Evening Standard Crossword October 2 2025 Answers

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Below are all 130 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for October 2 2025. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Leathery51 AcrossReveal answer → Deluge53 AcrossReveal answer → Like silly talk about a redhead, roughly speaking53 AcrossReveal answer → Quicker65 AcrossReveal answer → Make war on a tree!58 AcrossReveal answer → Regional58 AcrossReveal answer → Ending in death58 AcrossReveal answer → Life610 AcrossReveal answer → He's remarkably happy510 AcrossReveal answer → Royal domain510 AcrossReveal answer → Parched411 AcrossReveal answer → Some talk of smorgasbord311 AcrossReveal answer → Angry, informally311 AcrossReveal answer → The age of wrecked boats?512 AcrossReveal answer → Dead language512 AcrossReveal answer → Six-sided figure713 AcrossReveal answer → The vagabond was let loose outright!713 AcrossReveal answer → Gift614 AcrossReveal answer → Donates515 AcrossReveal answer → Trouble715 AcrossReveal answer → I left the waiter something for a drink515 AcrossReveal answer → Outboard propeller!318 AcrossReveal answer → Beverage318 AcrossReveal answer → Animal doctor318 AcrossReveal answer → Tell tales about the tardy?619 AcrossReveal answer → Child319 AcrossReveal answer → Italian port and resort619 AcrossReveal answer → Say in passing721 AcrossReveal answer → A law keeper, perhaps, if force is used721 AcrossReveal answer → Glass421 AcrossReveal answer → Said to be a rough old collar422 AcrossReveal answer → Fibber422 AcrossReveal answer → Dissuade523 AcrossReveal answer → Tablet423 AcrossReveal answer → It has its Geordie side423 AcrossReveal answer → Island of strange traumas724 AcrossReveal answer → Arms depot724 AcrossReveal answer → Grasped424 AcrossReveal answer → Elegant626 AcrossReveal answer → Standing like statues lacking a key part?626 AcrossReveal answer → Colour327 AcrossReveal answer → Fish329 AcrossReveal answer → Metallic element329 AcrossReveal answer → Rest somewhere on course329 AcrossReveal answer → Varied731 AcrossReveal answer → Noblemen531 AcrossReveal answer → It's hard when one is sold out531 AcrossReveal answer → Politician's version of 23 Down732 AcrossReveal answer → In general732 AcrossReveal answer → Universe632 AcrossReveal answer → Nothing possibly said about a parting word534 AcrossReveal answer → Wise434 AcrossReveal answer → Snow leopard534 AcrossReveal answer → A reduced payment335 AcrossReveal answer → Uncertain635 AcrossReveal answer → Vicious dog335 AcrossReveal answer → Started a fire again with a quantity of petrol536 AcrossReveal answer → Snake poison536 AcrossReveal answer → Amusing part of a sitcom, I see537 AcrossReveal answer → To father537 AcrossReveal answer → Boy's name538 AcrossReveal answer → The Danes' mountains?538 AcrossReveal answer → Follow538 AcrossReveal answer → Avoided639 AcrossReveal answer → Trademark540 AcrossReveal answer →

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Desert animal51 DownReveal answer → Mount of berries?51 DownReveal answer → Corpse72 DownReveal answer → Scull32 DownReveal answer → To abandon stray cats is bad72 DownReveal answer → Look63 DownReveal answer → Act of lending44 DownReveal answer → Heated34 DownReveal answer → An earl can be shifty, it's true44 DownReveal answer → Level45 DownReveal answer → How a runner can blossom65 DownReveal answer → Primary source65 DownReveal answer → Dirty66 DownReveal answer → Jeans fabric56 DownReveal answer → Like the attraction of a moving picture56 DownReveal answer → Beat67 DownReveal answer → Extra-terrestrial57 DownReveal answer → Hail tearfully?57 DownReveal answer → Levy39 DownReveal answer → Used to be cut up!39 DownReveal answer → Hire79 DownReveal answer → Game of chance712 DownReveal answer → When Rosie's mad with us, it's no joke!712 DownReveal answer → Rodent312 DownReveal answer → Expensive413 DownReveal answer → Such men go far up in the air314 DownReveal answer → Information314 DownReveal answer → Monster416 DownReveal answer → She gives thanks for any enclosure516 DownReveal answer → All-night watch516 DownReveal answer → Famous517 DownReveal answer → With money always, turn up and have fun517 DownReveal answer → Edge along517 DownReveal answer → Flower-shaped badge719 DownReveal answer → Entertains with lager, perhaps, at some times719 DownReveal answer → Forest clearing520 DownReveal answer → Boring720 DownReveal answer → Angry with something one may have to bear520 DownReveal answer → Manufacturer521 DownReveal answer → A vegan wouldn't take it away for a bit of a meal521 DownReveal answer → Unfortunately422 DownReveal answer → Cure for all ills723 DownReveal answer → A bad shaking for 32 Across723 DownReveal answer → Barrack624 DownReveal answer → In abrupt style, points out a dodgy dud624 DownReveal answer → Take for granted624 DownReveal answer → Nothing325 DownReveal answer → Minus425 DownReveal answer → Can require some heating325 DownReveal answer → Claim626 DownReveal answer → Speed contests527 DownReveal answer → A bottle you can get into with a can opener!527 DownReveal answer → Sailing vessel528 DownReveal answer → As a headdress, it's wrong for an artist528 DownReveal answer → Minor628 DownReveal answer → Flier born to get out of line?530 DownReveal answer → Record330 DownReveal answer → Concur530 DownReveal answer → The only one afoot?432 DownReveal answer → Dull pain432 DownReveal answer → Baby bread basket333 DownReveal answer → Pip433 DownReveal answer → Floor covering333 DownReveal answer → Gist336 DownReveal answer → Managed337 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, October 2, 2025. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.