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Evening Standard Crossword November 23 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword November 23 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 132 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#
EnquiredASKED5Across2 Bobby's very soft-heartedCOPPER6Across4 Military traineesCADETS6Across4 ShinerBLACKEYE8Across7 ObscureVAGUE5Across7 On tour, perhaps, everyone can go fartherOUTREACH8Across7 Instead, indicate who's on dutyASSIGN6Across8 Dealer in fabricsDRAPER6Across8 Fishing-basketCREEL5Across8 A letter or two from an Arab, perhapsHORSE5Across10 YawnedGAPED5Across10 Bend forwardsSTOOP5Across10 EpochERA3Across12 It's in extremes of poverty that one gets charityPITY4Across13 FlowerASTER5Across13 Red meatBEEF4Across13 OozeSEEP4Across14 Window frame of initially seasoned timberSASH4Across14 MinusLESS4Across15 RenaissanceREBIRTH7Across15 A noted runner from the Shoreditch areaHARE4Across15 Small barrelKEG3Across16 Refreshment contributing to alertnessALE3Across16 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Across17 No more deliveries!OVER4Across17 TeemedPOURED6Across17 FruitFIG3Across19 EmploysUSES4Across19 Cases of vegetablesPODS4Across19 EntranceDELIGHT7Across20 Bit by bitGRADUALLY9Across21 Maybe amateur plays about central Acton, I seeDRAMATICS9Across21 ObjectiveGOAL4Across23 Frontiersman's rank?TIER4Across23 ElderlyAGED4Across23 A light-hearted individual no moreGONE4Across24 LocateSITE4Across24 LoftyTALL4Across25 SkillART3Across26 Shorten a large musical workLOP3Across26 SlanderedDEFAMED7Across26 Look lasciviouslyLEER4Across27 Do evening work at the laundryIRON4Across27 A spinner heading the average?ATOP4Across29 HeroicEPIC4Across29 RugMAT3Across30 PhysicianDOCTOR6Across31 ForbidsBANS4Across32 It's used in lighting the way aheadNEON4Across32 Could gin be such a trap?SNARE5Across33 Winter sportsmanSKIER5Across33 Might divers find them hissing about money?SQUIDS6Across34 FondleCARESS6Across34 FanDEVOTEE7Across34 Charm one's way in?ENTRANCE8Across35 UndefeatedUNBEATEN8Across35 Funeral carHEARSE6Across36 Against a number of cunning rusesVERSUS6Across36 CofferCHEST5Across37 FelineCAT3Across38 DuckDRAKE5Across39 QuietenedMUTED5Across40 ConsumedEATEN5Across41 CentreHEART5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ChasmABYSS5Down1 They can make holes in your wardrobe!MOTHS5Down1 LariatLASSO5Down1 Light boatCANOE5Down2 Unreachable celebrities?STARS5Down2 Boring-toolAUGER5Down2 Miss outSKIP4Down3 Present the girl with an eye opener!HERE4Down3 ScorchedSEARED6Down3 PitcherEWER4Down4 SurrendersCEDES5Down4 Preside over the church musicCHAIR5Down4 CargoFREIGHT7Down5 Unable to hearDEAF4Down5 Suspected spy holding nothing but flowersPOSY4Down5 DemiseDEATH5Down6 TopicsTHEMES6Down6 Like most men with broken legs, he was philosophicalENGELS6Down6 Intercede with a composition for spinetSTEPIN6Down9 StrayERR3Down9 OutcomeRESULT6Down9 DelineatedDEFINED7Down11 Hot beverageTEA3Down11 With only one to eat, you'd be seedy!OAT3Down11 Musical dramaOPERA5Down12 Wild horse never far from waterSHORE5Down12 Virtuous soldier nearly no longer with us?PARAGON7Down13 HorrifyAPPAL5Down13 ConfusesBEMUSES7Down13 AdjustedTUNED5Down14 Bit of a he-man, but edgyHEM3Down15 Boy or young manLAD3Down15 Solution or explanationKEY3Down16 LargeBIG3Down16 The small ones, presumablyADS3Down16 Changed to go for a driveVARIED6Down18 DiscussedDEBATED7Down18 American cityDALLAS6Down18 Maybe a once wide water?OCEAN5Down20 Smooth and shinySLEEK5Down20 AcquiredGOT3Down21 FlavourTASTE5Down21 A quick swim and something saucy?DIP3Down21 VentilateAIR3Down22 VigilantALERT5Down22 Not over weightTON3Down22 Result when a twister rushed round the head of the queue?TORQUE6Down23 Thick oilGREASE6Down23 RelegatedDEMOTED7Down24 ContendVIE3Down25 In favour of turning rightFOR3Down25 ObeseFAT3Down27 FollowENSUE5Down28 StevedoreDOCKER6Down28 Can their thorns cause sores?ROSES5Down28 ReappearRECUR5Down29 Lionlike or owlishTAWNY5Down30 Ski slopePISTE5Down30 Tall wading birdCRANE5Down31 Keeps wild dogsPEKES5Down31 Tolerate, endureBEAR4Down32 DeceiveCHEAT5Down32 Toss up for the drinks!NIPS4Down32 Kind of boozer seen around central HammersmithSORT4Down33 WillowOSIER5Down33 Plant ovuleSEED4Down33 TankVAT3Down35 Sea-eagleERNE4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, November 23, 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.