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Evening Standard Crossword October 9 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 134 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for October 9 2025. 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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Restraint61 AcrossReveal answer → Expunge64 AcrossReveal answer → Tough guys maybe apt to do it in64 AcrossReveal answer → Forgive65 AcrossReveal answer → For a considerable period, it's fun87 AcrossReveal answer → Enough, sufficient87 AcrossReveal answer → School uniform item68 AcrossReveal answer → It's painful for a gent struggling to tour the West Indies68 AcrossReveal answer → Garret59 AcrossReveal answer → Rub away510 AcrossReveal answer → Frustrate610 AcrossReveal answer → Reserve supply510 AcrossReveal answer → Alive611 AcrossReveal answer → Relaxed512 AcrossReveal answer → Produce much, and many more413 AcrossReveal answer → Principal413 AcrossReveal answer → German man414 AcrossReveal answer → Island414 AcrossReveal answer → Disciplinary record?414 AcrossReveal answer → Solid, stable415 AcrossReveal answer → It's equitable to a miss415 AcrossReveal answer → Toddler316 AcrossReveal answer → She's good to me316 AcrossReveal answer → A unique blow?417 AcrossReveal answer → Mire317 AcrossReveal answer → Employs417 AcrossReveal answer → Sense418 AcrossReveal answer → Singular soccer side's incentive419 AcrossReveal answer → Young salmon419 AcrossReveal answer → Rate520 AcrossReveal answer → Guarded by that expert sleuth Edward921 AcrossReveal answer → Rings, necklaces, etc.921 AcrossReveal answer → Scope522 AcrossReveal answer → Not stereo; but on its day, loved423 AcrossReveal answer → Strong wind423 AcrossReveal answer → Curl723 AcrossReveal answer → Consumes424 AcrossReveal answer → A bit wet? Emphatically not I!424 AcrossReveal answer → Compact524 AcrossReveal answer → Aggressive youth326 AcrossReveal answer → Old-fashioned526 AcrossReveal answer → Tricky thing to wear?326 AcrossReveal answer → Pull along427 AcrossReveal answer → Close to the boundary of one's comprehension?427 AcrossReveal answer → Norse god429 AcrossReveal answer → Hint429 AcrossReveal answer → A bit of a cat429 AcrossReveal answer → Serpent330 AcrossReveal answer → According to this, 50 all out!432 AcrossReveal answer → Tardy432 AcrossReveal answer → Heavy metal432 AcrossReveal answer → A god in orbit533 AcrossReveal answer → Quoted533 AcrossReveal answer → Trap533 AcrossReveal answer → Baker in Sherlock Holmes stories?634 AcrossReveal answer → Open revolt634 AcrossReveal answer → That suitable for show trial?835 AcrossReveal answer → No longer in use835 AcrossReveal answer → Eraser635 AcrossReveal answer → Stretch tight636 AcrossReveal answer → Damaged, but OK in a gun636 AcrossReveal answer → Swing636 AcrossReveal answer → Prevent537 AcrossReveal answer → Dashed638 AcrossReveal answer → Myth639 AcrossReveal answer →

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Stern, severe51 DownReveal answer → Having looked lascivious, I leave Goldie upset51 DownReveal answer → Wreckage61 DownReveal answer → Male voice52 DownReveal answer → Another name for Jason?52 DownReveal answer → Lottery62 DownReveal answer → Baby's biscuit43 DownReveal answer → To a viewer, something inflammatory43 DownReveal answer → Auction43 DownReveal answer → Exclude54 DownReveal answer → Vapour54 DownReveal answer → Not finished during a meal, it may well be hard54 DownReveal answer → Heaped55 DownReveal answer → Lacking fat45 DownReveal answer → Stick to that light diet45 DownReveal answer → Tart46 DownReveal answer → Minor earthquake66 DownReveal answer → Vessel breaking a rule about a horse66 DownReveal answer → Forced67 DownReveal answer → Fuss68 DownReveal answer → Takes by force and strews around69 DownReveal answer → Marine gastropod69 DownReveal answer → Golf peg311 DownReveal answer → A terrible tease?311 DownReveal answer → Inhumane512 DownReveal answer → When poured, it's like cold water512 DownReveal answer → Imply713 DownReveal answer → Sack people; they can go to blazes!713 DownReveal answer → Give false information713 DownReveal answer → Encountered some home truths315 DownReveal answer → Reel515 DownReveal answer → Charge315 DownReveal answer → A dud rhyme is far from clear316 DownReveal answer → Weird516 DownReveal answer → Rugby score316 DownReveal answer → Deadly518 DownReveal answer → Old one, possibly a fathead618 DownReveal answer → Country618 DownReveal answer → Heron519 DownReveal answer → Not the only one in flower520 DownReveal answer → Illegal burning520 DownReveal answer → Performed321 DownReveal answer → Short punch321 DownReveal answer → Shoot over the top321 DownReveal answer → Insulate322 DownReveal answer → Bobby is firm, yet soft322 DownReveal answer → Colour322 DownReveal answer → Become bankrupt623 DownReveal answer → Business will always be important623 DownReveal answer → Scratched624 DownReveal answer → Tree325 DownReveal answer → So thick-headed, this boozer?325 DownReveal answer → Rubbish625 DownReveal answer → Twist627 DownReveal answer → Synthetic fibre528 DownReveal answer → Rely628 DownReveal answer → Broken bread, say528 DownReveal answer → Unfashionable530 DownReveal answer → Acts of revolution?530 DownReveal answer → Ventilated530 DownReveal answer → Fashion figure in computerised communication531 DownReveal answer → At no time531 DownReveal answer → Foot-lever531 DownReveal answer → Girl's name432 DownReveal answer → A little kiss from a bird?432 DownReveal answer → Noteworthy protectors433 DownReveal answer → Yield433 DownReveal answer → Wintry weather433 DownReveal answer → Challenge434 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, October 9, 2025. 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.