Evening Standard Crossword October 1 2025 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 1 2025 answers. The Wednesday 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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WinceFLINCH6Across1 Means trouble, though the damage is slightSCRAPE6Across4 CannySHREWD6Across4 PaceSTEP4Across5 What no winner is out forTHECOUNT8Across7 Next dayTOMORROW8Across7 Property in eye-opening conditionESTATE6Across8 Very happyELATED6Across8 CommandORDER5Across8 DonkeyASS3Across9 Girl's NameANNIE5Across10 PitMINE4Across10 A first attempt at fighting outside the ringFORAY5Across10 DaybreakDAWN4Across11 CompositionESSAY5Across12 Calf meatVEAL4Across13 Blends from the EastTEAS4Across13 FeverishHECTIC6Across13 Small barrelsKEGS4Across14 Left a dandy out as a failureFLOP4Across14 One way to get fifty quid?SELL4Across15 Animals kept at homePETS4Across15 LargeBIG3Across16 No working girl, but can make a bedDEB3Across16 RippedTORN4Across16 When I get run out, it's simply the endRUIN4Across17 Chimney depositSOOT4Across17 ReviseEDIT4Across18 Music typeSOUL4Across19 Eager to help out VictorAVID4Across19 SphereORB3Across20 BloodthirstyMURDEROUS9Across21 Shed no longer wantedDISCARDED9Across21 DecayROT3Across22 Far downDEEP4Across23 Spy associated with a Toad?MOLE4Across23 LairDEN3Across23 Fishy looking singerBASS4Across24 JettyPIER4Across24 ReposeREST4Across24 NoblemanPEER4Across25 Infantile enthusiast?FAN3Across26 Karate expertDAN3Across26 Pretty thin entertainment?FILM4Across27 LeaderHEAD4Across27 DisfigureDEFORM6Across28 Faithful? Very!TRUE4Across29 CupidEROS4Across29 StationarySTILL5Across30 An air of sympathy?TUNE4Across32 Mend with stitchesDARN4Across32 FoodDIET4Across32 Search around for a favourite placeHAUNT5Across33 RelaxEASE4Across33 Student's markGRADE5Across33 Offence, however slight?INSULT6Across34 WrathIRE3Across34 Japanese garmentKIMONO6Across34 A blown up sort of diagram!EXPLODED8Across35 ForwardALONG5Across35 An explosiveDYNAMITE8Across35 Relatively impecunious dealer?BROKER6Across36 CrippledLAME4Across36 FeeCHARGE6Across36 PostureSTANCE6Across37

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Cut of beefSTEAK5Down1 GaudyFLASHY6Down1 Polish workers, sturdy and straight!STAFF5Down1 UnsafeINSECURE8Down2 AmidAMONG5Down2 Ran into a bit of trouble on the tubeMETRO5Down2 Name the chap to get pastTOBY4Down3 Elm, for exampleTREE4Down3 ConsignCOMMIT6Down3 To thieve, we hear, is something hardSTEEL5Down4 SugarySWEET5Down4 OfferedPRESENTED9Down4 CalmedSEDATED7Down5 GenuineREAL4Down5 Can they break softly out of traps?RATS4Down5 SalverTRAY4Down6 Shot up to the top before TedPOTTED6Down6 Snout beetleWEEVIL6Down6 GaspPANT4Down7 IndividualONE3Down8 LariatsLASSOS6Down9 Dishes a chap in the SASSALADS6Down9 Born asNEE3Down11 In the doldrums, maybe less activeOLD3Down11 When the odd pair went to LeatherheadAPRIL5Down12 EditionISSUE5Down12 Figure to get fit and soundTENABLE7Down13 Old soldierVETERAN7Down13 FatCORPULENT9Down14 SeedcasePOD3Down15 NoiseDIN3Down15 A musical piece is thus writtenSIC3Down15 Large road vehicleBUS3Down16 Served up againDID3Down16 Fish-eggsROE3Down17 Superior fuels can be handyUSEFUL6Down18 Child without parentsORPHAN6Down18 RelegationDEMOTION8Down19 Five star girl?VESTA5Down20 LubricateOIL3Down20 ExternalOUTER5Down20 Assume the party is on the first of NovemberDON3Down21 BlokesMEN3Down21 FragileBRITTLE7Down21 Sacramental sheep?RAM3Down22 ColourRED3Down22 The air of having singular social graces?MANNER6Down23 Of DenmarkDANISH6Down23 Carry bricks in thisHOD3Down25 Organise athletic activityRUN3Down25 SoftenRELENT6Down26 HinderIMPEDE6Down27 Wear awayERODE5Down28 Bury in central BatterseaINTER5Down28 HeroIDOL4Down29 Emphatically flushedRUDDY5Down30 JointSEAM4Down30 WirelessRADIO5Down30 Cut offSEVER5Down31 LoiterLAG3Down31 Piece played in quietude?ETUDE5Down31 Food for the friarTUCK4Down32 EntranceDOOR4Down32 Maintain one's gripHOLD4Down33 SnatchGRAB4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 1, 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.