Easy Crossword
The Evening Standard's Easy Crossword 8 October 2025 Answers
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1 S
E
E
2 S
A
3 W
4 E
5 T
6 B
Y
L
7 E
V
E
N
T
U
A
L
S
8 R
A
9 N
T
S
L
E
10 T
H
A
T
I
S
11 S
U
12 P
I
13 N
E
E
14 G
E
L
15 M
16 R
A
P
I
D
17 M
18 I
S
S
19 L
A
20 B
E
L
E
D
21 F
O
C
U
S
C
E
22 P
A
G
A
N
23 M
24 E
E
25 T
26 H
A
27 T
E
S
W
28 M
O
B
I
29 A
L
I
G
H
T
30 A
I
R
B
A
G
Z
T
I
31 R
A
T
S
H
32 E
T
H
I
O
P
I
A
A
T
L
E
N
33 B
U
R
S
T
S
Across
- 1. Playground item (6)
- 7. Ultimate (8)
- 8. Bombast (4)
- 10. To be precise (4,2)
- 11. Lying face upwards (6)
- 14. Congeal (3)
- 16. Quick (5)
- 17. Unmarried woman (4)
- 19. Tag (5)
- 21. Focal point (5)
- 22. Heathen (5)
- 23. Encounter (4)
- 26. Detests (5)
- 28. Large disorderly crowd (3)
- 29. Burning (6)
- 30. Car safety device (3,3)
- 31. Rodents (4)
- 32. African country (8)
- 33. Ruptures (6)
Down
- 1. Method (6)
- 2. Roofing tiles (6)
- 3. Moistens (4)
- 4. Guarantees (7)
- 5. Spring bulb (5)
- 6. Lose blood (5)
- 8. Shabby clothing (4)
- 9. Nothing (3)
- 12. Close friend (3)
- 13. Female relative (5)
- 15. Parrot type (5)
- 18. Perfect (5)
- 19. Register, record (3)
- 20. Bread roll (3)
- 21. Trend (7)
- 22. Dowel (3)
- 23. Building material (6)
- 24. Recedes (4)
- 25. Pantihose (6)
- 26. Eye colour (5)
- 27. Levy (5)
- 28. Girl's name (3)
- 30. Horse breed (4)