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Evening Standard Crossword September 20 2025 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 20 2025 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 131 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#
AlludeREFER5Across3 CountryCANADA6Across4 He has a holiday, all the sameBUSMAN6Across4 Appearing to be a bloomerINFLOWER8Across7 InsinuationINNUENDO8Across7 A Spaniard is a handsome fellowADONIS6Across8 Picture houseCINEMA6Across8 BrainyCLEVER6Across9 RigidSTIFF5Across10 SightVISION6Across10 Protection with strings attachedAPRON5Across10 StupefiedDAZED5Across11 ElderlyAGED4Across12 That terrible police inspector again!DIRE4Across13 Traffic markerCONE4Across13 Row, rankTIER4Across14 Regrets causing sure chaosRUES4Across14 He'll help with an ideaAIDE4Across15 BurdenLOAD4Across15 IdolHERO4Across15 Clever start for Sylvester?SLY3Across16 GrooveRUT3Across16 Drop in and see everybodyCALL4Across17 DelightedPLEASED7Across17 ParadiseEDEN4Across17 In China, a girl conceals loveAMOY4Across19 Mosque prayer leaderIMAM4Across19 LairDEN3Across20 He seeks to please, but makes Ena dismalLADIESMAN9Across21 RuseSTRATAGEM9Across21 SpreeREVEL5Across21 Travel permitVISA4Across23 Cordial not particularly hotWARM4Across23 MildMEEK4Across23 Untidy eating place?MESS4Across24 TumultRIOT4Across24 ReignRULE4Across25 Was victoriousWON3Across26 Inexperienced person with some weak ideasKID3Across26 NumberDIGIT5Across26 The chairman's daughter?IRMA4Across27 PokePROD4Across27 BeakerCUP3Across28 Place in a difficult situationSPOT4Across29 HousetopROOF4Across29 BiggestLARGEST7Across30 A patch of sea, really?AREA4Across32 CureHEAL4Across32 Let a learner relaxLEASE5Across33 Equine mammalHORSE5Across33 ParchedARID4Across33 Nominally a girl after some man?ANTHEA6Across34 Hair colourAUBURN6Across34 Fated to be flung out of the street, indeed!DESTINED8Across35 Criminal underworldGANGLAND8Across35 AlwaysEVER4Across35 ExpungeDELETE6Across36 Though full of steak in extremes of gaiety, quick to complainGRUMPY6Across36 Boring toolAUGER5Across36 ChargeACCUSE6Across38 BowedNODDED6Across39 ConditionSTATE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Opposite of lastFIRST5Down1 Craig hiding in Havana, perhapsCIGAR5Down1 FragmentSCRAP5Down1 UnfastenUNTIE5Down2 A passion that's burningAFIRE5Down2 SkirmishMELEE5Down2 Red meatBEEF4Down3 Many confess to being shortMOWN4Down3 ColourRED3Down3 Bedtime drinkCOCOA5Down4 RubberERASER6Down4 Brassy looking, a bird can be beautifulBRAID5Down4 FlatEVEN4Down5 Not anyNONE4Down5 Change the hose, it's wornSHOE4Down5 FreeRID3Down6 Expanding bulletDUMDUM6Down6 Without working, accepting a number greedilyAVIDLY6Down6 EnjoyedLIKED5Down7 AllianceUNION5Down8 Spectral colourINDIGO6Down9 One may wish them to be sweetDREAMS6Down9 GratuityTIP3Down11 Youngster quietly raisedPUP3Down11 Name that's so wrong for a jalopyOSCAR5Down12 WorriesFRETS5Down12 EnchantmentGLAMOUR7Down13 Figures a woman to be in difficultyDILEMMA7Down13 RegulateCONTROL7Down13 Old-fashionedDATED5Down14 He has a part in PygmalionALI3Down15 MeadowLEA3Down15 So a motherless man has a relationshipSON3Down16 LiberateRELEASE7Down16 TupRAM3Down16 SatanDEVIL5Down18 How tormentedly I dream of loveADMIRE6Down18 Dealer in fabricsDRAPER6Down18 Girl’sHER3Down19 A billiard shot to queue up for?MASSE5Down20 French undergroundMETRO5Down20 TransgressionSIN3Down21 Being loaded, he always has some womenLAD3Down21 Help, assistAID3Down22 It has its vacationist sideSEA3Down22 ThrustLUNGE5Down22 LoudnessVOLUME6Down23 Victor's a champion!WINNER6Down23 EquipmentKIT3Down24 LettuceCOS3Down25 No negative rulesDOS3Down25 GiftTALENT6Down27 Cash for the gameREADY5Down28 WaterwayCANAL5Down28 ScopeRANGE5Down28 ThrowPITCH5Down29 Keyboard instrumentORGAN5Down30 They're taken to be conscientiousPAINS5Down30 AvoidEVADE5Down31 Gives food toFEEDS5Down31 Is inclined to start trying conclusionsTENDS5Down31 GargantuanHUGE4Down32 DealTRADE5Down32 Just a marginal cough?AHEM4Down32 Unwilling to give much for a bit of helpLOTH4Down33 Not lowHIGH4Down33 TwosomeDUET4Down34 DonkeyASS3Down36 Fish eggsROE3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Saturday, September 20, 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.