Evening Standard Crossword September 5 2026 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 5 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 132 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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PutPOSED5Across2 Former soccer star who can play in goalGINOLA6Across4 EnticesTEMPTS6Across4 HeaterRADIATOR8Across7 GratisFREE4Across7 She makes a change from CarolineCORNELIA8Across7 Foolishly mixed?MOTLEY6Across8 Line on a weather mapISOBAR6Across8 CruelUNKIND6Across8 ElementTRACE5Across9 A letter or two in codeMORSE5Across10 Circular coral reefATOLL5Across10 YouthLAD3Across11 Clean, as one quietly points outWIPE4Across13 ColourRED3Across13 DenLAIR4Across13 Officer on the point of having a leading part in shippingPROW4Across14 Mexican snackTACO4Across14 Weaken anew, maybeWANE4Across15 ThoughtIDEA4Across15 AfflictsAILS4Across15 WhimFAD3Across16 AgentREP3Across16 A tree, you said?YEW3Across16 Try outTEST4Across17 Make an issue of the Met line, possiblyEMIT4Across17 PresentHERE4Across18 End partTAIL4Across19 DisplayedPARADED7Across19 Crowd noiseROAR4Across19 ReviseEDIT4Across20 In controlATTHEHELM9Across21 A dishy supporter more recently entering the groupPLATERACK9Across21 NakedNUDE4Across22 Brief absences from schoolHOLS4Across23 Group of countriesBLOC4Across23 HarmedDAMAGED7Across23 Her name came upROSE4Across24 UncommonRARE4Across24 DeclareAVER4Across25 Go out of shape, possiblyPEP3Across26 Shade of colourHUE3Across26 The ones on the fourth of JulyTHEY4Across27 GuidedLED3Across27 ChiefHEAD4Across27 GalaFETE4Across28 Even when wet, it can burnACID4Across29 GenuineREAL4Across29 CoverLID3Across30 DefectiveDUD3Across31 Source of waterWELL4Across32 At the trading centre, the charge for a mealFEED4Across32 Bird used by the Poles to make pie?SNIPE5Across33 AvariceGREED5Across33 ConditionSTATE5Across33 Consider red rag unsuitableREGARD6Across34 FoldCREASE6Across34 Jim pronounced expert, though actually very badGIMCRACK8Across35 Violent criminalGANGSTER8Across35 Sound of some tartlets being cookedRATTLE6Across36 Picture-houseCINEMA6Across36 Number, a scoreTWENTY6Across36 TopAPEX4Across37 ShowyGAUDY5Across38

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Deal withTREAT5Down1 Rogue giving a politician a bit of a scareSCAMP5Down1 TrampleTREAD5Down1 For a specific purpose onlyADHOC5Down2 In Cornwall, a novel tour around the centre of tourismTRURO5Down2 FavouritePET3Down2 VestibuleHALL4Down3 He again is with usHERE4Down3 OceanSEA3Down3 OwingDUE3Down4 Court caseTRIAL5Down4 The kid never finishes playing for money!GAMIN5Down4 HeavensSKY3Down5 AnchorMOOR4Down5 The importance of not being at a loose endNOTE4Down5 BuryINTER5Down6 JourneyTRAVEL6Down6 Songs one relied on arranging?LIEDER6Down6 A prose composition dramatic and musical!OPERAS6Down9 Senior nurseSISTER6Down9 ScorchCHAR4Down10 GenerousLIBERAL7Down11 LevyTAX3Down11 The sphere of royaltyORB3Down11 Housey-houseyLOTTO5Down12 DeterminedDECIDED7Down12 It's nice being a toffSWELL5Down12 Word for wordLITERAL7Down13 DiminishedREDUCED7Down13 Given a drink, so to speak, as from a canWATERED7Down13 ErasedDELETED7Down14 The clever fellow takes whiskey with itWIT3Down15 EmbersASH3Down15 DeadlyFATAL5Down16 Tibetan talk?YAK3Down16 Raised edgeRIM3Down16 Old-fashionedDATED5Down17 EngravesETCHES6Down18 How to address the head boy?MASTER6Down18 ChickenHEN3Down18 AttentiveALERT5Down20 Some potion said to mean a lot of waterOCEAN5Down20 Go for a drinkPOP3Down21 BeerALE3Down21 SailorTAR3Down21 Name that's right for some boysROY3Down22 PossessedHAD3Down22 He takes a girl for a Saint!HELENA6Down23 Delve deeplyBURROW6Down23 EquipmentGEAR4Down24 Not thinFAT3Down25 A sound of timely significancePIP3Down25 Call onVISIT5Down26 In the garden, each end has a border!HEDGE5Down28 LamentELEGY5Down28 AdjustedTUNED5Down29 Smoky Joe getting back in the carCIGAR5Down30 Our planetEARTH5Down30 Playing cards on board ship?DECKS5Down31 Discover knowledgeLEARN5Down31 Quickly fixedFAST4Down32 CautionWARN4Down32 TinyWEE3Down32 Right or left, there may be no differenceSOCK4Down33 SilenceGAG3Down33 SavantSAGE4Down33 BirdEMU3Down34 AgeDAY3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Saturday, September 5, 2026. 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.