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Evening Standard Crossword October 30 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 30 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 131 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#
ExplosionBLAST5Across3 ShyTIMID5Across3 Fit possibly to pass muster initially?SPASM5Across3 Draw the conclusion there's no end to the fire!INFER5Across8 ConspiracyCABAL5Across8 PedestrianWALKER6Across9 Fertile spotOASIS5Across10 DisperseDISPEL6Across10 Thanks, boy, for the storiesTALES5Across10 Chap in the hospital forecourtALF3Across11 GrooveRUT3Across11 FamousNOTED5Across11 A snooker rest?BREAK5Across12 PleasantNICE4Across12 Jeans fabricDENIM5Across12 The fish that gathers the school?GROUPER7Across13 Permits, toleratesENDURES7Across13 InfantBABE4Across15 Post offREMIT5Across15 Drive back and swim round the pierheadREPEL5Across15 LuredENTICED7Across17 ManagedRAN3Across18 She's short of saltSAL3Across18 Former currencyPESETA6Across19 A corny serial, we hearCEREAL6Across19 AttemptTRY3Across20 Afternoon showMATINEE7Across21 SewerDRAIN5Across21 Great Khan who lost heart when the hinges brokeGENGHIS7Across21 Promise of news?WORD4Across22 SullySOIL4Across22 Dignified in ecumenical mattersCALM4Across23 Public poolLIDO4Across23 AlwaysEVER4Across23 Possibly able to sound full of menaceBALEFUL7Across24 ShortageDEFICIT7Across24 RosterROTA4Across25 Barefaced?SHAVEN6Across26 InsightACUMEN6Across26 RegalROYAL5Across26 EnquireASK3Across28 Small feline mammalCAT3Across29 A bit of a nightmare can spoil thingsMAR3Across29 PostponedDELAYED7Across30 Metal points, evidentlyTINES5Across31 Tree sapRESIN5Across31 Crazy bunch?BANANAS7Across32 CautiousCAREFUL7Across32 JumpLEAP4Across33 Senior memberDOYEN5Across34 Heavenly performers?STARS5Across34 If you live to tango, it's chancyBET3Across35 FinishedDONE4Across35 To freeRID3Across35 Moroccan capitalRABAT5Across36 ForwardALONG5Across36 Critical when abbreviated in notesACUTE5Across36 DetestsHATES5Across37 Go nicely in a curve round a cornerBLEND5Across37 ChairsSEATS5Across38 Farewell to FranceADIEU5Across38 FruitORANGE6Across38 FestivalEASTER6Across39 AccessENTRY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Farm buildingsBARNS5Down1 PigsSWINE5Down1 Being hunted, one imagines, breaks ranksSNARK5Down1 UnstudiedNATURAL7Down2 Official accustomed to being deniedREFUSED7Down2 ChooseELECT5Down2 NumberTEN3Down3 FibsLIES4Down4 PressedIRONED6Down4 Seem pleased, yet turn up with a growlPURR4Down4 ThoughtIDEA4Down5 Arranging asters looks hardSTARES6Down5 Private evening partySOIREE6Down5 PerformedDID3Down6 DomesticatesTAMES5Down6 Manufacturer offering no choice?MAKER5Down6 FishSPRAT5Down7 Finger or toeDIGIT5Down7 Mythical charmer never quite dear to meMEDEA5Down7 PassageALLEY5Down8 Unopened flowerBUD3Down9 She may be a bit of a foolFLO3Down9 A European like PoirotBELGIAN7Down12 InhabitantDENIZEN7Down12 DeepINTENSE7Down13 All you need for fryingPAN3Down14 Sea-duckEIDER5Down14 RodentRAT3Down14 Plead to play the piano partPEDAL5Down16 DeserveMERIT5Down16 WidenBROADEN7Down16 Sharply hooked clawTALON5Down17 Am all upset by a backward beastLLAMA5Down17 FearDREAD5Down18 Aquatic birdPELICAN7Down19 ConiferFIR3Down19 Locations for projected productionsCINEMAS7Down19 Academy AwardOSCAR5Down20 Once popular dancing turnTWIST5Down20 Sound organ compositionGROAN5Down21 Take awayMINUS5Down21 WandererNOMAD5Down22 Word for wordLITERAL7Down23 A seaman in cruel torment can be helpedCURABLE7Down23 Beaten by the top manBESTED6Down24 LineROW3Down24 Indicate, designateDENOTE6Down24 Noisy one, this supporter?FAN3Down25 VehicleCAR3Down25 ThinnerLEANER6Down27 Tree typeCEDAR5Down27 Strike a companion as being a snagHITCH5Down27 PermitALLOW5Down28 Legendary kingMIDAS5Down28 Figure to cook eats for a womanVESTA5Down28 CanoeKAYAK5Down29 Where, in India, dad could have got a tanPATNA5Down30 Naked figuresNUDES5Down30 YoungsterYOUTH5Down31 US coinCENT4Down32 DisparageDECRY5Down32 The cheese that broke Herbie's heartBRIE4Down32 Born in Nine ElmsNEE3Down33 In good healthFIT3Down33 ValleyGLEN4Down34 EraAGE3Down36 BlitheGAY3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, October 30, 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.