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Evening Standard Crossword September 17 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 17 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 122 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#
Maker of breadBAKER5Across1 MistakeSLIP4Across1 Minor branch organised by prigsSPRIG5Across1 UncookedRAW3Across4 Little creatures are found in such groupsSECTS5Across6 Be gloomyMOPE4Across6 Caribbean danceLIMBO5Across6 WonderAWE3Across9 Language learnable from a lexicon?DICTION7Across9 Wash and ironLAUNDER7Across9 Shane, looking pale?ASHEN5Across10 PeeledSTRIPPED8Across10 Spring bulbTULIP5Across10 Where a Bohemian girl receives a letter?MIAMI5Across11 CloseNEAR4Across11 GangwayAISLE5Across11 Having benefited from crude treatment?CURED5Across12 ChairsSEATS5Across12 Hand overDELIVER7Across13 Betray Les wickedly to a boorSELLOUT7Across13 EdgeRIM3Across14 A welcome piece of material?MAT3Across15 In favour ofPRO3Across15 RelaxedEASED5Across16 Single entityUNIT4Across17 Furthermore, a cross word?PLUS4Across17 Sausages shared by a girl with a friendSALAMI6Across18 Falling starMETEOR6Across18 Like a fielder's foolish point?SILLY5Across19 Tree typeCEDAR5Across19 SeemedAPPEARED8Across19 Be agreeable, we take itACCEPT6Across20 Newspaper bossEDITOR6Across20 Measuring deviceMETER5Across21 Something long toldSAGA4Across22 Hare's tailSCUT4Across22 HarmfulDAMAGING8Across23 Haymaking cry?YAH3Across24 CaptureCATCH5Across24 Feeling unhappySAD3Across24 It's unlike him to be late at workMILKMAN7Across25 Strive, contendCOMPETE7Across25 Where nothing may be torn outTROON5Across26 AnteroomFOYER5Across26 The beast upsets tots around the day centreSTOAT5Across27 Hairdresser's shopSALON5Across27 AllowLET3Across27 Left youngsters out of societiesCLUBS5Across28 Maths chartGRAPH5Across28 Like that half broken finger Paul has!PAINFUL7Across29 VeneratesREVERES7Across29 Like a gardener's fingersGREEN5Across30 Brimless capBERET5Across30 LawfulLEGAL5Across31 Cup from Derry?RYDER5Across31 PressIRON4Across31 GapINTERVAL8Across33 EpochERA3Across34 StaggerREEL4Across35 YouthLAD3Across36 PantGASP4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
InsightACUMEN6Down2 TardyLATE4Down2 Petals possess such shadesPASTEL6Down2 Of reformed ladies?IDEALS6Down3 SettledPAID4Down3 Give rise toELICIT6Down3 The snare of strong drink?GIN3Down4 MendedREPAIRED8Down4 KnockRAP3Down4 BroadWIDE4Down5 Refreshment is but a street awaySTOUT5Down5 BuryINTER5Down5 MadnessMANIA5Down6 Speak about a new mode eventuallySOMEDAY7Down6 Tanned hideLEATHER7Down6 She rebuilt part of Seven DialsENID4Down7 PlantIRIS4Down7 Be indebtedOWE3Down7 Spanish danceBOLERO6Down8 One is beaten resoundingly (and repeatedly?)TAMTAM6Down8 CalmPEACE5Down8 Be successful in shortening the thing?CUTIT5Down12 ConfusionPANIC5Down12 Cut offSEVER5Down12 JetSPOUT5Down13 Moisten a few flowers?SPRAY5Down13 The fists, slangDUKES5Down13 ButtRAM3Down14 FuriousLIVID5Down14 What a rotten churl may leave you in?LURCH5Down14 AlloyMETAL5Down15 Freedom from warPEACE5Down15 She turns up with a titleMADAM5Down15 The great man; look it up with Nat, perhapsTITAN5Down16 Address the publicORATE5Down16 Of soundSONIC5Down17 Dead snail?SLAIN5Down18 CondescendDEIGN5Down18 Army officerMAJOR5Down18 Small crownCORONET7Down19 Ancient skill in bridge-buildingSPARTAN7Down19 InsaneDEMENTED8Down20 In American terminology, an easy paceCANTER6Down21 HarmDAMAGE6Down21 It has been consumed in the nick of timeSKILLY6Down22 RodentRAT3Down22 Scattered, scantySPARSE6Down22 Place one's shirt at risk?GAMBLE6Down23 Perfect societyUTOPIA6Down23 SurrendersCEDES5Down25 What a climber may do for a bit of fun during a testMOUNT5Down25 TallyAGREE5Down25 A pet source of music?TAPE4Down26 Golfer's cryFORE4Down26 WaterwayCANAL5Down26 The miserable dog is insecureCUR3Down28 MurderKILL4Down28 Hair productGEL3Down28 BoastBRAG4Down29 Go byPASS4Down30 MineralORE3Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, September 17, 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.