Evening Standard Crossword September 16 2026 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 16 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 126 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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Spanish snacksTAPAS5Across1 In the film world, an enviable figureOSCAR5Across1 CrookedASKEW5Across2 The political faction Chuck is with?LOBBY5Across6 EditionISSUE5Across6 RaiseBOOST5Across7 AngerWRATH5Across8 ChipolataSAUSAGE7Across9 In a way, nothing for me to make a gesture aboutSOMEHOW7Across9 RescuerSAVER5Across10 DapperNATTY5Across10 Going round, it can be said to have whirledWORLD5Across10 CourageNERVE5Across11 Noise the rain makes in Niger?REIGN5Across11 LukewarmTEPID5Across12 A cereal with growing potentialACORN5Across12 FreezeICE3Across12 SmashSHATTER7Across13 Lengthen a sentenceSTRETCH7Across13 BeleagueredBESET5Across13 That chap's a bit of a chiseller!HIS3Across15 TotteringDODDERY7Across15 ConcertGIG3Across15 A meaty Chopin pieceCHOP4Across17 RevisedEDITED6Across17 YieldCEDE4Across17 Being wrong, by the way, is not harmfulBENIGN6Across18 Pleasure craftPEDALO6Across18 LabelTAG3Across19 Is very fond of ducksLOVES5Across19 Group attitudeETHOS5Across19 Once the cost of giving Mad Rolf short measure!FLORIN6Across20 EnjoyRELISH6Across20 PostponedDELAYED7Across20 Having beer on one's breath is quite OK!HALE4Across22 ColourPUCE4Across22 FastenedTIED4Across23 Suitable for a bit of a stiff backFIT3Across24 ObeseFAT3Across24 ExpensiveDEAR4Across25 ScoldsBERATES7Across25 Flower made with flour!BLOOMER7Across25 Kind of horse possibly seen at YorkSHIRE5Across26 DedicatedDEVOTED7Across26 FollowsTAILS5Across26 Bend forwardSTOOP5Across27 Strong enough to be a porterSTOUT5Across27 Make compensation for a false noteATONE5Across28 Animal furSABLE5Across28 Drink with a chap in the Royal EngineersREDWINE7Across29 Kelp, saySEAWEED7Across29 Trouble one may have seen on Saturday nightFEVER5Across30 TraverseCROSS5Across30 ClubBAT3Across30 JadedWEARY5Across31 ScornDERIDE6Across31 Many an icy place can be nice and coolDRINK5Across31 FishBLOATER7Across34 RestrictLIMIT5Across37 ConsumeEAT3Across38 PlungedDIVED5Across39 ManagedFARED5Across40 InstructTEACH5Across41 GuideSTEER5Across42

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PerforatedHOLED5Down1 Native AmericanAPACHE6Down2 AdvantageASSET5Down2 Unctuous, glib, and that's flat!SMOOTH6Down2 Taking the rest of the nightASLEEP6Down3 SpokeSTATED6Down3 Having insightASTUTE6Down3 WatchedEYED4Down4 Stick nothing in the middle of the road!ROD3Down4 SpeakSAY3Down4 SpannedBRIDGED7Down5 "Show" everyone goes to the West End forTEACH5Down5 EscortUSHER5Down5 StrictSTERN5Down6 For transport, one may get the sorrel outLORRIES7Down6 Catches fireIGNITES7Down6 He shows his love three waysOWEN4Down7 Plant ovuleSEED4Down7 VIP with at least one major overheadBIGWIG6Down8 RevealUNVEIL6Down8 ExpertACE3Down9 TurnedROTATED7Down11 London Town? It's on the tube!ACTON5Down12 MolarsTEETH5Down12 CabinBERTH5Down13 Neckwear itemSCARF5Down13 Mere mockery of a meal?SCOFF5Down13 LocatedSITED5Down14 Inhuman boor, perhaps, Middle EasternROBOT5Down14 Grown-upADULT5Down14 Actor about to end the affair, nominallyHIRAM5Down15 Whole rangeGAMUT5Down15 AgeDAY3Down16 Pierces with hornsGORES5Down16 Snigger at a soothsayer having a bit of fun!SNEER5Down16 SignifiedDENOTED7Down18 ProdsPOKES5Down18 Noted shape of tent associated with bathingBELLE5Down18 Is it easier to carry than matches?LIGHTER7Down19 Gets awayESCAPES7Down19 Not much like Nell?LITTLE6Down21 Religious festivalEASTER6Down21 MaterialDENIM5Down21 ExhibitPARADE6Down22 In a car, one giving voice to contempt?HOOTER6Down22 SaluteGREET5Down22 BasementCELLAR6Down23 Put under pressure to bend forwardLEANON6Down23 DiscussedDEBATED7Down24 Breathes hardBLOWS5Down25 Toasted William the Just!BROWN5Down25 Bound to misfire as a ruse!SURE4Down26 FlingTOSS4Down26 TankVAT3Down27 Also used by HighlandersAND3Down28 StitchSEW3Down28 EraseDELETE6Down28 BegPLEAD5Down29 JockeyRIDER5Down32 TrenchDITCH5Down33 ScullOAR3Down35 GapRIFT4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, September 16, 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.