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Evening Standard Crossword November 9 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 125 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword November 9 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 125 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#
Artificial waterwayCANAL5Across1 Is he nothing but a blemish?OSCAR5Across1 StadiumARENA5Across3 Figure a measure to be a sure thingCINCH5Across6 Landing pierJETTY5Across6 Walks softlyTIPTOES7Across9 Sort out a sick pup to helpSUPPORT7Across9 BargainHAGGLE6Across9 ConditionSTATE5Across10 PropertyESTATE6Across10 After finishing first, a ceremony is commonplaceTRITE5Across10 PinaforeAPRON5Across11 A clever word, really sharp!ACUTE5Across11 EraEPOCH5Across11 BarRAIL4Across12 Of sturdy buildBURLY5Across12 Sit and fishPERCH5Across12 GastronomeGOURMET7Across13 Athletic bird?HARRIER7Across13 A local housePUB3Across15 EvilVICE4Across15 Gave food toFED3Across15 Is one wrong about there being ten such beasts?OXEN4Across17 SmallestMINIMAL7Across17 GaelicERSE4Across17 Decline to let us in free, possiblyREFUSE6Across18 Unsuccessful, pointlessFUTILE6Across18 Prison roomsCELLS5Across19 As a result of our going round the club?OCCUR5Across19 Israeli monetary unitSHEKEL6Across20 Can handling roses be such a problem?THORNY6Across20 ChildTOT3Across20 SoarTOWER5Across21 WagersBETS4Across22 An informal drinkVINO4Across22 EncounterMEET4Across23 Do a bit of close workSEW3Across24 Wheat spikeEAR3Across24 JettyPIER4Across25 Odd or unusualBIZARRE7Across25 A name for balsam prepared out of loveABSALOM7Across25 Figure to snoop around for what's secretPRIVY5Across26 StreamRIVER5Across26 Backless seatSTOOL5Across26 Criminal organisationMAFIA5Across27 Manuscript that can make a fool out of oneFOLIO5Across27 Being a bird, it's after seedPIPIT5Across28 BlowyWINDY5Across28 InsectANT3Across28 To give a low fellow promises of money, seems strangeCURIOUS7Across29 Paper handkerchiefsTISSUES7Across29 Canny controllers of costs?SCOTS5Across30 ShelterHAVEN5Across30 GuardDEFENCE7Across30 In that placeTHERE5Across31 His friends may deprive him of his ultimate rightPETER5Across31 DetailITEM4Across33 SpeedRATE4Across35 CustomHABIT5Across36 InvolveENTAIL6Across38 SausageSALAMI6Across39 SymbolTOKEN5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AllureCHARM5Down1 WriterAUTHOR6Down2 AfreshAGAIN5Down2 It's never been a burden to the poorSURTAX6Down2 Pasternak's position, afloatASTERN6Down3 BeerALE3Down3 Clothes or garmentsATTIRE6Down3 Plant raised in EuropeRUE3Down4 ReiterateREPEAT6Down4 Deliberate untruthLIE3Down4 ChannelNECK4Down5 Being superior, a higher price for each?UPPER5Down5 A strong porterSTOUT5Down5 TreeASH3Down6 A biscuit for Xmas?CRACKER7Down6 Green-eyedJEALOUS7Down6 ImplicitTACIT5Down7 I get a bit tetchy when it irritatesITCH4Down7 Catch sight ofESPY4Down7 CapBERET5Down8 A fruity descriptionCITRUS6Down8 Hand toolTROWEL6Down8 After losing some hope, he gives a wild cryPERCY5Down12 CantBEVEL5Down12 IllnessAILMENT7Down13 Aquatic birdsGEESE5Down13 Armies of entertainers?HOSTS5Down13 ShipLINER5Down14 EscortUSHER5Down14 Repeat broadcast?RESOW5Down14 An opening in opticsPUPIL5Down15 Five-pound noteFIVER5Down15 AmendCORRECT7Down16 ThickDENSE5Down16 Twigs handled in the gardenBESOM5Down16 AdoredLOVED5Down18 Threshing implementFLAIL5Down18 Where to play the game?RUGBY5Down18 SureCERTAIN7Down19 Demanding individual, possibly sourONEROUS7Down19 VitalityPEP3Down19 Cuban capitalHAVANA6Down21 Like Leander's efforts swimming the Hellespont?HEROIC6Down21 JockeyRIDER5Down22 I waltz around with a bagVALISE6Down22 Drive awayBANISH6Down22 Merchant, dealerTRADER6Down23 Seemingly faultless learnerNOVICE6Down23 CanTIN3Down24 BragBOAST5Down25 The usefulness of a veil?AVAIL5Down25 Just one ancient associate of the `i30 Across^iPICT4Down26 LocateSITE4Down26 EditREVISE6Down27 Young of the coypu, perhapsPUP3Down28 Not dryWET3Down28 VentilatedAIRED5Down28 CogsTEETH5Down29 NauticalNAVAL5Down31 WeirdEERIE5Down32 NimbusHALO4Down34 StrikeHIT3Down36 BrownTAN3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, November 9, 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.