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Evening Standard Crossword December 6 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 6 2025 answers. The Saturday 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#
SwiftFAST4Across1 BrislingSPRAT5Across3 Takes in hand at short noticeGRABS5Across3 AbroadOUT3Across4 GratingGRID4Across6 He won't yield, but he does go in a bitBIGOT5Across8 Strong thick ropeCABLE5Across8 CoverLID3Across9 Of the noseNASAL5Across10 SickDISEASED8Across10 Second team players in something stickyRESIN5Across10 Figure a troop leader has to be paidVAT3Across11 Chest boneRIB3Across11 TopAPEX4Across11 Norma's new Spanish boyRAMON5Across12 ComedianCOMIC5Across12 Lean or bonyANGULAR7Across13 Wind bringing bad visibility to a central partMISTRAL7Across13 MineralORE3Across14 Note valueMINIM5Across15 Need to be told what to do with the doughKNEAD5Across15 TradedDEALT5Across16 We're persuaded it's a little lightLED3Across18 ChartMAP3Across18 Little girl led astray by Mr Bumble, say?BEADLE6Across19 EarnedDESERVED8Across19 Grown-upMATURE6Across19 Health checkMEDICAL7Across21 Foreigner given a wave?MEXICAN7Across21 CapBERET5Across21 SoonANON4Across22 You get one free, like in the desertARID4Across22 Writing implementsPENS4Across23 Winners of a case, perhapsACES4Across23 SevereRIGOROUS8Across23 Wise holder of power ~n possibly a FrankfurterSAUSAGE7Across24 Several differentVARIOUS7Across24 TeacherTUTOR5Across24 Go later, perhaps, round the civic centreTRAVEL6Across26 RapscallionRASCAL6Across26 StrayERR3Across27 Korean mineral?ORE3Across29 Pistachio, for exampleNUT3Across29 One of those blooming black-eyed girls?SUSAN5Across31 SavageWILD4Across31 Iron alloySTEEL5Across31 A communication link in hotel useHOTLINE7Across32 Scolds harshlyBERATES7Across32 ShowINDICATE8Across33 Compare this with a broken link out EastLIKEN5Across34 Golf-pegTEE3Across34 Glandular organLIVER5Across34 Sooner than finish nowhereERE3Across35 AleBEER4Across35 Be victoriousWIN3Across35 Smith's property, one figuresANVIL5Across36 YouthLAD3Across36 TouchesFEELS5Across36 Question a piece of news that's unduly slantedASKEW5Across37 DeadenedNUMB4Across37 Sudden fearPANIC5Across37 Profundity shown by a department head initially!DEPTH5Across38 Appears to beSEEMS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Mends with stitchesDARNS5Down1 A clear note to twin girlsVIVID5Down1 Egg whiteALBUMEN7Down2 In a glass case at the chateau?BOTTLED7Down2 ParchedARID4Down2 RankTIER4Down3 Not richPOOR4Down4 Like the estate of an earl?REAL4Down4 WatcherOBSERVER8Down4 Brutish personANIMAL6Down5 NeatTIDY4Down5 Rob's upset over Ken being ruined!BROKEN6Down5 DazzleGLARE5Down6 UnspokenTACIT5Down6 Was Ayrton brought up in Lytham St Annes?SENNA5Down6 TearRIP3Down7 Lowest pointNADIR5Down7 The last fathead to use a bent nailFINAL5Down7 PerfectIDEAL5Down8 LargeBIG3Down9 May be burning to talk!GAS3Down9 SkilfulADEPT5Down12 Essential car dial adjustmentRADICAL7Down12 MetropolisCAPITAL7Down12 AdvantageASSET5Down13 SphereORB3Down14 Canine king?REX3Down14 StriplingLAD3Down14 WeirdEERIE5Down15 Draw information from a letter to Mussolini?EDUCE5Down16 Naked figuresNUDES5Down16 DetestABHOR5Down17 Being stupid, needs revisionDENSE5Down17 UntidyMESSY5Down17 LockTRESS5Down18 Instrument played by a low singer with nothing onBASSOON7Down19 SeamanMARINER7Down19 Blemishes in Occidental cultural mattersWARTS5Down20 DensLAIRS5Down20 DebasedDEGRADED8Down20 Dim as could be, the king had ass's earsMIDAS5Down21 Small rodentMOUSE5Down21 HillTOR3Down22 SavePUTAWAY7Down23 Perpetual advice not to show one's years so much!AGELESS7Down23 Travelling caseVALISE6Down24 Being decrepit, check out nothingSENILE6Down24 Belonging to usOUR3Down25 He's got the knackART3Down25 CombineUNITE5Down25 CommandORDER5Down26 Spoils things when one runs outRUINS5Down27 On the oceanATSEA5Down27 A name I had for being convincingVALID5Down28 Prison roomsCELLS5Down28 TabletPILL4Down28 ScrutiniseSCAN4Down29 The Bees' best bits?KNEES5Down30 Jeans fabricDENIM5Down30 StaunchSTEM4Down30 Thick piece of timberBEAM4Down32 ShelterLEE3Down32 Race anger?HEAT4Down32 Some of their kinkiness can be annoyingIRK3Down33 CanTIN3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Saturday, December 6, 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.