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Evening Standard Crossword September 4 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 133 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 4 2025 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 133 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#
OpposeRESIST6Across1 Academy AwardOSCAR5Across3 Was able to start up in frosty conditionsCOULD5Across3 CreasedFOLDED6Across5 It's long, pretty thin, but could be comicSTRIP5Across8 WildFERAL5Across8 FlutterHOVER5Across9 CushionPILLOW6Across10 Prepared possibly to read about an Ian Fleming characterARMED5Across10 BuffaloBISON5Across10 HigherTALLER6Across11 Mountain passCOL3Across11 Vehicle wrecked by TedBUS3Across11 DangerPERIL5Across12 Anne's back at the plantSENNA5Across12 Cold dishSALAD5Across12 To beat one's victim is a bit fishyLAMPREY7Across13 Pilot's compartmentCOCKPIT7Across13 SatisfySATE4Across14 In modern times, men bring things up to dateAMEND5Across15 TreeCEDAR5Across15 ColourRED3Across17 Grazing some fragile areaLEA3Across18 Rubbish receptacleBIN3Across18 LakeMERE4Across18 UproarFURORE6Across19 Country place offering a good choiceGRANGE6Across19 HandleTREAT5Across20 Syrupy cough medicineLINCTUS7Across21 Swell job as a modelWAXWORK7Across21 Eagerly expectantAGOG4Across22 Measuring deviceMETER5Across22 Blue essay about loveTORY4Across22 Prison roomCELL4Across23 Country of current interestPERU4Across23 LocalTOPICAL7Across23 Arms depotARSENAL7Across24 Crashed, RAF stylePRANGED7Across24 ColourAMBER5Across24 Come into viewEMERGE6Across26 Badly hurt, he'd be on oxygen, perhapsGASHED6Across26 BirdROBIN5Across26 RendRIP3Across29 Attributable to moisture, we hearDUE3Across29 Farm buildingBARN4Across29 LumpWAD3Across30 WeirdEERIE5Across31 Get into alien territoryENTER5Across31 Persuaded a casual worker to make hayTEMPTED7Across32 ObserveNOTE4Across32 Furniture itemCABINET7Across32 HeapedPILED5Across33 EscargotSNAIL5Across34 It's a boring thingAUGER5Across34 A little matter at the rationing centreION3Across35 SummitTOP3Across35 UndressedUNCLAD6Across35 All of them may be crawled onFOURS5Across36 Light motorcycleMOPED5Across36 HamperBASKET6Across36 AnimalLEMUR5Across37 Loses colourFADES5Across37 Not at all like a married coupleUNWED5Across37 Speed contestsRACES5Across38 The date of decimation?TENTH5Across38 TotterDODDER6Across38 OfferTENDER6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
How to turn desperateATBAY5Down1 LureDECOY5Down1 MealREPAST6Down1 Show a girl's funDISPLAY7Down2 BoastTALKBIG7Down2 GreetSALUTE6Down2 BetraySHOP4Down3 Conform with honour on May 3OBEY4Down4 Hit at fliesSWAT4Down4 SoarTOWER5Down4 FoulFETID5Down5 Scottish landmark with a bit missingLANARK6Down5 Counting frameABACUS6Down5 SpokenORAL4Down6 JockeyRIDER5Down6 Drink one in playDRAMA5Down6 SweetDULCET6Down7 Existing by begging, having lost a horseBEING5Down7 Tooth typeMOLAR5Down7 SwarthierDARKER6Down8 Legendary birdROC3Down9 The odd bit of crumpetRUM3Down9 Main direction of the sick bay?SEAWARD7Down12 Open, genuineSINCERE7Down12 PerformanceRECITAL7Down13 Narrow broochPIN3Down14 Name a redheaded former spouseREX3Down14 FragranceAROMA5Down15 ConsumedEATEN5Down16 Came to a conclusionENDED5Down16 Wooden pegDOWEL5Down16 Only a start, but you finish in debtDEBUT5Down17 SpoolsREELS5Down17 Burial, cremationFUNERAL7Down19 SendREMIT5Down19 At summer's end, the garden can be even finerGRANDER7Down19 Put on new gatesSTAGE5Down20 Person receiving moneyPAYEE5Down20 It's close at handWRIST5Down21 HillTOR3Down21 Defeated competitorLOSER5Down21 SpoilMAR3Down22 MetropolisCAPITAL7Down23 Looking like TomPEEPING7Down23 Read how to make pureesPERUSE6Down24 SillyABSURD6Down24 ScheduleAGENDA6Down24 SupportedBRACED6Down25 Mug up something stickyGUM3Down25 Pen partNIB3Down25 ReservedBOOKED6Down27 FruitMELON5Down27 On the fourth of July, he could have partnered CleopatraANTON5Down27 To learn the tango takes courage!HEART5Down28 TidierNEATER6Down28 Stair partRISER5Down28 BroaderWIDER5Down30 Ward offREPEL5Down30 Start again with a newer blendRENEW5Down30 OutcomingDEBUT5Down31 QuoteCITE4Down32 You could see it on telly, we hearTEXT4Down32 A mobility aidTOW3Down33 WanPALE4Down33 Signal agreementNOD3Down33 ChallengeDARE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, September 4, 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.