Evening Standard Crossword October 31 2025 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 31 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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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AbradeSCRAPE6Across1 StaunchSTEM4Across5 SoarTOWER5Across8 WhimFAD3Across9 Not mappedUNCHARTED9Across9 At an awful price, about to get Indian foodPATNARICE9Across9 Don't include - among the cars to be garaged?LEAVEOUT8Across10 DestroyRUIN4Across10 Foolish talkCLAPTRAP8Across10 DashDART4Across11 No novice; a girlNOLA4Across12 CompositionESSAY5Across12 Garden of paradiseEDEN4Across12 Long-term shockTRAUMA6Across13 ClergymanRECTOR6Across13 Meaning to bring it in from an outside sourceIMPORT6Across13 Inflatable partBLADDER7Across14 Unimportant test the four are taking part inTRIVIAL7Across14 Refraining from useABSTINENT9Across15 I drop Charlie off and come to shoreREACHLAND9Across15 GullTERN4Across16 Not altogether friendly when Arthur and I go inPARTIALLY9Across17 Racing dogGREYHOUND9Across17 Naval servicemenMARINES7Across18 Pip, the dog, is inside tied upSECURED7Across18 CheeseEDAM4Across18 ElderlyOLD3Across20 LiberateUNYOKE6Across20 Smelling unpleasant, having got caught in the drain, somehowRANCID6Across20 Dirt in chimneySOOT4Across21 Begin by taking round to the foldOPEN4Across21 ChildTOT3Across22 ImmerseDIP3Across23 A pest on the golf course?GREENFLY8Across24 Full of guiltCONTRITE8Across24 LiberateFREE4Across24 DetailITEM4Across25 Fortified placeGARRISON8Across26 "An old roue" is mere banterBADINAGE8Across26 Poker stateANTE4Across28 Left againOVER4Across28 ModestDEMURE6Across28 African antelopeIMPALA6Across29 Seem annoyed when speaking of the wifeBRIDLE6Across29 FrogmanDIVER5Across30 Gives information about plantsGRASSES7Across31 Nose and throat conditionCATARRH7Across31 NoisyLOUD4Across32 NakedNUDE4Across33 Reminded oneself of what the word "mother" meansMADENOTES9Across34 ObtainedGOT3Across34 Gives upRENOUNCES9Across34 CalmPEACE5Across35 RequireNEED4Across36 Danger averted by a yell from right beside you?CLOSECALL9Across36 FreedLIBERATED9Across36 HeavySTODGY6Across37 A tin of split peas served as guest food?CANAPES7Across38 Bird of preyKESTREL7Across38 Supports and foots the bills forSTANDS6Across39 Abnormal animalMUTANT6Across39 Looks at the said agreementsEYES4Across40 Without fatLEAN4Across40 See to it that you convince beyond doubtMAKESURE8Across41 Sea organismsPLANKTON8Across41 Move across and sit byTRANSPOSE9Across42 Scientific study of soundACOUSTICS9Across42

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TepidLUKEWARM8Down1 Hunting-tripSAFARI6Down1 Knowledgeable about heraldry, is peevedUPINARMS8Down1 Right to approachACCESS6Down2 DerideRIDICULE8Down2 The street name is a girl's nameSTELLA6Down2 BirdPARROT6Down3 Naked, commonlySTARKERS8Down3 For the company employee, decisive managementFIRMHAND8Down3 Alter slightlyADJUST6Down4 AgreedCONSENTED9Down4 Having lost the lead for a short timeSECOND6Down4 UntidySCRAGGLY8Down5 Great excitement on the home turnFLATSPIN8Down5 CalmedSEDATED7Down5 CriminalLAWBREAKER10Down6 Having the boss mentality, he does all the planningMASTERMIND10Down6 SalverTRAY4Down6 DiplomatATTACHE7Down7 CompanionMATE4Down7 Come back to see the parson and I sit beside himREVISIT7Down7 Horse-drawn carriageLANDAU6Down8 FastenTIE3Down8 Having knocked back the drink, she concocts a lieMURIEL6Down8 LearnedERUDITE7Down11 Shelling out about a pound for using the tennis court?PLAYING7Down11 ReserveRETICENCE9Down14 KnockRAP3Down15 Having injured an arm, he had protected itHARMED6Down16 Set fire toIGNITE6Down16 DecayROT3Down17 RevealedDIVULGED8Down19 The figure you have in mind to sculptCARVE5Down19 Bird's resting placeROOST5Down19 SphereORB3Down20 Catch in the lightRAY3Down20 EmployUSE3Down20 DeterminedDECIDED7Down21 SmellODOUR5Down22 Calls for the sheetsPAGES5Down22 Putting a silly point in is madINSANE6Down23 BeerBITTER6Down23 The magazine proprietor's eldest child?FIRSTISSUE10Down25 FaultlessIMMACULATE10Down25 May be humming the note you hearBEE3Down26 Indian stateGOA3Down26 SlightestMEREST6Down26 TenderlyGENTLY6Down27 Stick back the animals with the other animalsDORMICE7Down27 Spicy pepperPAPRIKA7Down27 FamilyCLAN4Down29 CheatDUPE4Down30 Stopped first to go through the various deedsDESISTED8Down30 Taking for grantedASSUMING8Down30 A lot of wood from which to make church pews?GOODDEAL8Down31 RegretRUE3Down31 Helper on shipCABINBOY8Down31 With a bunch of pals, she had been playing in the waterSPLASHED8Down32 Pleasure seekerHEDONIST8Down32 What's biting when the fisherman gets a bite?SNAPPER7Down33 Flow of electricityCURRENT7Down33 Cuddle closelyNESTLE6Down35 A refusal to give a home to one boyDENIAL6Down35 Plans to get child star performingCHARTS6Down36 DeadlyLETHAL6Down36 DissertationTHESIS6Down37 Why on a seesaw, nonetheless?ANYHOW6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, October 31, 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.