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Evening Standard Crossword December 3 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 3 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 128 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#
Overly eagerGUNGHO6Across1 Murphy's coat?JACKET6Across1 GuideSTEER5Across2 ApronPINAFORE8Across7 SwimBATHE5Across7 Epidemic of being off work for a rest?OUTBREAK8Across7 Said to be the same as a jettyPIER4Across8 TreeASPEN5Across8 StopHALT4Across8 Shown to wander in the outskirts of PrestonPROVEN6Across10 Go inENTER5Across10 ExpatriatesEXILES6Across10 The most recent to lose heart at last?LATEST6Across11 Jungle expeditionSAFARI6Across11 IntimidateCOW3Across12 DruggedDOPED5Across13 Over poetic?OER3Across14 Be seatedSIT3Across14 EbbedRECEDED7Across15 Weapon that makes Jack a junior NCOLANCE5Across16 PlanetVENUS5Across16 Tears back showing some spiritRIPS4Across17 OtherwiseELSE4Across17 BredREARED6Across17 Foreigner of Norse origin?SENOR5Across19 BedCOT3Across19 Valuable gemstoneTOPAZ5Across19 LodgeDEPOSIT7Across20 Wherein the women rush about a lot?HAREM5Across21 Street urchinGAMIN5Across21 A female foxVIXEN5Across22 She's in the poolKITTY5Across22 Superlative of goodBEST4Across23 Where a bighead can get a new hatBATH4Across23 EncounterMEET4Across23 BludgeonCOSH4Across25 OustedDEPOSED7Across26 Kept being sad about a great daySAVED5Across26 Shout applauseCHEER5Across26 Glass containerJAR3Across28 Title of Osiris?SIR3Across28 Did he mess up the replay?PLAYER6Across29 Hire chargeRENTAL6Across29 ChildTOT3Across30 Chap informally cooking tubersBUSTER6Across30 Car shedGARAGE6Across30 Depend on us returning, surelyRELY4Across31 PurifyREFINE6Across31 RecedesEBBS4Across31 Anything helpful you can have recourse toRESOURCE8Across32 Without socks or shoesBAREFOOT8Across32 Eccentric exit?WAYOUT6Across33 HitSTRIKE6Across33 ToldRELATED7Across34 WineMACON5Across37 BoySON3Across38 OutcomingDEBUT5Across39 ShamBOGUS5Across40 StormedRAGED5Across41 Fishing-basketCREEL5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Possibly `ilong^i garmentJUMPER6Down1 European countryGREECE6Down1 BoatCANOE5Down1 GoalkeeperGOALIE6Down2 Men of steel could put an edge on themKNIVES6Down2 AbsoluteSHEER5Down2 ChoosesOPTS4Down3 Like the rent book?TORN4Down3 NursedTENDED6Down3 AlwaysEVER4Down4 Towed vehicleCARAVAN7Down4 In the Bible, he provided sailors with an extract of calomelABSALOM7Down4 HermitASCETIC7Down5 A he-man's girlHELEN5Down5 Book of IslamKORAN5Down5 DrainSEWER5Down6 Boy's nameDENIS5Down6 Fishy edition of KeatsSKATE5Down6 Snake soundHISS4Down8 Stern situation unaffected by a risingPOOP4Down8 PermitLET3Down9 Seed-casePOD3Down9 Always heartily cheered?EER3Down9 RegainRECOVER7Down11 Black salt?TAR3Down12 Tasselled capFEZ3Down12 Have a look round, there's a good chapSCOUT5Down13 GovernsRULES5Down13 PlayDRAMA5Down13 WalkedPACED5Down14 Forward a letter to the Fair Maid's placePERTH5Down15 Adult femalesWOMEN5Down15 LettuceCOS3Down16 Flexible, suppleLITHE5Down18 DedicatedDEVOTED7Down18 One old port that will never improve!IDEAL5Down18 LevyTAX3Down19 Put personal pressure on the benchSAT3Down19 Seize and hold fastPIN3Down20 Having a bit of money, he was executedNEY3Down20 Not exactly hideous place of concealmentHIDEOUT7Down21 Pick-me-upTONIC5Down21 Tall mammalGIRAFFE7Down21 GlossSHEEN5Down22 Animal doctorVET3Down22 A minor, for instanceKEY3Down22 Men's hairdresserBARBER6Down23 Where, by touring the land, one may have shot to successBISLEY6Down23 Aesthetic tray designARTY4Down24 LockjawTETANUS7Down24 EpochsERAS4Down24 A recluse living in this ageHERMIT6Down25 ThreefoldTREBLE6Down25 CotsCRIBS5Down26 Recreation, I see, possibly from the tropicsSPORT5Down26 AdmissionENTRY5Down27 VesselPOT3Down27 Waltz across the Channel?VALSE5Down27 Boxer's short punchJAB3Down28 Prosecute for misuse?SUE3Down28 ShyDEMURE6Down28 BroomBESOM5Down29 ObtainsGETS4Down30 Drink helps make job rewardingBREW4Down30 DeadlyFATAL5Down32 FamousNOTED5Down33 RecordLOG3Down35 ExpensiveDEAR4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 3, 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.