Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 12 October 2025 Answers
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1 O
2 P
E
3 R
4 A
5 H
6 S
7 A
N
8 D
Y
O
9 U
N
C
O
U
T
H
O
10 A
D
M
I
T
V
11 R
O
A
C
H
I
N
12 D
E
L
A
Y
T
13 T
U
14 N
E
F
U
L
F
15 T
O
16 P
17 A
M
I
D
M
18 B
E
F
O
R
E
R
T
19 W
A
N
E
D
T
D
20 T
21 H
R
E
E
S
G
22 M
E
23 S
A
24 S
U
E
L
25 M
I
N
I
M
A
L
M
26 E
L
G
I
N
M
L
27 B
O
N
D
I
N
28 B
I
G
O
T
U
29 G
E
N
T
I
A
N
O
30 F
R
I
E
S
S
31 A
G
O
N
Y
Across
- 1. A rope trick staged (5)
- 6. A gritty Scot? (5)
- 9. Unusually dilapidated hut, definitely rough (7)
- 10. Confess to upsetting the maid at the end of the street (5)
- 11. A common swimmer, termed `icoarse^i (5)
- 12. Arrest some felon in time (5)
- 13. Melodious lute fun, possibly (7)
- 15. A leading spinner (3)
- 17. At heart, many need to help out (4)
- 18. In advance of beer production (6)
- 19. Weakened anew, perhaps, to a bad end (5)
- 20. The trios Esther composed (6)
- 22. Some say there's no sauce, just the table (4)
- 24. Girl appeal (3)
- 25. Negligible little Malcolm (7)
- 26. The Spanish drink some might call Scotch (5)
- 27. Sydney's good little girl on the beach (5)
- 28. It's great to upset this hidebound fellow! (5)
- 29. Violet's associate, that nice fellow Ian (7)
- 30. French ones have taste (5)
- 31. To leave, in any case, can mean torment (5)
Down
- 2. Whereupon to see the back of the musical director? (6)
- 3. Wrecked in rude fashion (6)
- 4. Inconstant crawler? (3)
- 5. Poor place for a hothead to make love (5)
- 6. Under attack, fared badly on the street (7)
- 7. Cry `iAh^i when joy is lacking! (4)
- 8. Medical expert's door out of the court (6)
- 12. Author possibly sad about a sum being reduced (5)
- 13. As eaten up in the stratosphere? (5)
- 14. Chemical, a possible extract of wintergreen (5)
- 15. Symbolic variety of motet (5)
- 16. Something afoot for the cyclist (5)
- 18. To start with, Ben embraces Joe (5)
- 19. Familiar footwear, that is, in the city (7)
- 21. A funny mood? (6)
- 22. Silently acting an operatic part is no good (6)
- 23. Car shortly occupied by a new driver (6)
- 25. Produces coin-shaped confectionery? (5)
- 26. A side's competitive keenness? (4)
- 28. The sound outer parts of a banana (3)