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Evening Standard Crossword April 17 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 17 2026 answers. The Friday 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#
EntranceDOOR4Across1 TreeASH3Across4 LoatheHATE4Across6 BeastANIMAL6Across8 RenewRESUME6Across9 Smuggle across to meetRUNACROSS9Across9 Tract of landTERRITORY9Across9 SelfEGO3Across10 EasternORIENTAL8Across10 Owing to there being a terrible din outsideINTHERED8Across10 Drop it off at the buildingSHED4Across12 BestCREAM5Across12 Underground hollowCAVE4Across12 FrightensSCARES6Across13 Drink is shown to be the real trouble in courtCLARET6Across13 Someone pestering a dogHARRIER7Across14 DecorationMEDAL5Across14 Inscription on tombstoneEPITAPH7Across14 South polar regionANTARCTIC9Across15 Not far from a minor roadLITTLEWAY9Across15 ClassGENUS5Across15 Decorated for his exploits in danger, perhapsGARNISHED9Across17 Railway employeeSIGNALMAN9Across17 CalmSERENE6Across18 Fighter who's creating a splashSPATTER7Across18 Marine invertebrateOCTOPUS7Across18 It makes sense to Henry, neverthelessWITHAL6Across20 Computer programming languagePASCAL6Across20 AmatoryEROTIC6Across20 WhitishPALE4Across21 Undecided, to be frankOPEN4Across21 IrrigateWATER5Across24 Involving intelligenceCEREBRAL8Across24 Making progress, in the mainUNDERWAY8Across24 Unconventional personBOHEMIAN8Across26 PromptREADY5Across26 June is soon here - and insectsMAYFLIES8Across26 British riverOUSE4Across28 EmulsionPAINT5Across28 Send from the officePOST4Across28 FurtiveSNEAKY6Across29 Very cold and resentfulBITTER6Across29 OceanSEA3Across30 Makes the mistake of pursing the lips to drinkSLIPSUP7Across31 Rough dry ciderSCRUMPY7Across31 GiftTALENT6Across32 FestivityGAIETY6Across33 Long slender cigarPANATELLA9Across34 StaunchSTEM4Across34 Not having been told there's no electricity laid on?INTHEDARK9Across34 CushionPAD3Across35 Large group of musiciansORCHESTRA9Across36 NakedNUDE4Across36 Does it take off when the lumberman appears?PLANETREE9Across36 Body of citizen soldiersMILITIA7Across38 Warmed one's toes at, curled up, the day afterTOASTED7Across38 Once having hidden the gun, deny itNEGATE6Across39 ImpulsiveMADCAP6Across39 Raised mark on skinWEAL4Across40 The financial penalty is fairFINE4Across40 Small crownsCORONETS8Across41 Leonard is not worried about being cheekyINSOLENT8Across41 Excited stateAGITATION9Across42 Anyhow, proves to the last to be profligateOVERSPEND9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Clipped style of speechSTACCATO8Down1 Seems angered - but not by the close shaveBRISTLES8Down1 Dark green shrubPRIVET6Down2 ProprietorOWNER5Down2 Engrossed while campingINTENT6Down2 StormRAMPAGE7Down3 Refuses to buy in protestBOYCOTTS8Down3 An adherent and he understands what's going onFOLLOWER8Down3 Lost art, say, that's been restoredASTRAY6Down4 WelshCYMRIC6Down4 CompetentABLE4Down4 IdolHERO4Down5 Remain on the bar stool, pickled, and do nothing?SITTIGHT8Down5 Is composedCONSISTS8Down5 HurryHASTE5Down6 Printing machineMIMEOGRAPH10Down6 Waiting for that to be resolved before the day is outATTHEREADY10Down6 DrumsTIMPANI7Down7 Against military conflictANTIWAR7Down7 The burden is "Don't!"REFRAIN7Down7 Muslim salutationSALAAM6Down8 With sauce, enjoy itRELISH6Down8 The spear went clear through the canvas coverTRIDENT7Down11 Solvent added to paintTHINNER7Down11 AntelopeGNU3Down11 LettuceCOS3Down12 MalesMEN3Down13 NovelNEW3Down16 Long narrow swordRAPIER6Down16 The first is a communication of some sortLETTER6Down16 FixedSET3Down17 Lock of hairTRESS5Down19 RefinedELEGANT7Down19 She took the silver coin backAGNES5Down19 Close friendPAL3Down20 Gracious me, that's the question!WHY3Down20 MaterialREP3Down21 Looks like they're just as good as you arePEERS5Down22 SpeechORATION7Down22 Warning deviceALARM5Down22 Layabout I fish withPLAICE6Down23 Come into viewEMERGE6Down23 FelineCAT3Down23 Hang around, get an interview and time will tellWAITANDSEE10Down25 HatchetAXE3Down25 Criminal in chargeRINGLEADER10Down25 Deep howlBAY3Down26 Having a man around would spoil itMAR3Down26 Runs, leaving footmarks on the snowSPRINTS7Down27 VisionDREAM5Down27 Anti-aircraft cannonsPOMPOMS7Down27 FamousNOTED5Down29 CeaseSTOP4Down30 Easily frightened personALARMIST8Down30 Observe you accept the moneyTAKENOTE8Down30 Lest, perhaps, the overhead light proves frighteningSTARTLES8Down31 Of a certain philosopherSOCRATIC8Down31 ElderlyAGED4Down31 Makes out tenders have been put out on the quietPRETENDS8Down32 Young horseYEARLING8Down32 Just say no, it must be returned by the soldiersMENTION7Down33 Wide-brimmed hatSTETSON7Down33 Aims to get across carrying oneTRAINS6Down35 Famous admiralNELSON6Down35 An animal and one flustered birdPIGEON6Down36 Trying experienceORDEAL6Down36 Complained about having been barredRAILED6Down37 Research dissertationTHESIS6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, April 17, 2026. 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.