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Evening Standard Crossword April 2 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 2 2018 answers. The Monday 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#
RescuesSAVES5Across3 What to wear when you leave the car with heavy heartPARKA5Across3 CompositionESSAY5Across4 RetreatRETIRE6Across7 Shoot the rotten prigs!SPRIG5Across8 Kind, categoryGENRE5Across8 TreeELM3Across9 VehicleCAR3Across10 Water nymphNAIAD5Across10 British ones are insularISLES5Across10 Would he make a hearty crony?RON3Across11 Pen partNIB3Across11 Dirtiest part of the Solar SystemEARTH5Across12 PertSAUCY5Across12 TriteBANAL5Across12 RegionAREA4Across13 On these, there's a fair chance of bumping into peopleDODGEMS7Across13 Hand overDELIVER7Across13 Tries some of the latest stylesTESTS5Across15 MannequinMODEL5Across15 RepulseREPEL5Across15 DevelopEVOLVE6Across17 Such a dog will evidently take a drink!LAP3Across18 Shade of brownTAN3Across18 The hiring of a theatre in the 'legitimate' senseRENTAL6Across19 DenLAIR4Across19 Indicate, designateDENOTE6Across19 MovingASTIR5Across20 African countrySENEGAL7Across21 Ran out with the boysPETERED7Across21 JettyPIER4Across22 Sharpen by putting each end in waterWHET4Across22 SphereORB3Across22 Like a piper with a followingPIED4Across23 Golf pegsTEES4Across23 Laughs nervouslyGIGGLES7Across24 DawdledDALLIED7Across24 At school, youngster useful with a computerMONITOR7Across24 AverASSERT6Across26 Racehorse that finishes up after all the othersPLATER6Across26 IgnitedLIT3Across27 AscendARISE5Across28 MeadowLEA3Across29 Pull from the East!TOW3Across29 It's cold, alas, back at Land's EndSALAD5Across31 TopicTHEME5Across31 PantherPUMA4Across31 A fault that makes me tiredDEMERIT7Across32 Sauce typeKETCHUP7Across32 AviatorAIRMAN6Across33 FoundationBASIS5Across34 More than 1,000 keys all jumbled upMIXED5Across34 There's little change in oneRUT3Across35 SpicyHOT3Across35 CarriedBORNE5Across35 Public availability of back numbersCIVIC5Across36 MelodiesTUNES5Across36 Growing need for a six-footer to go to churchBEECH5Across37 One with leprosyLEPER5Across37 GraspGRIP4Across37 PrySNOOP5Across38 SpoolsREELS5Across38 Noble ground?LORDS5Across38 InformationGEN3Across39 CisternVAT3Across41 KeepDETAIN6Across42 RevoltREBEL5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
A newcomer in 'Pilgrim's Progress'SPROG5Down1 BeliefTENET5Down1 FleetARMADA6Down1 Allowed to perform in just a vestSINGLET7Down2 RefereeARBITER7Down2 RoadwaySTREET6Down2 CurveARC3Down3 Slightly openAJAR4Down4 OtherwiseELSE4Down4 A girl mentioned with regretALAS4Down4 TinySMALL5Down5 Tooth coveringENAMEL6Down5 If you want to be equipped, out with it!KITTED6Down5 RecordsARCHIVES8Down6 Pale as a female with no love lostASHEN5Down6 Hairdressing shopSALON5Down6 A match for Lucifer?VESTA5Down7 ManservantVALET5Down7 NoblemanEARL4Down8 NothingNIL3Down9 Boy to go fishing with?ROD3Down9 DisgustingREVOLTING9Down11 Like Nero, he could destroy much of Rome, perhapsEMPEROR7Down12 AdvantageBENEFIT7Down12 VehicleVAN3Down14 GreedyAVID4Down14 Take down in personEAT3Down14 FairyPERI4Down16 A unit in flightSTAIR5Down16 Peace birdsDOVES5Down16 Slip it into the projectorSLIDE5Down17 Rental contractLEASE5Down17 SpokenORAL4Down18 Trotted out, so to speakRECITED7Down19 Hangs freelyDANGLES7Down19 Makes a change from wasps!SWAPS5Down20 FishSPRAT5Down20 A bit of a bloomerPETAL5Down21 SuccessionSEQUENCE8Down21 PerceiveSENSE5Down21 RayBEAM4Down23 TutorTEACHER7Down23 In a seedy case, were given authorityPOWERED7Down23 He may treat you patientlyMEDICO6Down24 Thick oilGREASE6Down24 FibberLIAR4Down25 Uncle's cat?TOM3Down25 PermitLET3Down25 HaulDRAG4Down26 Was it spoken in pieces of broken Italian?LATIN5Down27 HollerSHOUT5Down27 Asian people rising in sublimationTAMIL5Down28 CinderEMBER5Down28 IncursionINROAD6Down29 DilateEXPAND6Down30 ExternalOUTER5Down30 The snag about a free rideHITCH5Down30 OverheadABOVE5Down32 An act heartlessly deniedDEED4Down32 SlayKILL4Down32 Regret moving on from RouenRUE3Down33 Jump on one footHOP3Down33 RushREED4Down34 GemOPAL4Down36 NovelNEW3Down40

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, April 2, 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.