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Evening Standard Crossword November 21 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword November 21 2025 answers. The Friday 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#
BelieveTRUST5Across1 DifficultKNOTTY6Across5 GiantTITAN5Across8 The main fightSEABATTLE9Across9 Painful impactPOIGNANCY9Across9 BearableENDURABLE9Across10 CarrierBEARER6Across10 He subdues his prideLIONTAMER9Across10 DetailITEM4Across11 Do the same with the ten on topAPEX4Across12 Young menLADS4Across12 Girl's nameAMANDA6Across13 Trouble from scratchSCRAPE6Across13 Make use ofUTILISE7Across14 SmallerTINIER6Across14 Get your money on "Half-back" earlyBETIMES7Across14 Show promise as a sculptor?SHAPEWELL9Across15 DesperationDESPAIR7Across15 ImmoralUNETHICAL9Across15 Utter the words "Never again" --- and I quite understandSAYNOMORE9Across17 Room freshenerPOTPOURRI9Across17 By midmorning there's plenty of foodNOODLES7Across18 FavouritePET3Across18 Ocular partEYEBALL7Across18 Quickly makes and smuggles aloftRUNSUP6Across19 CushionedPADDED6Across19 TrapNET3Across19 Bird's beakBILL4Across20 An impudent young girl with a piece of paperCHIT4Across20 FlauntDEFY4Across21 Leaves on the toboggan?SLIPSAWAY9Across23 Bad dreamNIGHTMARE9Across23 RevoltREBEL5Across23 PipSEED4Across24 Go one by one on the merry-go-round?TAKETURNS9Across25 EngagedBETROTHED9Across25 Puts on airsLAYS4Across26 EnsnaresNETS4Across26 Overcome with horrorAGHAST6Across27 DefectiveDUD3Across27 The "in" type of party to have?ATHOME6Across27 Leaves army illegallyDESERTS7Across29 SwabMOP3Across29 Having laid hands on, at breakfast gave food toSTAFFED7Across29 ShylyTIMIDLY7Across31 InventedCOINED6Across32 Are even in the right enclosure and that doesn't often happenRAREEVENT9Across32 Sedimentary rockLIMESTONE9Across32 UnusualRARE4Across34 How one is, after a vain blackberrying expedition?FRUITLESS9Across34 Without effortHANDSDOWN9Across34 AdvantageousUSEFUL6Across35 He's spouting bilge, right?GILBERT7Across35 Flat-bottomed boatGONDOLA7Across35 Make someone do you a favourOBLIGE6Across36 Unorthodox beliefHERESY6Across36 Mild argumentTIFF4Across37 Be holding it and get a nip fromBITE4Across37 IncorrectERRONEOUS9Across38 BroomBESOM5Across38 Did something when someone stole the ladder?TOOKSTEPS9Across38 Branch of artSCULPTURE9Across39 About to see something you've missedOVERSIGHT9Across39 FlawDEFECT6Across39 MockTAUNT5Across40

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Two dopes and a smart killerASSASSIN8Down1 ClappingAPPLAUSE8Down1 Boxing divisionMIDDLEWEIGHT12Down2 By which the motion was carried in the nudist colony?BAREMAJORITY12Down2 RegretRUE3Down2 Not friendlyINIMICAL8Down3 Labels with small hearts on them?STICKERS8Down3 StreakSTRIPE6Down3 Book of religious songsHYMNAL6Down4 It's a mere triviality, but remove the shadowDETAIL6Down4 FastenTIE3Down4 UniteKNIT4Down5 SummarisedRECAPPED8Down5 Wears when one goes to bed and gets up lateSLEEPSIN8Down5 StartedOPENED6Down6 It's a fish from somewhere in India, loveBOMBAYDUCK10Down6 Slight changeADJUSTMENT10Down6 AnnuallyYEARLY6Down7 Where the journey starts --- to jail?STATION7Down7 Disloyal personTRAITOR7Down7 View of America given by the brochurePROSPECTUS10Down8 TormentedBEDEVILLED10Down8 CoachedTRAINED7Down9 Am hemmed in by a mob dancing an exotic danceMAMBO5Down11 Thorny shrubBRIER5Down11 GratuityTIP3Down12 JotMITE4Down13 Join up with Len Turner firstENLIST6Down16 Physical conditionHEALTH6Down16 RelaxEASE4Down16 RefuteREBUT5Down17 Pastry dishPIE3Down19 Catch in the lightRAY3Down19 MonotonousTEDIOUS7Down20 DiscordantINHARMONIOUS12Down21 Bitterness about the rough frisking?HARDFEELINGS12Down21 OmitFAIL4Down22 Cooks in ovenROASTS6Down22 Not, you say, a winding passageSTRAIT6Down22 Not part of a power blocNONALIGNED10Down23 Only corrects to "Exclusive control"SOLERIGHTS10Down23 HolySACRED6Down24 From the water, we found out it's rainingWETWEATHER10Down24 Old EnglishANGLOSAXON10Down24 Nocturnal creatureBAT3Down25 Stand a drink, so to speakTEE3Down25 ChieftanEMIR4Down25 GiveDONATE6Down26 Picture-houseCINEMA6Down28 Transparent gemstoneAMETHYST8Down28 Shed when you go into the riverOUTHOUSE8Down28 Extinct creatureDINOSAUR8Down29 Gets comfortable, arms back and legs foldedSNUGGLES8Down29 ChigoeSANDFLEA8Down30 ThroughPER3Down30 "Sweets put weight on" is the comeback!DESSERTS8Down30 Free about fifty with no troubleRELEASE7Down31 AmazeASTOUND7Down31 He has nothing to add to the listROLLO5Down33 LiabilityDEBT4Down33 Underground workerMINER5Down33 BotherHARASS6Down34 The chap dropped round at the beginning of the weekFELLOW6Down34 DrunkardSOT3Down36 VaseURN3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, November 21, 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.