Easy Crossword
The Evening Standard's Easy Crossword 12 August 2025 Answers
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1 T
2 R
U
3 S
4 T
5 G
6 C
7 A
C
8 T
I
E
9 T
E
A
R
F
U
L
U
10 A
D
O
R
N
E
11 D
A
R
T
S
R
I
12 S
E
N
D
S
O
13 S
A
14 F
F
R
O
N
L
15 D
R
16 Y
17 A
G
U
E
L
18 B
E
M
U
S
E
L
S
19 A
I
D
E
S
E
A
20 A
21 B
S
U
R
D
A
22 S
T
23 A
R
24 D
A
Y
S
25 P
R
O
N
O
U
N
N
26 T
E
P
I
D
I
G
27 A
G
A
I
N
X
28 S
P
O
U
T
L
29 M
A
T
I
N
E
E
S
30 B
E
V
E
L
E
31 T
R
I
T
E
Across
- 1. Faith (5)
- 6. Prickly plants (5)
- 9. Inclined to cry (7)
- 10. Decorate (5)
- 11. Pub game (5)
- 12. Dispatches (5)
- 13. Crocus (7)
- 15. Opposite of wet (3)
- 17. Fever (4)
- 18. Confuse (6)
- 19. Assistants (5)
- 20. Ludicrous (6)
- 22. Celebrity (4)
- 24. 24 hours (3)
- 25. Part of speech (7)
- 26. Lukewarm (5)
- 27. Once more (5)
- 28. Nozzle (5)
- 29. Afternoon show (7)
- 30. Cant (5)
- 31. Banal (5)
Down
- 2. A provocation (3,3)
- 3. Conflict (6)
- 4. Number (3)
- 5. Verdant (5)
- 6. Hugs (7)
- 7. Unfortunately (4)
- 8. Teachers (6)
- 12. Compact, firm (5)
- 13. Cold meal (5)
- 14. Pernickety (5)
- 15. Caused by (3,2)
- 16. To pine (5)
- 18. Facial hair (5)
- 19. Arms depot (7)
- 21. Bracelet type (6)
- 22. Hidden gunman (6)
- 23. Summer month (6)
- 25. Fairy type (5)
- 26. Prison sentence (4)
- 28. Suite (3)