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Evening Standard Crossword September 9 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 9 2026 answers. The Wednesday 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#
BucketPAIL4Across1 ExpireDIE3Across4 ScribbleSCRAWL6Across4 Scold a busy fellow for hiding a deserterBERATE6Across4 GoadSPUR4Across6 A drink, to the fit, may be a mere bagatelle!PINTABLE8Across7 Lock upIMPRISON8Across7 Mix egg in right, and you've got something tastyGINGER6Across8 Suitable for cropsARABLE6Across8 BrownTAN3Across9 PoisedBALANCED8Across10 Where soldiers live, and MPs are given a bit of careCAMPS5Across10 Narrow wayALLEY5Across10 ParchedARID4Across11 SupportPROP4Across13 When fined, we hear, you just have to cough upFIND4Across13 SpoolREEL4Across14 ConiferFIR3Across14 Is it always out of the way when stood in a basin?EWER4Across14 Need to trim the rowan treeWANT4Across15 BarrierWALL4Across15 Sleeping placeBED3Across16 ViperADDER5Across16 In a war of attrition, reserves of energyFAT3Across16 He makes one leave the air terminalIGOR4Across17 Sifted husks of cornBRAN4Across17 PraiseLAUD4Across19 A bit of a catATOM4Across19 WidowedBEREAVED8Across19 InnumerableCOUNTLESS9Across21 Not an author but an accountantBOOKMAKER9Across21 LukewarmTEPID5Across21 Young deerFAWN4Across23 Marxist lark, possibly?KARL4Across23 DedicationDEVOTION8Across23 String instrumentHARP4Across24 Still, the first mate has a pointEVEN4Across24 LateTARDY5Across24 The part that hurtBIT3Across26 HairstyleBOB3Across26 IlluminatedLIT3Across27 If wrong again, dismiss!FIRE4Across27 CryWEEP4Across27 Ejected from a health resort for starting troubleSPAT4Across29 Boy's nameERIC4Across29 AsteriskSTAR4Across31 Young salmonPARR4Across32 Mrs Macpherson's property?HERS4Across32 Prepare to prayKNEEL5Across33 Think about the East river!MEUSE5Across33 ProofEVIDENCE8Across33 FoetusEMBRYO6Across34 All-round scopeSPHERE6Across34 SheepEWE3Across34 Dry skin on one's scalpDANDRUFF8Across35 Thames-side trees whence many flowers have comeNINEELMS8Across35 GeneratedBRED4Across35 PromisePLEDGE6Across36 Pontoon game?BRIDGE6Across36 TransgressSIN3Across36 AcceptedTOOK4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Panatella, e,g,CIGAR5Down1 Room for rocketrySPACE5Down1 FruitAPPLE5Down2 In the garden, he adds a touch of imaginationGNOME5Down2 AbsentAWAY4Down2 MinuteTINY4Down3 He looks fishier than he soundsBASS4Down3 SeepageLEAK4Down3 GrowlSNARL5Down4 Start a wild bingeBEGIN5Down4 MisledDECEIVED8Down4 Tear in horrendous fashionREND4Down5 HarvestREAP4Down5 WhirlpoolEDDY4Down5 StrolledWALKED6Down6 BearSTAND5Down6 There's a sign woven into her matTHERAM6Down6 EqualityPAR3Down7 CombineUNITE5Down8 Group of students, say, being absorbedINTAKE6Down9 Decorating toolROLLER6Down9 Tool useful for cracking some walnutsAWL3Down11 MeadowLEA3Down11 He's very good at taking precedencePRIOR5Down12 Arm jointELBOW5Down12 ConcerningABOUT5Down12 CommandORDER5Down13 They aren't all named Giles!FARMERS7Down13 LeopardPANTHER7Down13 ObeseFAT3Down14 PallidWAN3Down15 Eastern utensil good for the WestWOK3Down15 RepulseREPEL5Down15 What the ayes areFOR3Down16 CoachBUS3Down16 LiabilityDEBIT5Down17 CircularROUND5Down18 A club playerGOLFER6Down18 AirstripRUNWAY6Down18 SectionDIVISION8Down20 Figures a close finish to be excitingTENSE5Down20 Type of treeASPEN5Down20 High speed flier?BAT3Down21 TaxiCAB3Down21 CircuitLAP3Down22 SpotDOT3Down22 Hail in the streetAVE3Down22 CeremonialFORMAL6Down23 Fish lying on the bed?KIPPER6Down23 Much talk of carbon monoxide, sayGAS3Down25 ChangeALTER5Down25 ContendVIE3Down25 ChallengedDARED5Down26 Wear awayERODE5Down28 There's a point at which she shows wild passionIRENE5Down28 MuddleMESS4Down28 PlaguePEST4Down29 ResoundECHO4Down30 In the pools, it may be said, "draws" turn up first!PULLS5Down30 Theatrical entertainmentREVUE5Down30 A bit of (badger?) baitingTEASE5Down31 Steep rock faceCLIFF5Down31 WonderAWE3Down32 Chief of the admin sectionHEAD4Down32 PokePROD4Down32 TeasesKIDS4Down33 Mention of meat may interest huntersMEET4Down33

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