Easy Crossword
The Evening Standard's Easy Crossword 20 August 2025 Answers
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1 G
2 H
O
3 S
4 T
5 C
6 E
7 P
O
8 C
H
E
9 L
O
G
I
C
A
L
U
10 G
L
O
A
T
G
11 R
O
O
S
T
M
L
12 T
A
U
N
T
T
13 R
E
14 C
O
V
E
R
E
15 H
O
16 P
17 A
T
O
M
P
18 A
S
S
U
M
E
P
L
19 G
I
A
N
T
M
T
20 I
21 R
O
N
E
D
N
22 D
I
23 C
E
24 D
A
N
N
25 B
O
A
R
D
E
R
V
26 D
E
C
R
Y
E
N
27 R
A
D
A
R
E
28 P
A
S
T
A
G
29 M
A
T
A
D
O
R
R
30 B
E
V
E
L
D
31 T
Y
P
E
S
Across
- 1. Phantom (5)
- 6. Era (5)
- 9. According to reason (7)
- 10. Behave smugly (5)
- 11. Perch (5)
- 12. Tease (5)
- 13. Get better (7)
- 15. Jump on one foot (3)
- 17. Minute particle (4)
- 18. Take for granted (6)
- 19. Very tall person (5)
- 20. Pressed (6)
- 22. Cut into cubes (4)
- 24. Karate expert (3)
- 25. Lodger (7)
- 26. Disparage (5)
- 27. Aircraft detection system (5)
- 28. Spaghetti, for example (5)
- 29. Principal bullfighter (7)
- 30. Cant (5)
- 31. Kinds (5)
Down
- 2. Protection for the head (6)
- 3. Skiing race (6)
- 4. Toddler (3)
- 5. Cheroot, for example (5)
- 6. Sincere (7)
- 7. Conspiracy (4)
- 8. Traditional practice (6)
- 12. Lukewarm (5)
- 13. Quick (5)
- 14. Punctuation mark (5)
- 15. Hot and sticky (5)
- 16. Boy's name (5)
- 18. Irritate, displease (5)
- 19. Common (7)
- 21. Plunder (6)
- 22. Doleful (6)
- 23. Middle (6)
- 25. Staff of life (5)
- 26. Panto character (4)
- 28. A container (3)