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Evening Standard Crossword September 5 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 5 2025 answers. The Friday 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#
JavelinSPEAR5Across3 RoomySPACIOUS8Across9 GuideLEADER6Across9 Are within call when there's an allocationSHAREOUT8Across9 DisciplinePUNISH6Across10 Announced, in addition, the figureTWO3Across10 WildebeestGNU3Across10 Use, to get me back, a gambitEMPLOY6Across11 RubberERASER6Across11 SymbolTOKEN5Across11 Setbacks during the spells of batting?KNOCKS6Across12 DetestLOATHE6Across12 DueOWED4Across12 Run down deliberatelyTRICKLE7Across13 ConflagrationINFERNO7Across13 Shoot across to get the toolRAKE4Across14 Compass pointWEST4Across14 PushyAGGRESSIVE10Across15 Did it and was removed forciblyCARRIEDOUT10Across15 YieldCEDE4Across15 HarmedDAMAGED7Across17 From time to time, working or notONANDOFF8Across17 PleasantENGAGING8Across17 Pour a snort to give to the business partnerCONSORT7Across18 Crisp fabricTAFFETA7Across18 Depict as an attractionDRAW4Across19 CupidEROS4Across19 SailorTAR3Across20 ServietteNAPKIN6Across21 A number are surrounded by darting horse fliesHOVERS6Across21 QuiltDUVET5Across21 RankTIER4Across23 ObscureSHROUDEDINMYSTERY17Across24 Insisting that you tell all againDEMANDINGARECOUNT17Across24 CunningARCH4Across25 PlungedDIVED5Across26 The girl with whom I am going back homeMAIDEN6Across27 Period before ChristmasADVENT6Across27 FinishEND3Across28 Make you long to go toplessEARN4Across29 WeakPUNY4Across29 DisperseDISBAND7Across30 The manner of the fellow has changed when I take overFASHION7Across30 Large apeGORILLA7Across30 Cheer up when you mention the seasideBRIGHTEN8Across33 ElderlyAGED4Across33 Inappropriate nameMISNOMER8Across33 BorderEDGE4Across35 Does the unauthorised use of material mean there's a plot?CONSPIRACY10Across35 MaternityMOTHERHOOD10Across35 Putting a number in an envelope saying "Authorship Unknown"ANON4Across36 Holy manSAINT5Across36 Musical workOPUS4Across36 It's always held back when jumpyRESTIVE7Across37 PettyTRIVIAL7Across37 Legally responsibleLIABLE6Across38 FreeEXEMPT6Across38 The combination could be, all round, very, very dangerousLETHAL6Across38 BirdEAGLET6Across39 LongYEARN5Across40 YearlyANNUAL6Across40 It's hard to understand a clergyman's retiring in itSEVERE6Across40 ConsumeEAT3Across41 See as self-assertionEYE3Across41 ScandalousSHOCKING8Across42 Guide to how old one is, cheapness of passage isSTEERAGE8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Available, informallyUPFORGRABS10Down1 Just say what you have in mindTHINKALOUD10Down1 SpateFLOOD5Down1 Improvised jazz singingSCAT4Down2 He's responsible for her losing her head, I figureERIC4Down2 SeraglioHAREM5Down2 English countySOMERSET8Down3 Because you promise to give upFORSWEAR8Down3 FixedSET3Down3 PainkillerASPIRIN7Down4 A post at headquartersSTATION7Down4 JustifiedPROVED6Down4 TopAPEX4Down5 ArgumentativeQUARRELSOME11Down5 Anticipate, as you try to find where the patient isLOOKFORWARD11Down5 ManageRUN3Down6 PossessionsBELONGINGS10Down6 Appropriating your ideas, as you thoughtTELEPATHIC10Down6 AnimalCIVET5Down7 InsectEARWIG6Down7 Giving water and shade to, was merciful withSPARED6Down7 AbsoluteSHEER5Down8 Finnish capitalHELSINKI8Down8 Expects, when one goes in search ofLOOKSFOR8Down8 Do, when there's a surprise developmentTWIST5Down10 Social blunderGAFFE5Down10 SquanderingWASTING7Down13 Old-fashionedDATED5Down14 Continued with "The amount that wild deer consume"RESUMED7Down16 Football officialREFEREE7Down16 BraveDASHING7Down16 CheatedDUPED5Down18 BeverageTEA3Down19 He's in telecommunications, all rightROGER5Down20 RuleREIGN5Down20 PetulantPEEVISH7Down22 He's promised you a ticketVOUCHER7Down22 FamilyTRIBE5Down22 ImperilledJEOPARDISED11Down23 Game in which a good-looker has the advantageHIDEANDSEEK11Down23 BoneRIB3Down24 In the endULTIMATELY10Down25 Is he not the first to have scratched?NONSTARTER10Down25 Road markingYELLOWLINE10Down26 Accepted the burden and became bossTOOKCHARGE10Down26 MealDINNER6Down27 KeenEAGER5Down28 Fat from meatDRIPPING8Down28 Called in, dear, to straighten out and it's fixedARRANGED8Down28 PostponeDEFER5Down29 ConfuseADDLE5Down31 DisregardOVERLOOK8Down31 Shocked by a muffled "It became boring"APPALLED8Down31 GodDEITY5Down32 Make use ofUTILISE7Down32 In the teens, being on the move is greatINTENSE7Down32 Look flushed and keep badgering on returnGANDER6Down34 Large meal, informallyNOSHUP6Down34 TardyLATE4Down34 DampMOIST5Down35 Can drop the mechanic off and ringCHIME5Down35 AgentSPY3Down36 BrownTAN3Down37 EnquiresASKS4Down39 Go and spoilTURN4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, September 5, 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.