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Evening Standard Crossword April 18 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 18 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
RecollectRECALL6Across1 Drive to get support, a bit of helpPROPEL6Across1 QuickRAPID5Across3 Something to eat in bed?APPLEPIE8Across7 Blows upEXPLODES8Across7 AugurBODE4Across8 Old sayings of a cutting nature?SAWS4Across8 PalePALLID6Across9 Apes have one of their ownPLANET6Across10 Counting frameABACUS6Across10 WoodTIMBER6Across10 Grown-upMATURE6Across11 Creditable help for the scorerASSIST6Across11 SatPOSED5Across11 FollowTAIL4Across12 ObserveSEE3Across14 One of those under the bed?RED3Across14 MislayLOSE4Across15 Thin candleTAPER5Across16 Colourful suggestionsTINTS5Across16 AngeredENRAGED7Across17 Let it standSTET4Across17 It's bound to be a burdenLOAD4Across17 Electricity supplyPOWER5Across19 Foreigners useful on barges?POLES5Across19 DecayROT3Across20 It's a port and a lot moreDOVER5Across21 NumberDIGIT5Across21 Hang in the airHOVER5Across21 Cried upon finding me married!MEWED5Across22 StinkingFETID5Across22 TieLACE4Across23 Finally baffled, took evasive actionFLED4Across23 HairlessBALD4Across23 RivetBOLT4Across25 ChooseELECT5Across26 In favour of conclusive evidencePROOF5Across26 Sits for an artistPOSES5Across26 Shade of brownTAN3Across28 Enemy force lacking some archersFOE3Across28 TreeASH3Across28 TrustworthyHONEST6Across29 Shifty dealer always aheadLEADER6Across29 AlbeitHOWEVER7Across30 Road rage can be a hallucination!MIRAGE6Across30 HerbFENNEL6Across30 One is wrong about a number of beastsOXEN4Across31 Country roadLANE4Across31 AppropriateSUITABLE8Across32 Sets the seal on many measuresCLINCHES8Across32 RayBEAM4Across33 ContinentEUROPE6Across33 That story about an abstainer is mere gossipTATTLE6Across33 FashionMODE4Across35 ShoreCOAST5Across36 WooerSUITOR6Across38 MissionERRAND6Across39 ShabbySEEDY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
One giving friendly proof of literacyPENPAL6Down1 Passes onRELAYS6Down1 MaliceSPITE5Down1 What the carpenter did was to prepare notesPLANED6Down2 Shore birdAVOCET6Down2 DiscernmentFLAIR5Down2 SedimentLEES4Down3 Keep going to the back of the queueLAST4Down3 TearRIP3Down3 Smoked herringBLOATER7Down4 It may well by stickingPLASTER7Down4 WorshippedADORED6Down4 Find the sum ofADDUP5Down5 DetailITEM4Down5 Maybe a spin in the countrySPAIN5Down5 PerformedDID3Down6 EscortUSHER5Down6 Defeats a wild beastBEATS5Down6 HateABHOR5Down7 Bottom, foundationBASE4Down8 She's disguised as an artistSARA4Down8 SaluteGREET5Down8 United, but not at Sheffield?WED3Down9 OwingDUE3Down9 She's related in a small waySIS3Down12 PitchTAR3Down12 You can bet it's made of woodSTAKE5Down13 Ward offREPEL5Down13 ResolveANALYSE7Down13 SpearLANCE5Down14 A left-over toy boy maybe?LOVER5Down15 FilmMOVIE5Down15 CalmedSOOTHED7Down16 Could grinding this pigment be a chore? lOCHRE5Down18 ForbiddenTABOO5Down18 TrenchDITCH5Down18 TeaseRIB3Down19 Prisoner's suggestion of a violent blowPOW3Down19 Round vesselPOT3Down19 Persuaded to participate in pole dancingLED3Down20 MarryWED3Down20 A case of justificationDEFENCE7Down21 Coarse hempen fabricHESSIAN7Down21 Briefly up to date, somewhat outmodedMOD3Down22 SymbolTOTEM5Down22 ChargeFEE3Down22 FlagBANNER6Down23 Foster development of many treesFOREST6Down23 SpriteELF3Down24 Girl's nameANNE4Down24 Spare piece of meat?LEAN4Down24 Police inspector taking a crafty peep in portDIEPPE6Down25 Thin downDILUTE6Down25 StagePHASE5Down26 Put practically anywherePLACE5Down26 Where fertility is exceptionalOASIS5Down27 PitchedTOSSED6Down27 EscargotSNAIL5Down27 In a spot of trouble, put things rightFIX3Down28 ChasmABYSS5Down28 Hot beverageTEA3Down28 CustomHABIT5Down29 Run awayFLEE4Down30 Demosthenes had more than the restMOST4Down30 SpokenVOCAL5Down31 PreparedREADY5Down32 KnowledgeLORE4Down34 LettuceCOS3Down36 AttemptTRY3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. 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.