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Evening Standard Crossword October 9 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 9 2025 answers. The Thursday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RestraintDURESS6Across1 ExpungeDELETE6Across4 Tough guys maybe apt to do it inMUSCLE6Across4 ForgivePARDON6Across5 For a considerable period, it's funGOODTIME8Across7 Enough, sufficientADEQUATE8Across7 School uniform itemBLAZER6Across8 It's painful for a gent struggling to tour the West IndiesTWINGE6Across8 GarretATTIC5Across9 Rub awayERASE5Across10 FrustrateBAFFLE6Across10 Reserve supplySTOCK5Across10 AliveLIVING6Across11 RelaxedEASED5Across12 Produce much, and many moreFARM4Across13 PrincipalMAIN4Across13 German manHERR4Across14 IslandISLE4Across14 Disciplinary record?DISC4Across14 Solid, stableFIRM4Across15 It's equitable to a missMILE4Across15 ToddlerTOT3Across16 She's good to meMEG3Across16 A unique blow?ONER4Across17 MireMUD3Across17 EmploysUSES4Across17 SenseFEEL4Across18 Singular soccer side's incentiveSPUR4Across19 Young salmonPARR4Across19 RateSPEED5Across20 Guarded by that expert sleuth EdwardPROTECTED9Across21 Rings, necklaces, etc.JEWELLERY9Across21 ScopeRANGE5Across22 Not stereo; but on its day, lovedMONO4Across23 Strong windGALE4Across23 CurlRINGLET7Across23 ConsumesEATS4Across24 A bit wet? Emphatically not I!MOST4Across24 CompactSOLID5Across24 Aggressive youthYOB3Across26 Old-fashionedDATED5Across26 Tricky thing to wear?HAT3Across26 Pull alongDRAG4Across27 Close to the boundary of one's comprehension?DEEP4Across27 Norse godODIN4Across29 HintCLUE4Across29 A bit of a catATOM4Across29 SerpentASP3Across30 According to this, 50 all out!PLAN4Across32 TardyLATE4Across32 Heavy metalLEAD4Across32 A god in orbitPLUTO5Across33 QuotedCITED5Across33 TrapSNARE5Across33 Baker in Sherlock Holmes stories?STREET6Across34 Open revoltMUTINY6Across34 That suitable for show trial?EVIDENCE8Across35 No longer in useOBSOLETE8Across35 EraserRUBBER6Across35 Stretch tightSTRAIN6Across36 Damaged, but OK in a gunBROKEN6Across36 SwingDANGLE6Across36 PreventDEBAR5Across37 DashedDARTED6Across38 MythLEGEND6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Stern, severeHARSH5Down1 Having looked lascivious, I leave Goldie upsetOGLED5Down1 WreckageDEBRIS6Down1 Male voiceTENOR5Down2 Another name for Jason?JONAS5Down2 LotteryRAFFLE6Down2 Baby's biscuitRUSK4Down3 To a viewer, something inflammatorySTYE4Down3 AuctionSALE4Down3 ExcludeDEBAR5Down4 VapourSTEAM5Down4 Not finished during a meal, it may well be hardMETAL5Down4 HeapedPILED5Down5 Lacking fatLEAN4Down5 Stick to that light dietSLIM4Down5 TartACID4Down6 Minor earthquakeTREMOR6Down6 Vessel breaking a rule about a horseLUGGER6Down6 ForcedDRIVEN6Down7 FussNIGGLE6Down8 Takes by force and strews aroundWRESTS6Down9 Marine gastropodLIMPET6Down9 Golf pegTEE3Down11 A terrible tease?RIB3Down11 InhumaneCRUEL5Down12 When poured, it's like cold waterSCORN5Down12 ImplySUGGEST7Down13 Sack people; they can go to blazes!FIREMEN7Down13 Give false informationMISLEAD7Down13 Encountered some home truthsMET3Down15 ReelSPOOL5Down15 ChargeFEE3Down15 A dud rhyme is far from clearMUD3Down16 WeirdEERIE5Down16 Rugby scoreTRY3Down16 DeadlyFATAL5Down18 Old one, possibly a fatheadNOODLE6Down18 CountrySWEDEN6Down18 HeronEGRET5Down19 Not the only one in flowerPETAL5Down20 Illegal burningARSON5Down20 PerformedDID3Down21 Short punchJAB3Down21 Shoot over the topPOT3Down21 InsulateLAG3Down22 Bobby is firm, yet softCOP3Down22 ColourRED3Down22 Become bankruptGOBUST6Down23 Business will always be importantMATTER6Down23 ScratchedSCORED6Down24 TreeFIR3Down25 So thick-headed, this boozer?SOT3Down25 RubbishLUMBER6Down25 TwistTANGLE6Down27 Synthetic fibreRAYON5Down28 RelyDEPEND6Down28 Broken bread, sayEATEN5Down28 UnfashionableDATED5Down30 Acts of revolution?TURNS5Down30 VentilatedAIRED5Down30 Fashion figure in computerised communicationMODEM5Down31 At no timeNEVER5Down31 Foot-leverPEDAL5Down31 Girl's nameLISA4Down32 A little kiss from a bird?PECK4Down32 Noteworthy protectorsPADS4Down33 YieldCEDE4Down33 Wintry weatherSNOW4Down33 ChallengeDARE4Down34

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