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Evening Standard Crossword October 12 2025 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 12 2025 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 124 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#
Of the PopePAPAL5Across1 DanceSAMBA5Across1 A rope trick stagedOPERA5Across1 VoucherDOCKET6Across5 A gritty Scot?SANDY5Across6 Wooden shoeSABOT5Across6 FollowingAFTER5Across8 SweetheartDARLING7Across9 Unusually dilapidated hut, definitely roughUNCOUTH7Across9 CaveGROTTO6Across10 Bend forwardsSTOOP5Across10 Confess to upsetting the maid at the end of the streetADMIT5Across10 ExpelsOUSTS5Across11 A common swimmer, termed `icoarse^iROACH5Across11 FrankOPEN4Across11 Arrest some felon in timeDELAY5Across12 Cavalry swordSABRE5Across12 Melodious lute fun, possiblyTUNEFUL7Across13 SeamanMARINER7Across13 ShowPARADE6Across14 Bedtime furnitureBED3Across15 A leading spinnerTOP3Across15 ExaltedSUBLIME7Across15 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across17 At heart, many need to help outAMID4Across17 OddRUM3Across18 NullifyNEGATE6Across18 In advance of beer productionBEFORE6Across18 ConsumeEAT3Across19 RusticRURAL5Across19 Weakened anew, perhaps, to a bad endWANED5Across19 The trios Esther composedTHREES6Across20 YearlyANNUAL6Across20 GirdleBELT4Across21 Some say there's no sauce, just the tableMESA4Across22 GentleMILD4Across22 SeraphANGEL5Across23 Fifth monthMAY3Across24 RushREED4Across24 Girl appealSUE3Across24 StudiesPERUSES7Across25 Negligible little MalcolmMINIMAL7Across25 Boring or dullVAPID5Across26 The Spanish drink some might call ScotchELGIN5Across26 StiffRIGID5Across27 Sydney's good little girl on the beachBONDI5Across27 NumberTEN3Across27 It's great to upset this hidebound fellow!BIGOT5Across28 GangwayAISLE5Across28 Violet's associate, that nice fellow IanGENTIAN7Across29 ChattersNATTERS7Across29 CoverLID3Across29 French ones have tasteFRIES5Across30 Wading birdHERON5Across30 To leave, in any case, can mean tormentAGONY5Across31 One who stealsTHIEF5Across31 GarbageRUBBISH7Across31 TyrantDESPOT6Across32 Fencing-swordEPEE4Across34 AdvantageousUSEFUL6Across35 AscendedRISEN5Across38 InfuriateMADDEN6Across39 ExpiateATONE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Real, genuineACTUAL6Down2 TuneAIR3Down2 Whereupon to see the back of the musical director?PODIUM6Down2 Wrecked in rude fashionRUINED6Down3 FightBATTLE6Down3 Handsome youthADONIS6Down3 Inconstant crawler?ANT3Down4 AsternAFT3Down4 CircuitLAP3Down4 FallDROP4Down5 Poor place for a hothead to make loveHOVEL5Down5 TransparentCLEAR5Down5 AngelCHERUB6Down6 Under attack, fared badly on the streetSTRAFED7Down6 Swimmer's breathing tubeSNORKEL7Down6 MenaceTHREAT6Down7 FeverAGUE4Down7 Cry `iAh^i when joy is lacking!AHOY4Down7 Medical expert's door out of the courtDOCTOR6Down8 Start, beginningOUTSET6Down8 TortureTORMENT7Down9 South Korean capitalSEOUL5Down12 EqualityPAR3Down12 Author possibly sad about a sum being reducedDUMAS5Down12 CallNAME4Down13 As eaten up in the stratosphere?TARTS5Down13 Pompous girlMADAM5Down13 Wet, showeryRAINY5Down14 Chemical, a possible extract of wintergreenNITRE5Down14 Symbolic variety of motetTOTEM5Down15 FoundationBASIS5Down15 DriveURGE4Down16 Something afoot for the cyclistPEDAL5Down16 ActionsDEEDS5Down16 KeenEAGER5Down17 UncladNAKED5Down18 To start with, Ben embraces JoeBEGIN5Down18 Muslim fastRAMADAN7Down19 Familiar footwear, that is, in the cityWELLIES7Down19 FlimsyTENUOUS7Down20 A funny mood?HUMOUR6Down21 IndigenousNATIVE6Down21 DeficitLOSS4Down22 StubbornMULISH6Down22 Silently acting an operatic part is no goodMIMING6Down22 Car shortly occupied by a new driverSALOON6Down23 Girl's nameLESLIE6Down23 SaveREDEEM6Down24 Produces coin-shaped confectionery?MINTS5Down25 Ski-slopePISTE5Down25 OtherwiseELSE4Down25 A side's competitive keenness?EDGE4Down26 Wine, informallyVINO4Down26 ImmersedDIPPED6Down26 The sound outer parts of a bananaBAA3Down28 AwayABSENT6Down28 SkillART3Down28 RabbitDOE3Down30 GullTERN4Down33 OceanSEA3Down36 VaseURN3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, October 12, 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.