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Evening Standard Crossword September 3 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 3 2025 answers. The Wednesday 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#
A prince at bridge?ALBERT6Across4 PortionSHARE5Across4 Afternoon napSIESTA6Across4 CopiousABUNDANT8Across7 The cost can include lb50 notes, one gathersCOLLECTS8Across7 SurpassedCAPPED6Across7 ErasEPOCHS6Across8 Frank is no fibberHONEST6Across8 MeadowLEA3Across9 Nominally, it could be misleadingALIAS5Across10 PotatoesSPUDS5Across10 Map bookATLAS5Across12 RegionAREA4Across13 PodiumDAIS4Across13 You can do this for yourselfFEND4Across13 Water in a cup on demandPOND4Across14 AtmosphereAURA4Across14 TabletPILL4Across15 PassageAISLE5Across15 Hold it for the photographerPOSE4Across15 Opposite of peaceWAR3Across16 Some part of GermanyANY3Across16 LoathAVERSE6Across17 Complain bitterlyRAIL4Across17 Less than average stateAVER4Across17 The desire of a woolly-headed six-footerWANT4Across19 UnlockOPEN4Across19 ObligationDUTY4Across19 SensationalLURID5Across20 Prepared papers on art, being extra usefulSPAREPART9Across21 Well-thought ofRESPECTED9Across21 TapPAT3Across22 ChuckTOSS4Across23 New cast for a showCATS4Across23 Nearly allMOST4Across24 In Ireland, time for loveMAYO4Across24 ErasedDELETED7Across24 Farm animalCOW3Across26 Fix with something stickyJAM3Across26 Tread a measure?STEP4Across27 And notNOR3Across27 ObjectivesAIMS4Across27 StadiumARENA5Across28 It may well be a piece of cakeSLAB4Across29 MimickedAPED4Across29 PetalLEAF4Across31 On some days, sailors do their mendingDARN4Across32 Former Italian currencyLIRA4Across32 Free of obstructionCLEAR5Across33 See about getting in the waterSEINE5Across33 Money lenderUSURER6Across33 Putting current into a line is no problemFACILE6Across34 Leg boneFIBULA6Across34 Foreigner of a socially superior strain, possiblyAUSTRIAN8Across35 Next dayTOMORROW8Across35 FrequentlyOFTEN5Across35 Onto land from waterASHORE6Across36 Little hole a viewer is allowed to use?EYELET6Across36 NeedWANT4Across37 BurningAFIRE5Across38 ImmerseDIP3Across39 AntelopeGNU3Across41 GiftTALENT6Across42 BorderedEDGED5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
In the book for a punch-up?SCRAP5Down1 Light woodBALSA5Down1 ScribbleSCRAWL6Down1 Clear line in drawingPLAIN5Down2 BodeAUGUR5Down2 SeemAPPEAR6Down2 NovelNEW3Down3 Betting chancesODDS4Down3 Are there eleven at bingo?LEGS4Down3 Stop upSEAL4Down4 ThieveSTEAL5Down4 A female's cricket trophy?ASHES5Down4 DetestedHATED5Down5 CupidEROS4Down5 Get friendly with JamesBOND4Down5 ResponseREACTION8Down6 Dislike being made to go againRESENT6Down6 Iran's capitalTEHRAN6Down6 ExpensiveDEAR4Down8 FliersPILOTS6Down9 Dissipate any woe in unique styleONEWAY6Down9 ScatteredDISPERSED9Down11 Play on wordsPUN3Down11 Sleepy wood?LOG3Down11 ChallengesDARES5Down12 Make fitting to a figure?ADAPT5Down12 To the listener, a commanding quartetFOREMEN7Down13 PredicamentDILEMMA7Down13 GreedyAVID4Down14 By receiving a service when you're a readerPER3Down15 Fruit seedPIP3Down15 MarryWED3Down16 ChairSEAT4Down16 Little creature very hard on AdamANT3Down16 ParadiseEDEN4Down18 AssaultASSAIL6Down18 A Slav's possibly a humble fellowVASSAL6Down18 A ruddy girl got promoted!AROSE5Down20 Flower partPETAL5Down20 Someone like Tom or RemusSAM3Down21 UndernourishedUNDERFED8Down21 Noisy quarrelROW3Down21 Dad has soft foodPAP3Down22 LettuceCOS3Down22 RipTEAR4Down23 ConservativesTORIES6Down23 Bird able to wreck any carCANARY6Down23 All for a deityPAN3Down25 Adriatic, for exampleSEA3Down25 OafLOUT4Down25 SketchedDREW4Down26 Specially nice mashed tater?TREAT5Down28 FuriousIRATE5Down28 RubberERASER6Down29 ShrewdASTUTE6Down30 Oyster's gemPEARL5Down30 Angry girl hiding in coverLIVID5Down30 Make a feast of a boneBEANO5Down31 Die in waterDROWN5Down31 SmithyFORGE5Down32 Board gameLUDO4Down32 Face being laid upDIAL4Down32 Oversupply in an artist's atelierSATE4Down33 Cut with an axeCHOP4Down33 GroupUNIT4Down34 DeflectFEND4Down36 MaulPAW3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, September 3, 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.