Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 25 December 2025 Answers
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1 W
2 S
3 F
4 L
A
5 T
6 S
7 F
8 H
O
9 P
I
N
O
10 R
A
D
I
O
11 R
E
G
12 C
O
P
A
L
R
13 S
T
A
N
14 D
U
P
15 V
A
16 N
E
17 S
H
18 S
I
T
19 M
E
D
U
S
A
20 G
21 N
O
M
I
N
A
L
K
N
22 L
E
A
N
C
U
23 M
E
N
D
O
C
24 G
L
A
N
25 C
E
D
Y
26 B
27 A
R
28 G
E
E
29 D
A
D
30 R
31 E
V
E
R
Y
32 R
E
T
I
33 R
E
D
O
34 U
S
H
E
R
35 C
A
B
36 D
I
A
N
E
D
37 J
A
N
U
S
D
38 T
R
A
S
H
L
T
Across
- 3. Accommodation of interest to key players (5)
- 8. Chopin piece, the `iInvitation to Ride^i? (3,2)
- 10. Entertainment logical in the X-ray dept.? (5)
- 11. The little boy embraced by more girls (3)
- 12. Catch the name of a varnish (5)
- 13. Like those old comedians that never die? (5,2)
- 15. They take turns to provide transport two ways (5)
- 18. Rest? Yes, on Tuesday! (3)
- 19. Wildly amused by a Gorgon (6)
- 21. In name, minister participating in loan arrangement (7)
- 22. Narrow lane, maybe (4)
- 23. Do a multi-purpose repair? (4)
- 24. To fine leg? (7)
- 26. Was he shoved aboard? (6)
- 29. Pop in a good advert (3)
- 31. A note, true in each case (5)
- 32. Once more weary, went to bed (7)
- 34. The attendant rushed endlessly around (5)
- 35. Might its driver give citizens advice? (3)
- 36. She's one to eat out (5)
- 37. Though two-faced, was worshipped (5)
- 38. Only half the tree is wood? Rubbish! (5)
Down
- 1. The value of a letter or two (5)
- 2. Joins in an endless singsong, possibly? (5,2)
- 4. A well rounded line (4)
- 5. A tip-top composer will go far (6)
- 6. Sarah, nowadays, is a dish! (5)
- 7. Inspires with a blazing determination (5)
- 9. Being green is not exactly sweet (3)
- 12. It's dead skinny! (7)
- 14. Figure I'm not very bright (3)
- 16. Destroyed by a little fellow touring the kingdom (5)
- 17. Like a Scottish shore? (5)
- 19. Go idly, as a master, to an inferior position (7)
- 20. World of the theatre? (5)
- 21. Wild crane of pearly appearance (5)
- 23. Inaccurately claimed to be curative (7)
- 24. Source of hot water and an internal treatment for eyes (6)
- 25. Part of the Yucatan fauna (3)
- 27. Advice not to be ardent about love (5)
- 28. Sound but undersized specimen with a pig's tail (5)
- 30. Prove you can't go up by tube to the air terminal (5)
- 32. Snooker players don't see them as colours (4)
- 33. Managed a career (3)