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Evening Standard Crossword December 27 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 27 2025 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 126 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#
Expression of greetingHELLO5Across1 By getting a donkey out of the pitABYSS5Across1 TallyMATCH5Across4 A jump start's a bit doubtful for the momentJIFFY5Across6 ScopeRANGE5Across6 SnareENTRAP6Across7 Store of weaponsARSENAL7Across9 Scared of a nice little chap?CHICKEN7Across9 SorrowfulSAD3Across9 Rub outERASE5Across10 Its metallic qualities are not uniqueALLOY5Across10 ThroughPER3Across10 Capital of MoroccoRABAT5Across11 A picture for public displaySCENE5Across11 ClearLUCID5Across12 No quarter!FIFTH5Across12 ChallengesDARES5Across12 InsectFLEA4Across13 Of crucial importancePIVOTAL7Across13 Bungled by somebody out to etch exceptionallyBOTCHED7Across13 Black plane?JET3Across15 HardenSET3Across15 RepulseREPEL5Across15 A hut in this state is ramshackleUTAH4Across17 ComeARRIVE6Across17 A long timeAGES4Across17 Easy scoring chanceSITTER6Across18 Does it taste like beef?GROUSE6Across18 Not exactly yours for a timeHOURS5Across19 ArgumentTIFF4Across19 Player's first gameDEBUT5Across19 It's in Brno, possibly, you'll find an islanderBRITON6Across20 Sounded a hornTOOTED6Across20 WomaniserROMEO5Across20 ConsumeEAT3Across22 Cereal from central Hampshire, in the pastSAGO4Across22 DowelsPEGS4Across22 Still the old-fashioned central heatingYET3Across24 WarnedALERTED7Across24 LimbARM3Across24 Person nominally uncertainANOTHER7Across25 Nightclub showCABARET7Across25 Tooth typeMOLAR5Across26 Points out the informerSNOUT5Across26 Wooden shoeSABOT5Across27 SheepEWE3Across27 Not a fair result, that's definite!FIXED5Across27 Runs off with some hardwareBOLTS5Across28 Oak tree fruitACORN5Across28 PointedAIMED5Across28 Nonet I'm arranging, sayMENTION7Across29 SubmissiveSERVILE7Across29 Sid hides his appreciation of being soberSTAID5Across30 DefeatsBEATS5Across30 Young eelELVER5Across31 Wild rage leads to ultimate trouble, you'll admitAGREE5Across31 UnaccompaniedSOLO4Across31 Meal-courseENTREE6Across33 RoostPERCH5Across35 LoftyTALL4Across37 StitchedSEWED5Across38 SpikeEAR3Across39 MaterialREP3Across41 MoanedWAILED6Across42 StartedBEGAN5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CalfHEIFER6Down1 Eavesdrop, informallyEARWIG6Down2 It's a matter of choiceBALLOT6Down2 RivuletSTREAM6Down2 Burn up the trackSCORCH6Down3 LariatsLASSOS6Down3 KnockRAP3Down3 Diffident means less than pushySHY3Down4 MasculineMALE4Down4 MineralORE3Down4 Grown-upADULT5Down5 Of the kidneysRENAL5Down5 The sharp way to get electricity free!ACRID5Down5 Welsh rabbitRAREBIT7Down6 HairstyleCOIFFURE8Down6 Courtly old foolsJESTERS7Down6 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 Not far from the chinINCH4Down7 FairyPERI4Down8 Pointed beardGOATEE6Down8 Barriers against crooks?FENCES6Down8 RespectREVERENCE9Down11 Lifelong criminal?FELON5Down12 UnfashionableDATED5Down12 When a vehicle gets past, this protects the headBUSBY5Down13 Italian foodPASTA5Down13 MaliceVENOM5Down14 RegionAREA4Down14 Act it out without a wordTACIT5Down14 GuideSTEER5Down15 Had to return for a just a share of the old landJUDAH5Down15 FuelPEAT4Down16 In opera, maybe, he turned up in a coronetTENOR5Down16 FaithTRUST5Down16 Immigrants allowance?GRANT5Down18 PartROLE4Down18 SucroseSUGAR5Down18 Indicates, designatesDENOTES7Down19 Pursued doggedlyHOUNDED7Down19 Excessively adornedORNATE6Down21 Oppose? Yes, among other thingsRESIST6Down21 DisusedOBSOLETE8Down21 Such a porter may be stoutSTRONG6Down22 PackagePARCEL6Down22 RipTEAR4Down23 Boy's nameGEORGE6Down23 Not strong enough to get off the hook?GENTLE6Down23 PitcherEWER4Down25 Relatively, they saunter around without hesitationAUNTS5Down25 Slice meatCARVE5Down25 The housemistress's half?SEMI4Down26 Nearly allMOST4Down26 FoodDIET4Down26 It's apt to eat something crushedBOA3Down28 Beer typeALE3Down28 UngenerouslyMEANLY6Down29 CheatDELUDE6Down30 EntertainmentOPERA5Down32 MeltTHAW4Down34 ParadiseEDEN4Down36 ManagedRAN3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Saturday, December 27, 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.