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Evening Standard Crossword October 3 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 136 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 3 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 136 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#
ObstacleHITCH5Across2 BlazeFIRE4Across7 WrapENFOLD6Across8 EngineMOTOR5Across9 The fairest of the fairASHBLONDE9Across9 DoctorPHYSICIAN9Across9 To hide it, put on an overcoatPAINTOUT8Across10 NovelORIGINAL8Across10 SpoilMAR3Across11 In a twinkling and words to that effectSOON4Across12 Stack of paperREAM4Across12 He doesn't allow coloursBANNER6Across13 VehicleCAR3Across13 Fall overTUMBLE6Across13 StudentLEARNER7Across14 Think it's a trap I myself set outsideIMAGINE7Across14 AgainANEW4Across15 Had deteriorated and was taking dope?GONETOPOT9Across15 Inject against diseaseINOCULATE9Across15 BeverageTEA3Across16 Jurisdiction over naval affairsADMIRALTY9Across17 Someone important in the dairy?BIGCHEESE9Across17 CartilageGRISTLE7Across18 Sea-eagleERNE4Across18 Follow on and acquit themselves really wellSUCCEED7Across18 ComfortCONSOLE7Across19 I would have gone running out to get himGIDEON6Across20 RegrettedRUED4Across20 SanctuaryASYLUM6Across20 So little time-an hour-to ourselvesTHUS4Across21 Norse godTHOR4Across21 DestinyFATE4Across22 ErasedDELETED7Across23 Severe headacheMIGRAINE8Across24 Does try to enter the competitionsCONTESTS8Across24 FlatEVEN4Across25 Open to suggestionAMENABLE8Across26 It's not simple to make upCOMPOUND8Across26 ManagedRAN3Across27 On the subject of surplusOVER4Across28 Betting machineTOTE4Across28 PresentHERE4Across28 Expel air from the noseSNEEZE6Across29 Cold tartBITTER6Across29 PerformedDID3Across30 Kept at a low temperatureCHILLED7Across31 Gets on to Peg, who won't talk to one on the phoneHANGSUP7Across31 DefectiveDUD3Across31 DexteritySKILL5Across33 Required and rang to getCALLEDFOR9Across34 Eroded by wind and rainWEATHERED9Across34 SausageSALAMI6Across36 Adam?FIRSTNAME9Across36 Something with no chance of successLOSTCAUSE9Across36 SpokenORAL4Across37 He doesn't believe in buying stockRUSTLER7Across38 FoldPLEAT5Across38 Endow with new skillsRETRAIN7Across38 Lets the sow loose after allALLOWS6Across39 Great noiseRACKET6Across39 Group of countries with common interestBLOC4Across40 Like that far-fetched story about the giant?TALL4Across40 Rose up against authorityREBELLED8Across41 The summit is a strange place to find a pub inPINNACLE8Across41 Get rid ofELIMINATE9Across42 Making sure, or one will be wrongERRONEOUS9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FairSPORTING8Down1 GiantTITAN5Down1 Getting the ticket a long time after for the tripsPASSAGES8Down1 Device producing electricityDYNAMO6Down2 Puzzled to find oneself on the ground beside the horse?THROWN6Down2 BorderHEM3Down2 FeignSIMULATE8Down3 Topless is best of allUNCAPPED8Down3 ChildTOT3Down3 Girl’sHER3Down4 Make possibleENABLE6Down4 Dear girl, come back in for a little sustenancePEANUT6Down4 AwayOFF3Down5 HerbROSEMARY8Down5 Room for more in the nurserySPAREBED8Down5 UnsoiledCLEAN5Down6 Small rodentFIELDMOUSE10Down6 Din in to the groom that's where he should eatDININGROOM10Down6 CompetitionRIVALRY7Down7 Join the English diplomatATTACHE7Down7 "A broken flute", I put in, "is useless"FUTILE6Down8 SensualCARNAL6Down8 StoveOVEN4Down10 WedMARRIED7Down11 Swiss cheeseGRUYERE7Down11 Go back? Just the opposite!REVERSE7Down11 EbbedRECEDED7Down12 MadeCREATED7Down13 RenovatedRENEWED7Down14 Understanding, try to put it away insideTREATY6Down16 SaysUTTERS6Down16 SoarTOWER5Down16 PaleASHEN5Down17 SpriteELF3Down18 FoolIDIOT5Down19 It tastes spicy and cold, dearCLOVE5Down19 MonkeyAPE3Down20 Talk about fuel?GAS3Down20 LairDEN3Down21 Measures the pointers on the dialHANDS5Down22 Meat prepared for MuslimsHALAL5Down22 Does it melt when the music's hot?CORNET6Down23 Crazy personMANIAC6Down23 JobTASK4Down24 StupidlyIGNORANTLY10Down25 What the body-snatchers charged for their wares?STIFFPRICE10Down25 Playing cardACE3Down26 EssentialVITAL5Down26 Transport back from the racesCAR3Down26 Waiter on a shipSTEWARD7Down27 Agrees it's not for dogsCONCURS7Down27 RusticRURAL5Down29 Warn one then about the rate of exchangeTHREATEN8Down30 Fabled S. American cityELDORADO8Down30 Merely superficialCOSMETIC8Down31 Listen for the funny word in it: "travail"HARDWORK8Down31 SoakedDRENCHED8Down32 InsaneMAD3Down32 If you don't look at it so closely, it's very goodPEERLESS8Down32 MouthfulSIP3Down33 Less expensiveCHEAPER7Down33 Shutting up with the salt water fishSEALING7Down33 WrathIRE3Down34 Stag's hornANTLER6Down35 FateLOT3Down35 Dog not nervous of shootingLASSIE6Down35 Small securable compartmentLOCKER6Down36 Had sunk, without exception, into the morassFALLEN6Down36 It's a river, lady, and a great big one!AMAZON6Down37 Remove a cargoUNLOAD6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, October 3, 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.