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Evening Standard Crossword October 29 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 133 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 29 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 133 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#
SaveREDEEM6Across1 LongshoremanDOCKER6Across4 Benders in the garden?BOWERS6Across4 ViewASPECT6Across5 Cosmos, worldUNIVERSE8Across7 Is worn, having influence no longerPULLOVER8Across7 Sailor made to go, possibly without leaveABSENT6Across8 Spanish danceBOLERO6Across8 LiabilityDEBIT5Across9 PackagePACKET6Across10 Equine mammalHORSE5Across10 Obvious to many a listenerCLEAR5Across10 SoonerRATHER6Across11 Not everNEVER5Across12 In David Copperfield, he has the key to the pianoHEEP4Across13 DatumFACT4Across13 CountryIRAQ4Across14 Food from the EastEATS4Across14 BalladSONG4Across14 It's nonsense, mateTOSH4Across15 KindSORT4Across15 That womanHER3Across16 To do so is work, or sounds soSEW3Across16 What to keep when out of controlCOOL4Across17 FreeRID3Across17 OperatorUSER4Across17 YieldCEDE4Across18 As in the desert, you get one freeARID4Across19 Very keenAVID4Across19 NameTITLE5Across20 Cause troubleMAKEWAVES9Across21 Obliged legally to jump clear?BOUNDOVER9Across21 HelpedAIDED5Across22 Hardly a long shot?PUTT4Across23 TroubleAFFLICT7Across23 Mechanical routineROTE4Across23 CentreHEART5Across24 Russian perhaps good at Scandinavian?OLEG4Across24 Man's nameALEX4Across24 SingerTENOR5Across26 Drinking vesselCUP3Across26 A month of possibilityMAY3Across26 Praise a chap not being in uniformLAUD4Across27 Twist out of shapeWARP4Across27 Open for a drinkAJAR4Across29 ParadiseEDEN4Across29 BorderEDGE4Across29 PartBIT3Across30 Just an old fool's bit of fun!JEST4Across32 FruitDATE4Across32 Group of cattleHERD4Across32 ProverbADAGE5Across33 Projected piece of playground equipmentSLIDE5Across33 SharpenedHONED5Across33 They're customary when a seaman strikes outHABITS6Across34 PugilistsBOXERS6Across34 Busy when fuel escapes freely out of a holeEVENTFUL8Across35 No longer in useOBSOLETE8Across35 FieldMEADOW6Across35 CircledRINGED6Across36 JailPRISON6Across36 New design centreRECENT6Across36 ContractLEASE5Across37 StaggerTOTTER6Across38 ReviserEDITOR6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Japanese dishSUSHI5Down1 Mostly cold, can give a hot effectSPICE5Down1 MealREPAST6Down1 Jewelled headdressTIARA5Down2 Run to the end of the street, fast!FLEET5Down2 ProperDECENT6Down2 This placeHERE4Down3 Wet weather? Down with it!POUR4Down3 MeasureMETER5Down4 ExcludeDEBAR5Down4 Scottish form of sabreBRAES5Down4 VentilatedAIRED5Down5 Young male horseCOLT4Down5 The buzzer was quietWASP4Down5 AsteriskSTAR4Down6 DeservedEARNED6Down6 Wandered around the gardenRANGED6Down6 ResoundedECHOED6Down7 RotatedTURNED6Down8 Note groupOCTAVE6Down9 Live to own things and show one's breedingBEHAVE6Down9 MineralORE3Down11 Put down some things to sit on, perhapsLAY3Down11 Inland, but it has a wild coast!ASCOT5Down12 Short and broadSQUAT5Down12 RogueVILLAIN7Down13 Attacking footballerFORWARD7Down13 Keep going to make an offer of?HOLDOUT7Down13 ObserveSEE3Down15 The heavy heart of GlastonburyTON3Down15 LubricatedOILED5Down15 Belonging to himHIS3Down16 An opening word from Dr. JohnsonSIR3Down16 DazzleGLARE5Down16 QuotedCITED5Down18 Shop exit?OUTLET6Down18 Kebab spikeSKEWER6Down18 StorehouseDEPOT5Down19 A very superior glare, possiblyREGAL5Down20 Annoyed, confusedVEXED5Down20 Obtain by going out of turnBUY3Down21 Cleaning itemMOP3Down21 NewtEFT3Down21 DeedACT3Down22 Stale ingredient of school dinnersOLD3Down22 High mountainALP3Down22 A team to beat Villa?PALACE6Down23 Gossip, hearsayRUMOUR6Down23 HatHELMET6Down24 AstoundedAGHAST6Down25 Sorry about the school head getting noticeSAD3Down25 BeseechBEG3Down25 NothingNAUGHT6Down27 Illegal burningARSON5Down28 The way it's put, it must be a good thingASSET5Down28 GiveRENDER6Down28 Just for the moment, I'm leaving Jim uncertainJIFFY5Down30 StunsDAZES5Down30 ArbourBOWER5Down30 State the ruling head may be maleREALM5Down31 AbruptTERSE5Down31 At no timeNEVER5Down31 Farmyard birdsHENS4Down32 Juliet and I have an old-fashioned danceJIVE4Down32 Dan's upset ~n by George!SAND4Down33 ApertureHOLE4Down33 Particle of matterATOM4Down33 ExpiredDIED4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 29, 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.