Evening Standard Crossword December 27 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 126 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for December 27 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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Expression of greeting51 AcrossReveal answer → By getting a donkey out of the pit51 AcrossReveal answer → Tally54 AcrossReveal answer → A jump start's a bit doubtful for the moment56 AcrossReveal answer → Scope56 AcrossReveal answer → Snare67 AcrossReveal answer → Store of weapons79 AcrossReveal answer → Scared of a nice little chap?79 AcrossReveal answer → Sorrowful39 AcrossReveal answer → Rub out510 AcrossReveal answer → Its metallic qualities are not unique510 AcrossReveal answer → Through310 AcrossReveal answer → Capital of Morocco511 AcrossReveal answer → A picture for public display511 AcrossReveal answer → Clear512 AcrossReveal answer → No quarter!512 AcrossReveal answer → Challenges512 AcrossReveal answer → Insect413 AcrossReveal answer → Of crucial importance713 AcrossReveal answer → Bungled by somebody out to etch exceptionally713 AcrossReveal answer → Black plane?315 AcrossReveal answer → Harden315 AcrossReveal answer → Repulse515 AcrossReveal answer → A hut in this state is ramshackle417 AcrossReveal answer → Come617 AcrossReveal answer → A long time417 AcrossReveal answer → Easy scoring chance618 AcrossReveal answer → Does it taste like beef?618 AcrossReveal answer → Not exactly yours for a time519 AcrossReveal answer → Argument419 AcrossReveal answer → Player's first game519 AcrossReveal answer → It's in Brno, possibly, you'll find an islander620 AcrossReveal answer → Sounded a horn620 AcrossReveal answer → Womaniser520 AcrossReveal answer → Consume322 AcrossReveal answer → Cereal from central Hampshire, in the past422 AcrossReveal answer → Dowels422 AcrossReveal answer → Still the old-fashioned central heating324 AcrossReveal answer → Warned724 AcrossReveal answer → Limb324 AcrossReveal answer → Person nominally uncertain725 AcrossReveal answer → Nightclub show725 AcrossReveal answer → Tooth type526 AcrossReveal answer → Points out the informer526 AcrossReveal answer → Wooden shoe527 AcrossReveal answer → Sheep327 AcrossReveal answer → Not a fair result, that's definite!527 AcrossReveal answer → Runs off with some hardware528 AcrossReveal answer → Oak tree fruit528 AcrossReveal answer → Pointed528 AcrossReveal answer → Nonet I'm arranging, say729 AcrossReveal answer → Submissive729 AcrossReveal answer → Sid hides his appreciation of being sober530 AcrossReveal answer → Defeats530 AcrossReveal answer → Young eel531 AcrossReveal answer → Wild rage leads to ultimate trouble, you'll admit531 AcrossReveal answer → Unaccompanied431 AcrossReveal answer → Meal-course633 AcrossReveal answer → Roost535 AcrossReveal answer → Lofty437 AcrossReveal answer → Stitched538 AcrossReveal answer → Spike339 AcrossReveal answer → Material341 AcrossReveal answer → Moaned642 AcrossReveal answer → Started543 AcrossReveal answer →

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Calf61 DownReveal answer → Eavesdrop, informally62 DownReveal answer → It's a matter of choice62 DownReveal answer → Rivulet62 DownReveal answer → Burn up the track63 DownReveal answer → Lariats63 DownReveal answer → Knock33 DownReveal answer → Diffident means less than pushy34 DownReveal answer → Masculine44 DownReveal answer → Mineral34 DownReveal answer → Grown-up55 DownReveal answer → Of the kidneys55 DownReveal answer → The sharp way to get electricity free!55 DownReveal answer → Welsh rabbit76 DownReveal answer → Hairstyle86 DownReveal answer → Courtly old fools76 DownReveal answer → Unfortunately47 DownReveal answer → Not far from the chin47 DownReveal answer → Fairy48 DownReveal answer → Pointed beard68 DownReveal answer → Barriers against crooks?68 DownReveal answer → Respect911 DownReveal answer → Lifelong criminal?512 DownReveal answer → Unfashionable512 DownReveal answer → When a vehicle gets past, this protects the head513 DownReveal answer → Italian food513 DownReveal answer → Malice514 DownReveal answer → Region414 DownReveal answer → Act it out without a word514 DownReveal answer → Guide515 DownReveal answer → Had to return for a just a share of the old land515 DownReveal answer → Fuel416 DownReveal answer → In opera, maybe, he turned up in a coronet516 DownReveal answer → Faith516 DownReveal answer → Immigrants allowance?518 DownReveal answer → Part418 DownReveal answer → Sucrose518 DownReveal answer → Indicates, designates719 DownReveal answer → Pursued doggedly719 DownReveal answer → Excessively adorned621 DownReveal answer → Oppose? Yes, among other things621 DownReveal answer → Disused821 DownReveal answer → Such a porter may be stout622 DownReveal answer → Package622 DownReveal answer → Rip423 DownReveal answer → Boy's name623 DownReveal answer → Not strong enough to get off the hook?623 DownReveal answer → Pitcher425 DownReveal answer → Relatively, they saunter around without hesitation525 DownReveal answer → Slice meat525 DownReveal answer → The housemistress's half?426 DownReveal answer → Nearly all426 DownReveal answer → Food426 DownReveal answer → It's apt to eat something crushed328 DownReveal answer → Beer type328 DownReveal answer → Ungenerously629 DownReveal answer → Cheat630 DownReveal answer → Entertainment532 DownReveal answer → Melt434 DownReveal answer → Paradise436 DownReveal answer → Managed340 DownReveal answer →

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