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Evening Standard Crossword October 28 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 28 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 128 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#
Best titfer?TOPHAT6Across1 RespondsREACTS6Across1 SnoopedPRIED5Across4 Furthest backHINDMOST8Across7 AthleteRUNNER6Across7 It's full of patient customersHOSPITAL8Across7 If wrong, do right (doggedly)FIDO4Across8 Romantic appointmentDATE4Across8 StriveVIE3Across9 DiscriminatoryBIASED6Across10 A stripper in police historyPEELER6Across10 SpasmTIC3Across10 Picture houseCINEMA6Across11 Trouble the medical officer just in caseMOLEST6Across11 LoadedLADEN5Across12 TrampledTROD4Across13 Figure the net returnTEN3Across14 BlokesMEN3Across14 PutPOSED5Across15 Slide around crabwise?SIDLE5Across16 IrritatesRILES5Across16 The ship had cast offSHED4Across17 FaucetsTAPS4Across17 DislikeRESENT6Across17 Made fun pushily?POKED5Across19 AnnumYEAR4Across19 CantBEVEL5Across19 DulcetSWEET5Across20 It's not acceptable to be in thisVALID5Across21 Loses colourFADES5Across21 Unit of purity of goldCARAT5Across22 A servant to clean your car?VALET5Across22 BathTUB3Across22 HairlessBALD4Across23 The old man's at half pace againPAPA4Across23 EbbedRECEDED7Across24 Happen againRECUR5Across26 Bachelors, I see, are fairly primitiveBASIC5Across26 VesselPAN3Across27 ContainerTUB3Across28 WearERODE5Across28 Much reduced fareFAR3Across28 Stick, hold fastADHERE6Across29 It's a blow for one MP to go to lawIMPACT6Across29 NoiselessSILENT6Across30 Additionally morose?MORESO6Across30 As in a Maria Callas recording?ARIA4Across31 InformTELL4Across31 PainACHE4Across31 Neatly chiselledCLEANCUT8Across32 StartCOMMENCE8Across32 StockedSTORED6Across33 TeachersTUTORS6Across33 Where to get a new hat at the British centre?TAHITI6Across33 VerdantGREEN5Across35 DroopWILT4Across37 SwordSABRE5Across38 NameDUB3Across39 SpriteELF3Across41 ObtainSECURE6Across42 TrivialPETTY5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Playing speedsTEMPOS6Down1 Hare-like mammalRABBIT6Down1 FreeGRATIS6Down1 Shouted when the weather turned nasty?HAILED6Down2 StopsCEASES6Down2 AgainENCORE6Down2 FavouritePET3Down3 Garden hutSHED4Down3 The immortal Mr HeyerdahlTHOR4Down3 HeapPILE4Down4 Disinclined to have acted as a model after workOPPOSED7Down4 Respects highlyADMIRES7Down4 PromptREADY5Down5 Horse possibly detested by TedSTEED5Down5 Wooden pegDOWEL5Down5 RaisedELEVATED8Down6 Glass dish?PLATE5Down6 Book of mapsATLAS5Down6 Slightly wetDAMP4Down8 MatureRIPE4Down8 A good time in the garden?FETE4Down8 NumberTEN3Down9 The gardener's little boyDEN3Down9 SatisfiedCONTENTED9Down11 NothingNIL3Down12 Holiday centre providing coverLID3Down12 Fall in lumps?SLUMP5Down13 Iron, for exampleMETAL5Down13 CaribouDEER4Down14 Bravery awardMEDAL5Down15 People from the ends of the earth?POLES5Down15 BossSTUD4Down16 PaceSTEP4Down18 The rent-a-staff manHIRAM5Down18 Posed a questionASKED5Down18 The only friend dad has left?PAL3Down19 Drinks counterBAR3Down19 Christopher's outfit?KIT3Down20 Animal doctorVET3Down20 DebrisWRECKAGE8Down21 One who shoes horsesFARRIER7Down21 Medical help if you lose heart and cave, in, possibly?VACCINE7Down21 The Roman wayVIA3Down22 Snooker rodCUE3Down22 Dumdum, for exampleBULLET6Down23 AleBEER4Down23 Small area with a capital hotelPARISH6Down23 District with a real cash shortageAREA4Down24 Cain's brotherABEL4Down24 ChestCASE4Down25 DiscouragesDETERS6Down25 Beast having a shot at some dutiesAGOUTI6Down25 SketchedDREW4Down26 American cattle farmRANCH5Down26 Tree of painful memories?BIRCH5Down26 Seen to have rushed round the capital of ItalySPIED5Down27 Close friendsCHUMS5Down27 Drawn matchTIE3Down28 Favouring a bit of an effortFOR3Down28 LoathsomeODIOUS6Down29 One man's name for the master raceMATT4Down30 Let it standSTET4Down30 RegardESTEEM6Down30 HeronEGRET5Down32 ResponsibilityONUS4Down34 DependRELY4Down36 WagerBET3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, October 28, 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.