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The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 5 August 2025 Answers

Please find below all the The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 5 August 2025 Answers. This is one of the most popular crossword puzzles available for both online and in print version. Today's puzzle (5 August 2025) has a total of 42 crossword clues. If you are stuck and are looking for help then you have come to the right place.

Stop to give a lift?
P
U
L
L
U
P
Having departed from the house for good was a blow
L
E
F
T
H
O
O
K
A firm master with an optical defect
C
O
M
A
Said to be fine in the use of pens
S
P
O
K
E
N
The devil will work with striking effect
I
M
P
A
C
T
A hat like this could belong to a Roman Catholic
R
E
D
Father of uniform sons
P
A
D
R
E
Loud sound of explosion in central Harrow
R
O
A
R
Substitute fieldsman?
C
O
V
E
R
Trimmed in twos we're told
P
A
R
E
D
Revolutionary - or master traitor?
M
A
R
A
T
Mum's joining the Turk's Head staff
M
A
S
T
Less than severely cut
S
E
V
E
R
He gets it wrong a lot
T
I
M
Bound to be capable of effortless carpentry
P
R
A
N
C
E
It's full of interest when mum's out of service
M
U
S
E
U
M
A significant movie?
O
M
E
N
Picks up one gathers
C
O
L
L
E
C
T
S
He had little to eat and might have been poisoned
T
A
S
T
E
R
Officer having to whistle for his money?
P
U
R
S
E
R
One beautifully suitable in a new role?
L
O
O
K
E
R
Prepare to move up in final position
P
L
A
N
Made an impressive show of petulance?
S
T
A
M
P
E
D
The wanderer Damon turned up
N
O
M
A
D
Fish or steak minced
S
K
A
T
E
The decorator's daughter?
C
O
R
A
In short the sunny area familiar to travellers
M
E
D
Standard piece of apparatus
P
A
R
Get over being peevish
C
R
O
S
S
Just a bad molar
M
O
R
A
L
Some red roses returned direct
O
R
D
E
R
A vehicle for French?
C
A
R
Could one help a sick dog to a few pieces of meat?
V
E
T
On the quiet bent on getting a drink?
P
A
R
C
H
E
D
The chaps point to me
M
E
N
Being tight they miss out half the beer
M
I
S
E
R
S
A concluding article on humanity
A
M
E
N
A warning cry of strange timbre
T
I
M
B
E
R
They help one to see the little bits mentioned
S
P
E
C
S
Jump downstairs?
V
A
U
L
T
A minor corporation?
T
U
M
The majority have a moist exterior
M
O
S
T

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Facts and Figures

  • There are a total of 42 clues in the 5 August 2025 The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword puzzle.
  • The shortest answer is RED which contains 3 Characters.
  • A hat like this could belong to a Roman Catholic is the crossword clue of the shortest answer.
  • The longest answer is LEFTHOOK which contains 8 Characters.
  • Having departed from the house for good was a blow is the crossword clue of the longest answer.
  • The unused letters in 5 August 2025 The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword puzzle are G,J,Q,W,X,Y,Z