star signARIES5Across34 Pipes best bent round a curveTUBES5Across34 Vessel rendering pointlessTUB3Across35 Popular petCAT3Across35 SubsequentlyLATER5Across35 The spirit of Goole?GHOUL5Across36 Bowed stringed instrumentCELLO5Across36 Here, as at Bognor, a little chap livesREGIS5Across37 Christmas showPANTO5Across37 CupidEROS4Across37 EaseRELAX5Across38 Pleasant smellAROMA5Across38 Taking only shaky steps can be a nuisancePESTS5Across38 LairDEN3Across39 SickILL3Across41 AviatorAIRMAN6Across42 BoulderSTONE5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Coffee can put a hotheaded in a coma!MOCHA5Down1 Ring-shaped rollBAGEL5Down1 VibrateJUDDER6Down1 Show the direction to Ayr, possibly?PORTRAY7Down2 Nine-sided figureNONAGON7Down2 LeaveDEPART6Down2 MassageRUB3Down3 RegretsRUES4Down4 LocationSITE4Down4 Part of Montreal associated with MadridREAL4Down4 HarassHARRY5Down5 InsightACUMEN6Down5 Does every star have such a body?ASTRAL6Down5 EasternORIENTAL8Down6 Poles touring the States with a girlSUSAN5Down6 UnfashionableDATED5Down6 No bare-headed bird, it would seemCAPON5Down7 ImitateMIMIC5Down7 MeatLAMB4Down8 ContainerTUB3Down9 A snake around grandma's neck?BOA3Down9 DemotedRELEGATED9Down11 Where to stay for payPENSION7Down12 RuinDESTROY7Down12 Shade of brownTAN3Down14 AttackRAID4Down14 Jack's mystic artTAR3Down14 InformTELL4Down16 Old country with aviation centreZAIRE5Down16 GovernsRULES5Down16 Swindles are obviously not on the levelRAMPS5Down17 Male voiceTENOR5Down17 VesselBOAT4Down18 A sham BA going around the islandsBAHAMAS7Down19 ConundrumsRIDDLES7Down19 With love in his heart, jock will move fastSCOOT5Down20 ThespianACTOR5Down20 Scholarly mother?MATER5Down21 RichAFFLUENT8Down21 Skilled tradeCRAFT5Down21 DreadFEAR4Down23 Health checkMEDICAL7Down23 Soft material used by platersPLASTER7Down23 Working part, or a stubborn fellow out to do wrongMODULE6Down24 Great fearTERROR6Down24 LodgeNEST4Down25 It's great, partnering Amy in crime!BIG3Down25 IlluminatedLIT3Down25 CubesDICE4Down26 A blow for justiceRIGHT5Down27 AnteroomFOYER5Down27 Morning dress?GETUP5Down28 A marsupialKOALA5Down28 ShellfishSHRIMP6Down29 RelaxingEASING6Down30 Landing pierJETTY5Down30 Person heard stealin'?ROBIN5Down30 OrdinaryPLAIN5Down32 He's familiar with a Schubert pieceBERT4Down32 Quantity of paperREAM4Down32 Hold in warm affectionHUG3Down33 ManagedRAN3Down33 RegionAREA4Down34 SpindleAXLE4Down36 PinchNIP3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 17, 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.