xWord
Cracking Clues, Finding Answers!
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Advertisements

Evening Standard Crossword October 16 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 16 2025 answers. The Thursday 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.

Also solved on October 16
Daily Themed Crossword   Eugene Sheffer Crossword   New York Times Crossword   Newsday Crossword   The Independent Crossword   The Sun Crossword  

Across

Click a clue for every answer it has ever had
ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AtticGARRET6Across1 ClansTRIBES6Across1 Provokes in a way that makes us soreROUSES6Across1 VentOUTLET6Across5 Music provided by Charlie and the girlsCAVATINA8Across7 Increase in degreeESCALATE8Across7 ShortenCONDENSE8Across8 Sherry that goes with portion of fish and duckFINO4Across8 Long formal dressGOWN4Across8 TardyLATE4Across9 Vote for the half bottle that has everythingBALLOT6Across10 BorderHEM3Across10 Very happyELATED6Across10 He loves to hurtSADIST6Across11 Just aboutALMOST6Across11 PerformedACTED5Across12 PermitLET3Across14 Always less than cheerfulEER3Across14 MineralORE3Across15 They're pretty worthless, not having been new for yearsPENCE5Across16 FoundationBASIS5Across16 Roof slabTILE4Across17 Piratical lad at Land's EndKIDD4Across17 PossessOWN3Across17 SpriteELF3Across18 Powerful businessmanBARON5Across19 There's nothing possibly to deny about a respected seniorDOYEN5Across19 InsaneMAD3Across19 SorrowGRIEF5Across20 RotDECAY5Across21 EnemyFOE3Across21 One in a mount would be a valuable pictureMONET5Across21 Bathroom fittingBIDET5Across22 Royalty of whom people gas heartlessly?KINGS5Across22 FishEEL3Across22 Jenny, a little like RobinWREN4Across23 QuarryPREY4Across23 StretchEKE3Across23 NothingNIL3Across24 Were they skinheads for years before getting wise?SAGES5Across26 ShamBOGUS5Across26 KeenEAGER5Across26 When her aim is spoilt, she's still a bit amiableMIA3Across28 Drawn matchTIE3Across28 Might one possibly parley with the ref?PLAYER6Across29 Makes amendsATONES6Across29 RodentRAT3Across29 We accept the possible link with shellfishWINKLE6Across30 Serving dishTUREEN6Across30 It's of marginal significanceEDGE4Across31 GemstoneOPAL4Across31 Subjected to repulsive treatmentREPELLED8Across32 DiligenceINDUSTRY8Across32 The way a Frenchman is unflappableSERENE6Across33 InformTELL4Across33 BrochetteSKEWER6Across33 TesterEXAMINER8Across34 ShutCLOSED6Across35 PropertyESTATE6Across36

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Above average abilityTALENT6Down1 Brew of beer good for an animalREEBOK6Down1 AscendedAROSE5Down2 Baby's soft shoeBOOTEE6Down2 Moved smoothly into a slide?SAILED6Down2 DiscourteousRUDE4Down3 DispatchSEND4Down3 Canny cost adjuster?SCOT4Down3 Chest-on-chestTALLBOY7Down4 Soldier has dog as protection?PARAPET7Down4 Pick-me-upTONIC5Down4 Nigerian cityLAGOS5Down5 FatOBESE5Down5 Drink with a girl and get firmly establishedDIGIN5Down5 StoryTALE4Down6 DefeatsBEATS5Down6 Thea's in a mad rush!HASTE5Down6 Go inENTER5Down7 Departed in haste, baffledFLED4Down8 Impudence, informallyGALL4Down8 Neither number is rightNOR3Down9 Opposite of dryWET3Down9 MortalHUMAN5Down10 PatternMODEL5Down11 BlokeMAN3Down12 Mark joins him in the countryDEN3Down12 FishANGLE5Down12 Edge alongSIDLE5Down13 Make runs with a cut?SCORE5Down13 ObjectTHING5Down13 PostponeDEFER5Down14 It's no good interrupting an SOS for musicSONGS5Down15 Shoe fastenersLACES5Down15 TenderOFFER5Down15 ExerciseEXERT5Down16 The one place that couldn't be betterIDEAL5Down18 Bar of goldINGOT5Down18 Sleeping placeBED3Down19 Where clothing's concerned, he won't take anything offDON3Down19 Agreement in every essentialYES3Down20 Long-tailed rodentRAT3Down20 Left in sadness, ScroogelikeMISERLY7Down21 MaladyDISEASE7Down21 Essential England cricketer?KEY3Down22 Bread rollBUN3Down22 One of soccer's outsiders?WINGER6Down23 CorsairPIRATE6Down23 Prepare a bed for a libertineRAKE4Down24 SpoolREEL4Down24 PerfectIDEAL5Down25 Sort of match at which to hiss is unnecessaryNEEDLE6Down25 Over thereYONDER6Down25 Sudden acceleration bringing a rush of blood?SPURT5Down26 HerbBASIL5Down26 CorrectAMEND5Down27 Frothy talk about a politician making umbrellasGAMPS5Down27 Dutch cheeseGOUDA5Down27 AvoidEVADE5Down28 Located like a small figure between large onesMID3Down28 RamTUP3Down28 We join a detective sergeant who is getting marriedWEDS4Down30 VigilantALERT5Down30 PlaythingsTOYS4Down30 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down31 DroopWILT4Down32

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, October 16, 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.