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Evening Standard Crossword December 19 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 19 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 131 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#
EnquiredASKED5Across3 While gaining ground previouslyINADVANCE9Across9 AstoundedAGHAST6Across9 Drug used to treat asthmaEPHEDRINE9Across9 Type of treeEVERGREEN9Across10 SickAILING6Across10 Before Eve came along Adam was liable to errONLYHUMAN9Across10 CostPRICE5Across11 PitcherEWER4Across12 Will a great many houses be built on them?LOTS4Across12 ExcellentTOPS4Across12 To satisfy, get a permanent homeSETTLE6Across13 PlacardBANNER6Across13 It's black with a silver backgroundTARNISH7Across14 Radioactive substanceEMITTER7Across14 PleasantNICE4Across15 Native AustralianABORIGINE9Across15 Lecture about how birds preen themselvesDRESSDOWN9Across15 Relieved of anxietiesREASSURED9Across17 GuardDEFENCE7Across17 How one goes to surpass by outnumbering a little?ONEBETTER9Across17 The first few are horridNOISOME7Across18 BiggestLARGEST7Across18 Person who represents anotherDEPUTY6Across19 Sell again at the endRETAIL6Across19 ChildTOT3Across20 Dried soreSCAB4Across20 The story is good, set in the cityEPIC4Across20 DomesticatedTAMED5Across21 Plan of travelITINERARY9Across23 No longer blue, having made a lot of moneyCLEANEDUP9Across23 DiplomacyTACT4Across23 By autumn, most of their leaves have goneCALENDARS9Across25 In a friendly mannerCORDIALLY9Across25 TemperMOOD4Across25 Settles in a foreign countryPAYS4Across26 Aromatic herbDILL4Across26 FlutterHOVER5Across26 Restaurant workerBUSBOY6Across27 Was changing the bandageSWATHE6Across27 StrayERR3Across28 Add "Inside there's a bird bone"STERNUM7Across29 Indications of dangerTHREATS7Across29 GemstoneDIAMOND7Across30 Stable workerLIVERYMAN9Across32 Suitable expression for the sergeant major giving an order?RIGHTFACE9Across32 SoonANON4Across33 BoastfulnessVAINGLORY9Across34 Very well, better it, chum!CAPITALLY9Across34 Baseball fielderCATCHER7Across35 Beside a bar out EastABREAST7Across35 DeclareAVER4Across35 SphereGLOBE5Across36 Mammal of northern seasWALRUS6Across36 Continue slowly and boringly --- it's monstrous!DRAGON6Across36 SuretyBAIL4Across37 A big name in astronomy?STAR4Across37 TenantLESSEE6Across38 Capacity to endureTOLERANCE9Across38 Teas for three at the tea dance?CHACHACHA9Across38 PreparednessREADINESS9Across39 BureauOFFICE6Across39 They keep servantsRETAINERS9Across39 InclinedLEANT5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Gave all the information to while one dealt with the formsFILLEDIN8Down1 Sphere of minced beefMEATBALL8Down1 RescuedSAVED5Down1 American nightjarWHIPPOORWILL12Down2 By which the bowler's baby arrived with no complications?FASTDELIVERY12Down2 PrincipalCHIEF5Down2 Person with two spousesBIGAMIST8Down3 Mount up and trot after the animalANTELOPE8Down3 SerpentASP3Down3 Spiritualists' meetingSEANCE6Down4 Be taking on a number only to get vanquishedBEATEN6Down4 SevereSTRICT6Down4 EveryEACH4Down5 Hard sweetPEARDROP8Down5 Is revealed when one makes one's exitCOMESOUT8Down5 ExpireDIE3Down6 A refutation issued from home?FLATDENIAL10Down6 PatronBENEFACTOR10Down6 NumberDIGIT5Down7 The cleaner the better half will hireCHARTER7Down7 Opposed toAGAINST7Down7 HeronEGRET5Down8 Shipwrecked and icy coldONTHEROCKS10Down8 AmazinglyINCREDIBLY10Down8 I came in very dampMOIST5Down11 Go inENTER5Down11 OccidentalWESTERN7Down13 AttainREACH5Down14 PardonCONDONE7Down16 Wild goatsIBEXES6Down16 Pries up with metal objectsSPOONS6Down16 RelaxedEASED5Down18 Knock up as usualRAP3Down19 BorderHEM3Down19 Period of timeDAY3Down19 Not much to look at, the fool, and he's not in uniformPLAINCLOTHES12Down21 Cooperated as traitorCOLLABORATED12Down21 DoctrineDOGMA5Down22 Where oxygen is taken, or absorbedINTENT6Down22 Installation in seaOILRIG6Down22 CoarseINDELICATE10Down23 Suitable accompaniment for a spring meal?CAPERSAUCE10Down23 Early morning rushDAWNATTACK10Down24 PullTOW3Down24 Greenish-blue colourAQUAMARINE10Down24 Those waiting to hear a signalCUE3Down25 DemureCOY3Down25 TapeRIBBON6Down27 PrematureEARLY5Down28 Trailing plantBINDWEED8Down28 It's best to hide, anyhow, when coming in terribly lateTHEIDEAL8Down28 Stays to have a meal and drinks afterSUPPORTS8Down29 WakenROUSE5Down29 Court of justiceTRIBUNAL8Down29 Spring roses in a bunch for the dignitary's wifeMAYORESS8Down30 Small telescopeSPYGLASS8Down30 Egg-shapedOVOID5Down31 Affix a note to the caseATTACHE7Down31 Collection of fruit treesORCHARD7Down31 ParchedDRIED5Down32 IndispensableVITAL5Down33 Put the dog-end out, dear girlGERDA5Down33 Helps one in and seats are providedCHAIRS6Down34 Nylon fabric fasteningVELCRO6Down34 MirthGLEE4Down34 SolidifyGEL3Down36 NewtEFT3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, December 19, 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.