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Evening Standard Crossword December 28 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 28 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 130 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#
Court casesTRIALS6Across1 LoatheDETEST6Across1 Dairy product possibly by the cupBUTTER6Across1 SaveRESCUE6Across5 TrikeTRICYCLE8Across7 In the West, a duck at the cricket club gets one beaten hollow!OCCIDENT8Across7 Of characters, a villainous one in the pastIAGO4Across8 PainfulSORE4Across8 MightPOWER5Across9 As a singer, I could have done this all nightDANCED6Across10 One after the otherINAROW6Across10 OverlookFORGET6Across10 This spinner could maybe get dad out!PEGTOP6Across11 Of high mountainsALPINE6Across11 On landASHORE6Across11 ReelDANCE5Across12 The limit?SKY3Across14 ClothedCLAD4Across14 BornNEE3Across14 Of the footPEDAL5Across16 Raises the upper end by a pair of lugsREARS5Across16 PermitLET3Across17 Gets into a bad stateROTS4Across17 Golf pegsTEES4Across17 ShrewdCUTE4Across18 Form in which many twigs can be handledBESOM5Across19 StrengthPOWER5Across19 Of tidesTIDAL5Across20 Stop being sailorly?BELAY5Across21 Girl's nameHAZEL5Across21 Fire-raisingARSON5Across22 BeliefTENET5Across22 Showing strength by holding back a paymentBEEFY5Across22 Not great pool of correspondencePOND4Across23 RestRECLINE7Across23 SurrenderCEDE4Across23 YawnedGAPED5Across24 Said to have a soft centre with pleasant tasteSAPID5Across26 LukewarmTEPID5Across26 International telegraph serviceTELEX5Across26 Catch some cod, with a bit of helpCOP3Across28 Shade of brownTAN3Across28 Last of the carrots on the plot, perhaps?PLANTS6Across29 FrozenICED4Across29 StadiaARENAS6Across29 JollyJOVIAL6Across30 Stone jar containing some specimensJASPER6Across30 DeedACT3Across30 AmongAMID4Across31 German cotton centreOTTO4Across31 CapsizeKEELOVER8Across32 Studying under pressureCRAMMING8Across32 CubeDICE4Across32 QuotedCITED5Across33 On the street, possibly said to be a cruel typeSADIST6Across33 RoadSTREET6Across33 StaggerTOTTER6Across35 InherentNATIVE6Across36 StorehouseDEPOT5Across37 DashedDARTED6Across38 ControlledREINED6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FlawDEFECT6Down1 Upper garmentTSHIRT6Down1 International line?BORDER6Down1 The paths one followsTRACKS6Down2 Loves deeplyADORES6Down2 StringTHREAD6Down2 Once the area of a back door?ROOD4Down3 Cook slowlySTEW4Down3 RushedSPED4Down3 Governmental title of two chaps out EastVICEROY7Down4 Surgical knifeSCALPEL7Down4 SumTOTAL5Down4 PungentACRID5Down5 RespondREACT5Down5 A match for Lucifer?VESTA5Down5 GaelicERSE4Down6 Remains the highest among saintsSTOPS5Down6 CantBEVEL5Down6 FlowerCROCUS6Down7 TeamELEVEN6Down8 Of sound mindSANE4Down8 In a way, this monthINST4Down8 Fish eggsROE3Down9 Intensely northern?GEY3Down9 Ruby perhaps, or maybe MegGEM3Down12 For everyPER3Down12 An astronomical giantORION5Down13 DisregardNEGLECT7Down13 Without clothes, nudeNAKED5Down13 Flows out slowlyOOZES5Down15 Many may be left somewhere in South HollandDELFT5Down15 ShrubLILAC5Down15 ChallengedDARED5Down16 BeliefCREED5Down18 SeniorELDER5Down18 Non-vegetarian, is it bad for a pupil?OFFAL5Down18 Be noted as an industrious workerBEE3Down19 Pick-me-upTONIC5Down19 Cooking vesselPAN3Down19 Suppose Sammy lost his medal!SAY3Down20 Opposite of dryWET3Down20 Sort of story or letter to edit specially for meBEDTIME7Down21 Six-sided figureHEXAGON7Down21 GuidedLED3Down21 InsectANT3Down22 It suggests bread and wineBIN3Down22 NumberTEN3Down22 Posh foodCAVIAR6Down23 Sent to a despot, possiblyPOSTED6Down23 Girl's nameENID4Down24 TalentedGIFTED6Down24 Partner you can always back upOPPO4Down24 PlaguePESTER6Down25 Little less than a novel nameDORRIT6Down25 Join upENLIST6Down25 Room to spread capesSPACE5Down26 Army vehiclesTANKS5Down26 WingPINION6Down27 Military jumpersPARAS5Down27 HorizontalLEVEL5Down27 Male catTOM3Down28 RelyDEPEND6Down28 Well, at least she isn't mousy!CAT3Down28 Go up in joyous extremes as one exercisesJOGS4Down30 Jam containersJARS4Down30 VentilatedAIRED5Down30 SingerTENOR5Down31 YieldCEDE4Down33 FruitDATE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, December 28, 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.