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Evening Standard Crossword September 12 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 125 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 12 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 125 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#
Coarse filesRASPS5Across1 It's usually beltedWAIST5Across1 RescuedSAVED5Across3 Vessel used by a runner with much noiseSKIFF5Across6 Soup serverLADLE5Across6 Porridge ingredientOATMEAL7Across9 Get information from people on a food itemPUMPKIN7Across9 ObjectiveTARGET6Across9 ConcerningABOUT5Across10 TurnROTATE6Across10 Dog you could call "Rocky"?CAIRN5Across10 DanceWALTZ5Across11 Fathead's pub in New YorkNINNY5Across11 ExpiateATONE5Across11 FeverAGUE4Across12 TumblerGLASS5Across12 Area in which to turn a car during a raceTRACT5Across12 All-importantCRUCIAL7Across13 A bulwark in boats, perhapsBASTION7Across13 Little girl sent back to bedDEB3Across15 MinusLESS4Across15 DroopSAG3Across15 Poker players do so in the canteenANTE4Across17 SorrowSADNESS7Across17 Girl's nameANNE4Across17 Uplift, on the quiet, with encouraging wordsPRAISE6Across18 Slight waveRIPPLE6Across18 Picture within anotherINSET5Across19 Send a taxi half a mileCABLE5Across19 Join upENLIST6Across20 Wild bird a student associated with a weddingBRIDAL6Across20 TimidSHY3Across20 WearyTIRED5Across21 Extinct birdDODO4Across22 Use the gas for nothing but puddingSAGO4Across22 Stop upPLUG4Across23 An early riserSUN3Across24 Fish eggsROE3Across24 MarqueeTENT4Across25 FlowerPETUNIA7Across25 Grabs a bargain when pictures get more expensiveSNAPSUP7Across25 Something resembling a pepper pot that contains beerDALEK5Across26 Rowing-crewEIGHT5Across26 ThrashFLAIL5Across26 Star signLIBRA5Across27 In the best position to suppress oppositionONTOP5Across27 Prepare a formal notePRIME5Across28 Bathroom fittingBIDET5Across28 FinishEND3Across28 Fed back, I see it as a shortageDEFICIT7Across29 Low padded seatOTTOMAN7Across29 They're played in groups of threeTRIOS5Across30 DoorstopWEDGE5Across30 DiplomaticTACTFUL7Across30 GemstoneAGATE5Across31 Some pretty ingenious bindingTYING5Across31 ExpectantAGOG4Across33 SharpenHONE4Across35 HelpedAIDED5Across36 FurERMINE6Across38 AthleteRUNNER6Across39 TendencyTREND5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Map-bookATLAS5Down1 Hair colourAUBURN6Down2 HaughtyPROUD5Down2 As ports go, not a good one?ABADAN6Down2 The spirit a priest could showSPRITE6Down3 OceanSEA3Down3 SwoopPOUNCE6Down3 You could quote a weight for this vesselTUN3Down4 CertifyATTEST6Down4 Was seatedSAT3Down4 Sea-eagleERNE4Down5 Incentive, with no love lost, to treat disdainfullySPURN5Down5 StinkSMELL5Down5 RabbitDOE3Down6 It may be nicer, in certain ways, to be honestSINCERE7Down6 Legal proceedingLAWSUIT7Down6 HellHADES5Down7 Unite in providing something warmKNIT4Down7 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 UntidyMESSY5Down8 Duels with criminalsFENCES6Down8 DeadlyLETHAL6Down8 It's a lot different on Tuesday, that's allTOTAL5Down12 HaggardGAUNT5Down12 PantingGASPING7Down13 Highland games logCABER5Down13 Minor pointsBARBS5Down13 FollowENSUE5Down14 Male relativeUNCLE5Down14 It can spoil satinSTAIN5Down14 Wrongly said to be about five singersDIVAS5Down15 Cutlery itemSPOON5Down15 FirearmSHOTGUN7Down16 Italian portGENOA5Down16 Form of jazz that doesn't need be!BEBOP5Down16 VisionSIGHT5Down18 InsurgentREBEL5Down18 The wood where once one walked!PLANK5Down18 SeparateISOLATE7Down19 Variety of pea put in tins, very tastyCANAPES7Down19 FavouritePET3Down19 ObserveNOTICE6Down21 Athlete and climberRUNNER6Down21 DemiseDEATH5Down22 Stylish, maybe, but look out for a bad case of rot!SPORTY6Down22 ThroughoutDURING6Down22 StraightforwardDIRECT6Down23 Some terrifying, unmentionable fellowsGUNMEN6Down23 TrapGIN3Down24 FlierPILOT5Down25 Maybe a pie's a pleasant shade of brownSEPIA5Down25 A very encouraging old bird?DODO4Down26 AmphibianFROG4Down26 InnTAVERN6Down27 Coppers take it to be a low placePIT3Down28 BleatBAA3Down28 RelaxedEASED5Down28 DoctrineDOGMA5Down29 LocatedFOUND5Down31 MemoriseLEARN5Down32 JettyPIER4Down34 InsectANT3Down36 DefectiveDUD3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Saturday, September 12, 2026. 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.