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Evening Standard Crossword April 12 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 12 2023 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 128 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RecordDISC4Across1 Pointed beardGOATEE6Across4 ObeseFAT3Across4 Catherine showed us the way on a roadHOWARD6Across4 CunningARCH4Across6 Where all that ice can be broken with easeWHITESEA8Across7 Food of the godsAMBROSIA8Across7 PostureSTANCE6Across8 Hang aroundLOITER6Across8 Du Maurier's hat had character!TRILBY6Across8 NauticalMARINE6Across9 ChangeALTER5Across10 RecedeEBB3Across10 Cut with an oblique strokeSLASH5Across10 SaluteGREET5Across12 She leaves the sheep after we sadly cryWEEP4Across13 DifficultHARD4Across13 Rubbish may be shot hereTOSH4Across14 EagerKEEN4Across14 ObjectDEMUR5Across14 Is interrupting a player with imperfect speechLISP4Across15 FacilityEASE4Across15 ThickDENSE5Across15 Much loved trumpet piecePET3Across16 Farmyard birdHEN3Across16 Thin mudSILT4Across17 Regards as a noted agreementEYES4Across17 CalmSERENE6Across18 AcquireGAIN4Across19 A police department that's sharpACID4Across19 EpistleLETTER6Across20 Shooting brakeCEASEFIRE9Across21 AbsurdLUDICROUS9Across21 Sound of the engine when you turn up with a posh carPURR4Across23 TouchFEEL4Across23 BiscuitWAFER5Across24 SuspendHANG4Across24 Roman seahorse?MARE4Across24 AttainREACH5Across26 BeseechBEG3Across26 Innovatory tax?VAT3Across26 LevelEVEN4Across27 Of undiluted clevernessNEAT4Across27 MemoriseLEARN5Across28 Second-handUSED4Across29 Be sentimental in Oslo, perhapsSLOP4Across29 FussADO3Across30 GravelGRIT4Across32 Not all little angels are sylph-likeLEAN4Across32 EmptyVACANT6Across32 In rock, various notes are usedSTONE5Across33 CharacterNATURE6Across33 Storage containerCRATE5Across33 They're undrinkableSOLIDS6Across34 LakeMERE4Across34 To badgerHARASS6Across34 Judge I'm in the centre of the propertyESTIMATE8Across35 MonthMAY3Across35 DoomedILLFATED8Across35 Make disclosures about meatREVEAL6Across36 PlaythingDOLL4Across36 RespectableDECENT6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Canoe-like boatKAYAK5Down1 Do the danceTWIST5Down1 SubsideABATE5Down2 Royal maids, possiblyMIDAS5Down2 BuryINTER5Down2 Sixty minutesHOUR4Down3 Net used in some shark-infested watersMESH4Down3 YieldCONCEDE7Down3 Festive occasionsGALAS5Down4 LiberateFREE4Down4 Dislikes undue hasteHATES5Down4 GraveTOMB4Down5 AmongAMID4Down5 Cause pain in a cow's tail jointWHIP4Down5 TallyAGREE5Down6 NumberELEVEN6Down6 Deprived a chap of somewhere to sleepROBBED6Down6 BlameCENSURE7Down7 American stateOREGON6Down9 Go again at the double!REPAIR6Down9 Star signLEO3Down11 At Wimbledon, it can lead to a smashLOB3Down11 CoachBUS3Down11 She has hesitation in describing fine stockingsSHEER5Down12 FuelGAS3Down12 FollowENSUE5Down12 NumberTEN3Down13 Sage and worldly characterWISEMAN7Down13 Short axeHATCHET7Down13 Biblical priestELI3Down15 The French manLES3Down15 Belonging to himHIS3Down16 NovelNEW3Down16 Something harpies have to eatPIE3Down16 SpriteELF3Down17 Told tales in randy fashion about an eggheadYARNED6Down18 LoafersIDLERS6Down18 RaiseELEVATE7Down19 Charlie comes to rest on topCREST5Down20 BodeAUGUR5Down20 Economy in executionCUT3Down21 LimbLEG3Down21 FishEEL3Down21 Running might burn it?FAT3Down22 HandledTREATED7Down22 ManagedRAN3Down22 Of a womanFEMALE6Down23 ManageRUN3Down23 Promise of freedom?PAROLE6Down23 HelpAID3Down25 FavouritePET3Down25 Hedonistic fellow?DON3Down25 HamperCRATE5Down27 It lends support to an artist's viewsEASEL5Down28 Call onVISIT5Down28 RusticRURAL5Down29 Pan-frySAUTE5Down30 All upset about a blob at the close of play, it's trueLOYAL5Down30 ParticleATOM4Down30 SoleONLY4Down31 ActionsDEEDS5Down31 Chap run out?PETER5Down31 Survive terrible evilLIVE4Down32 Fixed lookGAZE4Down32 Reputed to help on starting schoolSAID4Down33 Sleeve partCUFF4Down33

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.