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Evening Standard Crossword April 16 2024 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 16 2024 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 132 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#
InstrumentCELLO5Across2 Possibly remain a servicemanMARINE6Across4 Car shedGARAGE6Across4 CrossTRAVERSE8Across7 LongYEARN5Across7 Classic race loser who got the goldATALANTA8Across7 Ours includes a cricket club, as it happensOCCURS6Across8 IndigenousNATIVE6Across8 SeatCHAIR5Across8 Job exchangeTRADE5Across10 AccumulateAMASS5Across10 FastSWIFT5Across10 IrritateIRK3Across12 Be devout, pleasePRAY4Across13 BoulderSTONE5Across13 IrritateRILE4Across13 German manHERR4Across14 What Hitler was entitled to be calledHERR4Across14 TouchFEEL4Across15 BorderedSKIRTED7Across15 Chief person holding the lineMAIN4Across15 Cook in oilFRY3Across16 Like mum, he always comes backDAD3Across16 Eager, excitedAGOG4Across17 Being stony means nothing, mateOPAL4Across17 FlailTHRESH6Across17 KindILK3Across19 UnlockOPEN4Across19 There's a degree of decadence in portADEN4Across19 TreatedHANDLED7Across20 EnsureGUARANTEE9Across21 The perfect person to act like?ROLEMODEL9Across21 To dimFADE4Across23 A pup, as you may see, is not yet perfectPUPA4Across23 WillinglyLIEF4Across23 Land of stormy rainIRAN4Across24 MissingLOST4Across24 BellowROAR4Across25 RouteWAY3Across26 A sticky situation that's somehow sweetJAM3Across26 AttainedREACHED7Across26 Told fibsLIED4Across27 An ice cream one is a cold oneCONE4Across27 What to do when you see red?STOP4Across29 Corrosive substanceACID4Across29 TreeASH3Across30 AssimilateDIGEST6Across31 Snake soundHISS4Across32 Sound as a bellRING4Across32 She's presumably come out of her shellPEARL5Across33 Shallow dishPLATE5Across33 Secondary highways in NorfolkBROADS6Across34 Moral valuesETHICS6Across34 UndertoneWHISPER7Across34 In food production, does it compete with the chicken?EGGPLANT8Across35 Move in wavesUNDULATE8Across35 Turn to iceFREEZE6Across36 Turning taken by an American carSTREET6Across36 RendezvousVENUE5Across37 InsectANT3Across38 SeizedTAKEN5Across39 InternalINNER5Across40 SearSINGE5Across41 SlideCHUTE5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Secret hoardSTASH5Down1 She always gives creditFAITH5Down1 DemiseDEATH5Down1 Lowest pointNADIR5Down2 Navigational aid for getting back againRADAR5Down2 BirdCRANE5Down2 NuisancePEST4Down3 On the road, perhaps, change gearRAGE4Down3 EntangleENMESH6Down3 GirlLASS4Down4 Magic servantGENIE5Down4 In New Zealand, they form only parts of the majorityMAORI5Down4 IdlerSHIRKER7Down5 CeremonyRITE4Down5 Sporty enough to cause a car crash, some dayRACY4Down5 CompareLIKEN5Down6 RuleGOVERN6Down6 Neither fellow made a conquestNORMAN6Down6 Is able to name a countryCANADA6Down9 SkillART3Down9 Gives outALLOTS6Down9 SlippedSKIDDED7Down11 MarryWED3Down11 One with colourful political ideas?RED3Down11 DeceitFRAUD5Down12 Seem sad that the doctor has nothing but workDROOP5Down12 A hiding for being a friend to the old ChinesePALMING7Down13 YetSTILL5Down13 EntertainsREGALES7Down13 CommandORDER5Down14 She robs a male of money!MAE3Down15 In favour ofFOR3Down15 ChargeFEE3Down16 SickILL3Down16 Madeline's little boyDEL3Down16 Mr Domingo lacks nothing, and is calmPLACID6Down18 AxeHATCHET7Down18 ErseGAELIC6Down18 Thick part of a garden seatDENSE5Down20 Flower partPETAL5Down20 Bright, livelyGAY3Down21 TwelveDOZEN5Down21 With spirit, raced after '11'RUM3Down21 Head gestureNOD3Down22 AngryIRATE5Down22 Source of the metal for a gold keyORE3Down22 Polly can only tell you what she's heardPARROT6Down23 WaverFALTER6Down23 RegaledFEASTED7Down24 StrikeHIT3Down25 To be used in a fatheaded piece of workFOR3Down25 SerpentASP3Down27 EditionISSUE5Down28 StripDIVEST6Down28 Attack with a broken stone?ONSET5Down28 IntoneCHANT5Down29 A tram crashed into the riverTAMAR5Down30 ConspiracyCABAL5Down30 PostponeDEFER5Down31 Heavenly character of a dogPLUTO5Down31 Bee colonyHIVE4Down32 SpriteGENIE5Down32 Right way to express enthusiasmRAVE4Down32 Timely signalsPIPS4Down33 SwellSURGE5Down33 Oval fruitPLUM4Down33 TavernINN3Down35 FoolhardyRASH4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. 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.