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Evening Standard Crossword December 31 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 31 2025 answers. The Wednesday 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#
ReviewerCRITIC6Across1 Twin actors, possibly?CASTOR6Across1 FidgetyFUSSY5Across1 CupboardLOCKER6Across5 The time cocoa's in preparationOCCASION8Across7 Pointer on a timepieceHOURHAND8Across7 HealCURE4Across8 What a funny fence!HAHA4Across8 AbruptTERSE5Across8 Lacking widthNARROW6Across10 DistantREMOTE6Across10 One sees it as good senseREASON6Across10 Leg boneFIBULA6Across11 ImitatedAPED4Across11 It's easy to file an account!FACILE6Across11 In simple terms, leasedLET3Across14 HatFEDORA6Across14 On strikeOUT3Across14 WidespreadGENERAL7Across15 Produce beer, perhaps, for the trading centreBREED5Across16 StoriesTALES5Across16 Identify as grass?TELL4Across17 Policemen, slangCOPS4Across17 PinchNIP3Across18 The all-in totalTALLY5Across19 FaucetTAP3Across19 Warehouse, storehouseDEPOT5Across19 Light beerLAGER5Across21 TrialTEST4Across21 Guilty person's regret about an own goalROGUE5Across21 A name I had for being bashfulTIMID5Across22 Chair carried on polesSEDAN5Across22 DissuadeDETER5Across23 Speed pastSPED4Across23 Girl's toyDOLL4Across23 GraspedHELD4Across24 DeserveMERIT5Across26 Piece angrily torn offSTRIP5Across26 LairDEN3Across27 Abe's little girl?BEA3Across28 Boy's nameSID3Across28 With heavy blows, a politician may be shut outTHUMPS6Across29 AdjustsADAPTS6Across29 LoutOAF3Across29 Genial little trioJOVIAL6Across30 SightVISION6Across30 Religious imageICON4Across31 SwiftlyRAPIDLY7Across31 Nominally a unitABEL4Across31 InsaneCRAZED6Across32 DaintyDELICATE8Across32 Made to realise there are wild deer around to take care ofREMINDED8Across32 VocalistSINGER6Across33 City where there's no longer a tree to be found?EXETER6Across33 DelicateFINE4Across34 Tie upTETHER6Across35 SeamLAYER5Across38 ClubCUDGEL6Across39 RegionalLOCAL5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
It tastes better than a stickCARROT6Down1 Specialised hospitalCLINIC6Down1 A steel product with pricklesTEASEL6Down2 Star signTAURUS6Down2 EmployUSE3Down2 MasticateCHEW4Down3 The horse galloped out of the ringROAN4Down3 StockedSTORED6Down3 JudasTRAITOR7Down4 Of consuming interestEATABLE7Down4 StillYET3Down4 Afghan capitalKABUL5Down5 PetalLEAF4Down5 Figure there's food around for a fairyPIXIE5Down5 BelieveCREDIT6Down6 NotionsIDEAS5Down6 Like every single personUNWED5Down6 MealREPAST6Down7 HarvestCROP4Down8 A building of marked value?HALL4Down8 DecomposeROT3Down9 Steamy piece of photography?HOT3Down9 DiscountedREBATED7Down9 Weep when there are chips out of the crockeryCRY3Down12 EnclosurePEN3Down12 Flying mammalBAT3Down12 Go the French way?LEAVE5Down13 DrugDOPE4Down13 LawfulLEGAL5Down13 A bad characterFAGIN5Down15 RoyalREGAL5Down15 RelaxEASE4Down16 SubsequentlyLATER5Down17 LubricatedOILED5Down18 This heart-breaking worldEARTH5Down18 FatherDAD3Down19 Cruise to Mauritius to start?TOM3Down19 PunishmentPENALTY7Down20 Lord of the courtsLUD3Down20 Writing toolPEN3Down20 After such a good time, are repairs necessary?RIPPING7Down21 Cos, for exampleLETTUCE7Down21 The chap who gave Smith new heartTIM3Down22 DirtySOIL4Down22 Drink gingerlySIP3Down22 Deny any connection withDISOWN6Down23 More exacting than everSEVERE6Down23 FeverishHECTIC6Down24 Norse godODIN4Down24 A lip split by a bucketPAIL4Down24 BreadLOAF4Down25 Evidently there's cash in road-buildingDOLLAR6Down25 Delay, loiterLINGER6Down25 Back rents collectedSTERN5Down26 Female servantsMAIDS5Down26 StunningDAZING6Down26 Recover strengthRALLY5Down27 Associated with gin, it's mostly rumRUMMY5Down27 RestaurantBISTRO6Down28 A short cutBOB3Down28 So or thusSIC3Down28 ContendsVIES4Down30 Old overworked horse? Yes, half deadJADE4Down30 MarshlandFEN3Down30 HollowDELL4Down33 FishEEL3Down36 EpochERA3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 31, 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.