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Evening Standard Crossword September 12 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 12 2025 answers. The Friday puzzle has 130 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#
PostponeDELAY5Across1 OverlookFORGET6Across5 DangerPERIL5Across8 Result of feeling sick of being sweet and charming?ILLTEMPER9Across9 LoathsomeABHORRENT9Across9 NewsreaderANNOUNCER9Across10 PassELAPSE6Across10 Telephoning to say where the train isONTHELINE9Across10 CheeseEDAM4Across11 The morning's started badly for himNORM4Across12 Body of menARMY4Across12 Very busyHECTIC6Across13 Be very humble when writing a note to the new loverGROVEL6Across13 Intellectual, informallyEGGHEAD7Across14 PointingAIMING6Across14 It's a gun, kid! Put back those gems!GARNETS7Across14 Knowing it's deliberateCONSCIOUS9Across15 GiganticTITANIC7Across15 Lacking resolutionSPINELESS9Across15 Doesn't stop the papers before one's going offPRESSESON9Across17 Giving a wide viewPANORAMIC9Across17 Do they take a little peek at the laces threaded through?EYELETS7Across18 ThroughPER3Across18 Tooth specialistDENTIST7Across18 Before you settle for mono, sayPREFIX6Across19 YearlyANNUAL6Across19 YouthLAD3Across19 Flightless birdKIWI4Across20 Was preparing a little breakfast while you washSWAB4Across20 AdroitDEFT4Across21 Stir, mixing into after blending, and it's very goodFIRSTRATE9Across23 ObstructiveUNHELPFUL9Across23 PunitivePENAL5Across23 LoatheHATE4Across24 Fixing a bell outside the entrance is of little importanceBAGATELLE9Across25 AfricanETHIOPIAN9Across25 Try again to woundGORE4Across26 ManageCOPE4Across26 SecretCOVERT6Across27 BarrierDAM3Across27 Firm it should go on the second listSTABLE6Across27 StalemateIMPASSE7Across29 SkillART3Across29 The difference in currency does make things hardSTIFFEN7Across29 EnduringLASTING7Across31 CrippledMAIMED6Across32 Remind you they're still awaiting admissionRINGABELL9Across32 MazeLABYRINTH9Across32 PlaceLIEU4Across34 Recapping on the physical assaultGOINGOVER9Across34 MentionREFERENCE9Across34 CoarseEARTHY6Across35 Many a lie having been found out, is antagonisticHOSTILE7Across35 Stringed instrumentUKULELE7Across35 Refuses to move the boothsSTALLS6Across36 RefereeUMPIRE6Across36 Operatic songARIA4Across37 Back with a little less than a dollar from abroadCUBA4Across37 EconomicEFFICIENT9Across38 ElbowNUDGE5Across38 In a confident sort of way, no doubtASSUREDLY9Across38 CrossedTRAVERSED9Across39 Stick the forged notes inside for the foreignerCANTONESE9Across39 EbbRECEDE6Across39 BorderedEDGED5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
For a number, boarding the boat is the high pointPINNACLE8Down1 BeleagueredHARASSED8Down1 ContestCHAMPIONSHIP12Down2 Not a mistake made though being dim?GLARINGERROR12Down2 FishEEL3Down2 DeferentialREVERENT8Down3 Turning up among ours, is unfortunately a fakeSPURIOUS8Down3 BegAPPEAL6Down3 RankSTATUS6Down4 Forces into united efforts to attain the goalDRIVES6Down4 AyeYES3Down4 InsectFLEA4Down5 Cooking vesselSAUCEPAN8Down5 Crack up and pass, by mistakeCOLLAPSE8Down5 WanderedROAMED6Down6 The amazing looking egg is cracked into itSTAGGERING10Down6 BelowUNDERNEATH10Down6 ObjectiveTARGET6Down7 Make up for having got out of line?REDRESS7Down7 G.P.'s officeSURGERY7Down7 Someone capable of being prepossessingPERSONABLE10Down8 ProphecyPREDICTION10Down8 AbusedREVILED7Down9 Paid up and is taking possession of the articlesITEMS5Down11 Dairy productCREAM5Down11 ImmerseDIP3Down12 MudMIRE4Down13 Be innovative, but make a big to-do about itCREATE6Down16 EatableEDIBLE6Down16 JotIOTA4Down16 WaterwayCANAL5Down17 Hole-boring toolAWL3Down19 The easy answer to what to have for dessertPIE3Down19 HarmedDAMAGED7Down20 PeculiarityIDIOSYNCRASY12Down21 "Good-looking" is very fancied by the puntersWELLFAVOURED12Down21 CringeFAWN4Down22 MetalCOPPER6Down22 Smart, bagging the royal pearls!STRING6Down22 CoarseUNCULTURED10Down23 Reckon the boss is a boss in name onlyFIGUREHEAD10Down23 ImpedeHAMPER6Down24 Waiting to get that wrapped up before taking the day offATTHEREADY10Down24 Made mistakesFLOUNDERED10Down24 NewtEFT3Down25 Said the letter travels by airBEE3Down25 FollowTAIL4Down25 FurERMINE6Down26 StockedSTORED6Down28 SpendsEXHAUSTS8Down28 What the child has targeted in the sweet shop?BULLSEYE8Down28 CasualINFORMAL8Down29 Is going to give us a song about drinkingSWILLING8Down29 GemstonesEMERALDS8Down30 Golf pegTEE3Down30 Told, rushed back and ticked offNARRATED8Down30 The weapons are a knock out, sire!RAPIERS7Down31 Pressing needURGENCY7Down31 About suntraps being popular with birdsNESTS5Down33 Sand hillDUNE4Down33 DeceptionBLUFF5Down33 Public estimationREPUTE6Down34 The gander will fly offGLANCE6Down34 EraAGE3Down36 ColourHUE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, September 12, 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.