Evening Standard Crossword October 28 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 125 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 125 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for October 28 2026. 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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Mother's interrupted by a bighead - the snake!51 AcrossReveal answer → Exchanges51 AcrossReveal answer → Chief54 AcrossReveal answer → Foolish56 AcrossReveal answer → Try a test another way56 AcrossReveal answer → Summary67 AcrossReveal answer → Under water, it takes a month to work!79 AcrossReveal answer → Sharp reply79 AcrossReveal answer → Marry39 AcrossReveal answer → Once more510 AcrossReveal answer → Eject that drunkard out of the house!510 AcrossReveal answer → Seed case310 AcrossReveal answer → Admission511 AcrossReveal answer → Make a splash with her in the river511 AcrossReveal answer → Spools512 AcrossReveal answer → Like an owlish lion?512 AcrossReveal answer → Direction512 AcrossReveal answer → America's road to liberation?713 AcrossReveal answer → Vanquish413 AcrossReveal answer → Sideways713 AcrossReveal answer → Plunge315 AcrossReveal answer → A drink in the local, especially315 AcrossReveal answer → Thighbone515 AcrossReveal answer → Being metal, it conducts electricity417 AcrossReveal answer → Among417 AcrossReveal answer → Cows617 AcrossReveal answer → It's useful for pouring fuel out, apparently618 AcrossReveal answer → Facade618 AcrossReveal answer → Tidy419 AcrossReveal answer → Watchful for a later change519 AcrossReveal answer → Sea duck519 AcrossReveal answer → As a dairy product, you can pack it up620 AcrossReveal answer → Present520 AcrossReveal answer → Under control620 AcrossReveal answer → Assistant422 AcrossReveal answer → Tasteful little figures422 AcrossReveal answer → Consume322 AcrossReveal answer → Pistachio324 AcrossReveal answer → Twisted724 AcrossReveal answer → The Dawkins family?324 AcrossReveal answer → Railway coach725 AcrossReveal answer → An expression of congratulation to a smart individual725 AcrossReveal answer → Sacks526 AcrossReveal answer → It's often replaced on sporting grounds526 AcrossReveal answer → Meadow327 AcrossReveal answer → By Robin, is it modern music?527 AcrossReveal answer → Concerning527 AcrossReveal answer → Makes watertight528 AcrossReveal answer → Delete528 AcrossReveal answer → Projected productions528 AcrossReveal answer → Defamation729 AcrossReveal answer → Regular pay for a place to stay729 AcrossReveal answer → Alloy used for farthings, one imagines530 AcrossReveal answer → Book of maps531 AcrossReveal answer → Prima donna431 AcrossReveal answer → The silly fellows may go to Canada!531 AcrossReveal answer → Nuclear633 AcrossReveal answer → Temptress535 AcrossReveal answer → Poke437 AcrossReveal answer → Sorcery538 AcrossReveal answer → Delved339 AcrossReveal answer → Fellow341 AcrossReveal answer → Tide642 AcrossReveal answer → Number543 AcrossReveal answer →

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Ghost61 DownReveal answer → Native American dwelling62 DownReveal answer → A support sailors may like to get62 DownReveal answer → Diminish62 DownReveal answer → Valued highly63 DownReveal answer → Kicked Edward with a loud cry63 DownReveal answer → Mouthful33 DownReveal answer → Transgression34 DownReveal answer → Current West End performance34 DownReveal answer → Food list44 DownReveal answer → Wooden peg55 DownReveal answer → Decorate55 DownReveal answer → To time without delay55 DownReveal answer → Studio76 DownReveal answer → It will eventually happen that an act gets banned76 DownReveal answer → Externally86 DownReveal answer → Enclosures47 DownReveal answer → Grey, but still able to have a fling?47 DownReveal answer → Gentle48 DownReveal answer → A sally68 DownReveal answer → In a story, it's no good to confuse things68 DownReveal answer → Deputed911 DownReveal answer → Having four legs, may be apt to give a bleat512 DownReveal answer → Quick512 DownReveal answer → The sheep a fathead has to make secure?513 DownReveal answer → Ancient language513 DownReveal answer → Taut514 DownReveal answer → Sour414 DownReveal answer → Consumed in great enthusiasm514 DownReveal answer → A New Zealand figure in an Italian resort515 DownReveal answer → Jeans fabric515 DownReveal answer → She makes a change from Elsie516 DownReveal answer → Clean feathers516 DownReveal answer → Repast416 DownReveal answer → Natural product; you can make "fur" with it518 DownReveal answer → Planet518 DownReveal answer → Duck418 DownReveal answer → Allow719 DownReveal answer → Hopes to take a donkey round the pier, perhaps719 DownReveal answer → In letting the herd stray around, cause obstruction621 DownReveal answer → Waver821 DownReveal answer → Numeral621 DownReveal answer → Watch chain622 DownReveal answer → In feel, perhaps, suggestive of a cat622 DownReveal answer → They guard treasures, yet possess no gems623 DownReveal answer → Perennial plant623 DownReveal answer → Pour423 DownReveal answer → It's somewhat circular, like a ring in the nose525 DownReveal answer → Close425 DownReveal answer → Coin525 DownReveal answer → Goes down with many a subscription426 DownReveal answer → Ado426 DownReveal answer → Ooze426 DownReveal answer → Ocean328 DownReveal answer → In bad visibility, note the footballer's error328 DownReveal answer → Over629 DownReveal answer → Finale630 DownReveal answer → Away532 DownReveal answer → Responsibility434 DownReveal answer → Image436 DownReveal answer → Obtain340 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 28, 2026. 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.