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Evening Standard Crossword December 8 2025 Answers

Monday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 8 2025 answers. The Monday puzzle has 134 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#
AstoundedAGHAST6Across1 BuffPOLISH6Across4 They're jolly good fun chaps!SPORTS6Across4 SearSCORCH6Across5 See the money's readySPOTCASH8Across7 Throw this at weddingsCONFETTI8Across7 Freshwater mammalsOTTERS6Across8 Quadruple the scoreEIGHTY6Across8 ThrowPITCH5Across9 It's nothing for wild bees to be overweightOBESE5Across10 ImprovedBETTER6Across10 Water jugsEWERS5Across10 WaveRIPPLE6Across11 OutcomingDEBUT5Across12 It means a lot to a fellow on the fourth of JulyMANY4Across13 Snooker rodsCUES4Across13 Grain storeSILO4Across14 PitcherEWER4Across14 Rubbish may be shot hereTOSH4Across14 Cod, for exampleFISH4Across15 The present talent?GIFT4Across15 Piercing toolAWL3Across16 Lady robbed of money, upset for a timeDAY3Across16 Skip in from ItalyOMIT4Across17 FlatfishDAB3Across17 Slimming planDIET4Across17 EvilVICE4Across18 The image a coin may showICON4Across19 Outer layer of baconRIND4Across19 ChallengedDARED5Across20 To him, we may sound agreeableFRENCHMAN9Across21 HelpLENDAHAND9Across21 CharteredHIRED5Across22 Wild acts by spiteful womenCATS4Across23 EntranceDOOR4Across23 PoisonARSENIC7Across23 HollowDENT4Across24 Helped, albeit heartlessly, when given attentionHEED4Across24 ShabbySEEDY5Across24 Man's best friendDOG3Across26 AcceptedTAKEN5Across26 Chuck seems a bit pushySHY3Across26 FinishedOVER4Across27 Kill, say, about fiftySLAY4Across27 ReviseEDIT4Across29 SalverTRAY4Across29 A bird might see it as foodGRUB4Across29 WhelpCUB3Across30 Stick around Midway, a Pacific islandGUAM4Across32 TravelRIDE4Across32 PrisonJAIL4Across32 Just the sort of necklace for a girlPEARL5Across33 PerforatedHOLED5Across33 StadiumARENA5Across33 Soldiers can make sport out of love!TROOPS6Across34 Works doughKNEADS6Across34 Jumping over a ropeSKIPPING8Across35 Borrowing chargeINTEREST8Across35 WrotePENNED6Across35 Firework typeROCKET6Across36 A suggestion that we attend cinema releases?LETSGO6Across36 PantedGASPED6Across36 RefuteREBUT5Across37 EvadedDODGED6Across38 ApproachedNEARED6Across39

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Land measuresACRES5Down1 Royal meeting in Nova ScotiaASCOT5Down1 StrolledAMBLED6Down1 Heavenly messengerANGEL5Down2 Seems sad composing poemsMOPES5Down2 MillinerHATTER6Down2 Untidy stateMESS4Down3 The longing teachers have at heartACHE4Down3 RushedSPED4Down3 GodlyPIOUS5Down4 WearyTIRED5Down4 A corny group in the country fieldSHEAF5Down4 ScourSCRUB5Down5 PlentyLOTS4Down5 Some indoor gymnastics, Roman style?ORGY4Down5 VoucherCHIT4Down6 CannySHREWD6Down6 Painter in the red?TITIAN6Down6 MendREPAIR6Down7 ListedHEELED6Down8 Punctual, eventually?INTIME6Down9 Iran's capitalTEHRAN6Down9 HairpieceWIG3Down11 Sort of seat to fight for?BOX3Down11 Cowboy displayRODEO5Down12 Lacking money, possibly shySHORT5Down12 VindictiveBALEFUL7Down13 In the London area, you can get to the match by motorwayMITCHAM7Down13 Fortified buildingCITADEL7Down13 Spirit of clarityGIN3Down15 BetWAGER5Down15 Gave food toFED3Down15 Put on the river?DON3Down16 PromptREADY5Down16 Along withAND3Down16 ClergymanVICAR5Down18 For a cat to turn up with me, could spoil thingsMESSUP6Down18 Raid or incursionINROAD6Down18 YieldedCEDED5Down19 No gentleman, at some stage, will begCADGE5Down20 BuryINTER5Down20 ParchedDRY3Down21 Register, recordLOG3Down21 She sounds a bit faintFAY3Down21 That womanHER3Down22 At the end of the day, he gives a cryHEY3Down22 StrikeHIT3Down22 Responsibility ofDOWNTO6Down23 Cost of a military action?CHARGE6Down23 IdioticSTUPID6Down24 Rubbish receptacleBIN3Down25 The curate's dog?CUR3Down25 DeservedEARNED6Down25 HerringKIPPER6Down27 Call onVISIT5Down28 RequiredNEEDED6Down28 Using it, may a cowboy miss nothing?LASSO5Down28 DiscourageDETER5Down30 Quick raid capturing the pierheadRAPID5Down30 EncipheredCODED5Down30 He was a bit of a blighter to the crewBLIGH5Down31 FlavourTASTE5Down31 StartedBEGUN5Down31 Court cardJACK4Down32 Gallery deities?GODS4Down32 Dad's doublePAPA4Down33 PresentHERE4Down33 Yes votesAYES4Down33 FruitDATE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, December 8, 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.