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Evening Standard Crossword September 9 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 9 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 128 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#
Permanently watery landMARSH5Across1 DiePERISH6Across1 Foam coming forth unexpectedlyFROTH5Across1 TornRIPPED6Across5 Of money, cheat with a cry of distasteDOUGH5Across6 DraconianHARSH5Across6 RelaxedEASED5Across9 Polish up a picture of the riverRUBICON7Across9 A dictionaryLEXICON7Across9 EjectedOUSTED6Across10 Strong enough to take the short way outSTOUT5Across10 Archer's missileARROW5Across10 ThoughtNOTION6Across11 Steal gamePOACH5Across11 Very apparent to many a listenerCLEAR5Across11 Warning deviceSIREN5Across12 RevoltREBEL5Across12 Highest possible rank or statusDEITY5Across12 Interrupts someone giving his addressHECKLES7Across13 Infectious diseaseMALARIA7Across13 FinalLAST4Across14 Angry maybe, but akin to being kindRED3Across15 NumberTEN3Across15 ParadiseEDEN4Across17 Shows humanityERRS4Across17 StitchSEW3Across17 Possibly buries discoloured tissueBRUISE6Across18 Time to comeFUTURE6Across18 GuideLEAD4Across18 Artificial waterwayCANAL5Across19 Men involved in the noble art?DUKES5Across19 Introduce graduallyINSTIL6Across20 Club motorist?DRIVER6Across20 Go inENTER5Across20 CultSECT4Across22 A letter from GreeceBETA4Across22 OathCURSE5Across22 Well-likedPOPULAR7Across23 Some newsagents look tiredSAG3Across24 Call onVISIT5Across24 Foot digitTOE3Across24 ConfusesBEMUSES7Across25 It's faster with a motorSCOOTER7Across25 Dump by the waysideDITCH5Across26 SpreeREVEL5Across26 DetestsHATES5Across26 TimorousTIMID5Across27 Runner with a name for being highly smashed!SKIED5Across27 Beast with a waterside jointHIPPO5Across28 Ski-slopePISTE5Across28 Say no men can possibly hold it back!MENTION7Across29 Old soldierVETERAN7Across29 TartACID4Across29 Stayed sound and soberSTAID5Across30 InsurgentREBEL5Across30 WagerBET3Across30 DiscourageDETER5Across31 The price of thoughts?PENNY5Across31 FruitDATE4Across32 PatternMODEL5Across33 WriterAUTHOR6Across35 PryingNOSING6Across36 DissuadeDETER5Across37 DeservedEARNED6Across38 SoreTENDER6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FolkPEOPLE6Down1 OverseasABROAD6Down2 OpposeRESIST6Down2 Sooner than bring Romeo heartbreakRATHER6Down2 Big boxes containing very personal possessions?TRUNKS6Down3 ProphetSEER4Down3 CatchwordSLOGAN6Down3 HellHADES5Down4 So, moving from the south, one finds shelterHUT3Down4 Cut with an axeHEW3Down4 RenovateRENEW5Down5 Does he keep his distance?MILES5Down5 ShinboneTIBIA5Down5 HeroIDOL4Down6 Their orders are patiently obeyedDOCTORS7Down6 OptimisticHOPEFUL7Down6 SoonANON4Down7 SchoolbookPRIMER6Down7 Commonly ending up in solitaryONLY4Down7 Wine one is mad about at middle-age?GRAVES6Down8 Association footballSOCCER6Down8 StripDENUDE6Down8 Rope-making fibreSISAL5Down12 Hesitate to be awfully rude about a military leaderDEMUR5Down12 PerplexedBEMUSED7Down13 The bosses are a shade differentHEADS5Down13 DeserveMERIT5Down13 Rugged Scot, possibly stony?CRAIG5Down14 Rental contractLEASE5Down14 CaperANTIC5Down15 Being the fixer, I have to be in the rightRIVET5Down15 MelodiesTUNES5Down15 LukewarmTEPID5Down16 AmphibiansNEWTS5Down16 Don't allow a deb to be hard-heartedDEBAR5Down16 EnticedLURED5Down18 Loses colourFADES5Down18 A nice place to be stranded!BEACH5Down18 Detectives are indeed very positive!DECIDED7Down19 AdvantageASSET5Down19 Fortified buildingCITADEL7Down19 Too much noise on court?RACKET6Down21 DecayROT3Down21 BeginnerNOVICE6Down21 Lying face upwardsSUPINE6Down22 VehicleCAR3Down22 Ox-like, bigheaded and sheepishBOVINE6Down22 Middle pointCENTRE6Down23 Sort of bowling one can figure to fix?TENPIN6Down23 EmptyVACATE6Down24 Brimless capBERET5Down25 They can cope with costs cannilySCOTS5Down25 RelativeSISTER6Down25 Not a girl's full nameDEMI4Down26 Bee structureHIVE4Down26 DiverseVARIED6Down27 Hot work at the danceHOP3Down28 Account-bookLEDGER6Down28 Person's residencePAD3Down28 DrilledBORED5Down30 PrincipleTENET5Down31 MethodMODE4Down33 LearningLORE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, September 9, 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.