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Evening Standard Crossword April 17 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 17 2020 answers. The Friday puzzle has 130 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#
InstructTEACH5Across1 IntroduceINSERT6Across5 SensationalLURID5Across8 What the horse that came second was called?PLACENAME9Across9 FlatteringADULATORY9Across9 AppallingEXECRABLE9Across10 RehearseRECITE6Across10 Tell us more about how intricate it is?ELABORATE9Across10 ReviseEDIT4Across11 It’s food, clot!CAKE4Across12 Monetary penaltyFINE4Across12 Song of loyaltyANTHEM6Across13 He sees I get the order for drink I put inWAITER6Across13 Small trifling articleTRINKET7Across14 SickAILING6Across14 Gives a nod, turning, prepared to reverseDONATES7Across14 “Awfully smart” is about all you can hearFEARFULLY9Across15 UniformREGULAR7Across15 Bed coverEIDERDOWN9Across15 Suggests it be for moneyPROPOUNDS9Across17 Hospital doctorREGISTRAR9Across17 Scolded when one overindulges, foolishlyCODDLES7Across18 MalesMEN3Across18 Follow a winding courseMEANDER7Across18 “Open a tin” sufficedCANDID6Across19 Capital of AustriaVIENNA6Across19 FastenTIE3Across19 Woodwind instrumentOBOE4Across20 Jabber in French!EPEE4Across20 AdroitDEFT4Across21 Should, after getting them in trouble, I reckonedMETHOUGHT9Across23 IncisiveTRENCHANT9Across23 LawfulLEGAL5Across23 ExpenseCOST4Across24 Cannot go out leaving the child inside – not ICONSONANT9Across25 BrillianceSPLENDOUR9Across25 Pops and totsNIPS4Across26 AskewAWRY4Across26 ScamperSCURRY6Across27 DelveDIG3Across27 Do your utmost to get varietySTRAIN6Across27 LawmanSHERIFF7Across29 FowlHEN3Across29 When the dog bounds round in, retreatsSPANIEL7Across29 ChallengingDEFIANT7Across31 LentLOANED6Across32 She’s survived to make a comeback in “The Wicked Ladies”SHEDEVILS9Across32 OccasionallySOMETIMES9Across32 CompanionMATE4Across34 For a start, concocted a lulu of a plan!STRATAGEM9Across34 Tall plantSUNFLOWER9Across34 MemorisedLEARNT6Across35 Complaining about, though it’s for your own protectionRAILING7Across35 PerformanceRECITAL7Across35 Made to go back in time, Rex gets the jittersNERVES6Across36 GrumbleMURMUR6Across36 Flying insectMOTH4Across37 Trip as you turn roundSPIN4Across37 Type of examinationPRACTICAL9Across38 FaithfulLOYAL5Across38 “Number Ten, Hugo Turner” is incompleteNOTENOUGH9Across38 PorcelainBONECHINA9Across39 Having consulted with, gave toCONFERRED9Across39 PercolateDISTIL6Across39 RuleREIGN5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Is it not used in general medicine?SPECIFIC8Down1 School holiday periodHALFTERM8Down1 Refuse to listenTURNADEAFEAR12Down2 For pets, it’s anything but progressiveBACKWARDSTEP12Down2 StretchEKE3Down2 Heavy showerDOWNPOUR8Down3 The men can be brought back in fettersMANACLES8Down3 GangCLIQUE6Down3 Punctuation markHYPHEN6Down4 A guard for the money? Go on!SENTRY6Down4 ShedHUT3Down4 ThoughtIDEA4Down5 HygienicGERMFREE8Down5 Blame one when a bird gets out and a reptileTERRAPIN8Down5 DirtySOILED6Down6 That’s one way to keep the chaps away!HANDLOTION10Down6 Five-sidedPENTAGONAL10Down6 ObjectiveTARGET6Down7 Attack in the ring?ROUNDON7Down7 TrudgeTRAIPSE7Down7 Going on and on about the mad sister being shut upPERSISTENT10Down8 The recent pastYESTERYEAR10Down8 ToldRELATED7Down9 The time soon comes round for him to appearANTON5Down11 MotorcyclistBIKER5Down11 ObscureDIM3Down12 ProngTINE4Down13 Have a keen interest in, you understandFOLLOW6Down16 DiminishREDUCE6Down16 ThereforeERGO4Down16 InflexibleRIGID5Down17 Animal doctorVET3Down19 Injury that puts an end to the shootingCUT3Down19 KeenlyEAGERLY7Down20 Jazz piano styleBOOGIEWOOGIE12Down21 Joining in or amusing oneself away from the othersPLAYINGAPART12Down21 CringeFAWN4Down22 IllUNWELL6Down22 Like a clot, mixed black in with blueCOBALT6Down22 Typewritten copyTRANSCRIPT10Down23 I’m back home right at lunchtime, having soupMINESTRONE10Down23 NamedCALLED6Down24 Managing with difficulty to say one’s leavingGETTINGOUT10Down24 Partner in crimeACCOMPLICE10Down24 Secret agentSPY3Down25 Do studyCON3Down25 BogusSHAM4Down25 OccupierTENANT6Down26 EndingFINALE6Down28 Look likeRESEMBLE8Down28 A sailor’s in the drinkABSINTHE8Down28 OptimisticSANGUINE8Down29 The soldier, filled with a terrible anger, is readySERGEANT8Down29 BrowFOREHEAD8Down30 EntrapNET3Down30 From the large one made squash: a soft drinkLEMONADE8Down30 No less upset when I am brought in with injuriesLESIONS7Down31 LawSTATUTE7Down31 Are out of, at firstEXIST5Down33 DaleDELL4Down33 Islamic holy cityMECCA5Down33 Woody plantsSHRUBS6Down34 Impressed by how one controlled the ballSTRUCK6Down34 SpikeEAR3Down36 HorseNAG3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, April 17, 2020. 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.