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Evening Standard Crossword April 20 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 20 2023 answers. The Thursday 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#
ViewASPECT6Across1 HaltsSTOPS5Across3 Quietly take tea in central BisleySTEAL5Across3 ChillyCOLD4Across5 BroomBESOM5Across8 Set out with a warm-hearted bright fellowARRAY5Across8 A premiumBONUS5Across8 AlsoTOO3Across9 Human possibility of being a prophetNAHUM5Across10 IntelligenceNOUS4Across10 Land measuresACRES5Across10 It helps the wheels go roundOIL3Across11 CutNICK4Across11 BindTIE3Across11 White rock?CRAIG5Across12 PerfumeSCENT5Across12 Musical instrumentCELLO5Across12 StrengthenBOLSTER7Across13 Clarify what is no longer easily understoodEXPLAIN7Across13 SeemAPPEAR6Across13 StadiumARENA5Across15 It makes me talk endlessly - usually a hard thingMETAL5Across15 StitchedSEWN4Across16 TransgressionSIN3Across18 Not much of a partBIT3Across18 CradleCRIB4Across18 Alias MarianMARINA6Across19 Feline mammalOCELOT6Across19 MeadowLEA3Across20 An extra fish, I see, for one poundCODICIL7Across21 ReprimandLECTURE7Across21 ExpertsACES4Across22 Having good ventilation, like a first-class railwayAIRY4Across22 DeityGOD3Across22 Musical termCODA4Across23 Concert piece that never failsCERT4Across23 BeverageTEA3Across23 Coloured arcRAINBOW7Across24 Made me tired, but was worth it!MERITED7Across24 TeamSIDE4Across24 AfreshANEW4Across25 A bit of a bloomerSTAMEN6Across26 Small stonesGRAVEL6Across26 DedicateDEVOTE6Across28 Many points are adultMEN3Across29 PaddleOAR3Across29 CheeseGOUDA5Across30 Cold dishSALAD5Across31 Canadian territory bigger than the UKYUKON5Across31 Suitable rhyme for scantiesPANTIES7Across32 BirdIBIS4Across32 StudentSCHOLAR7Across32 HeroIDOL4Across33 Later form of the honey badgerRATEL5Across34 Boring-toolAWL3Across34 Begin workingSETTO5Across34 Outrageous bit of behaviour?RAG3Across35 CircularROUND5Across35 DozeNAP3Across35 Growing evidence that I'm within call, perhapsLILAC5Across36 ShoutCALL4Across36 ConcurAGREE5Across36 A tune with 'beat' and energyTANGO5Across37 BeatRHYTHM6Across37 To fatherBEGET5Across37 To be honest, it's flatLEVEL5Across38 Smug smileSMIRK5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RealACTUAL6Down1 Be inquisitive about love and a kiss with a deputyPROXY5Down1 Helicopter bladeROTOR5Down1 ProvokedPROMPTED8Down2 An all-round collector of sports equipmentBALLBOY7Down2 EstimatesGUESSES7Down2 Tent-clothCANVAS6Down3 Change one's actTURN4Down4 DroppedDESCENDED9Down4 RowTIER4Down4 JoinCONNECT7Down5 Form of life at large in Manila?ANIMAL6Down5 Monarch's residencePALACE6Down5 Group of twentySCORE5Down6 ExcludeOMIT4Down6 Intoxicating Elgar compositionLAGER5Down6 NoblemanDUKE4Down7 PartyBEANO5Down7 Anybody can answer this clue!HUMAN5Down7 CoachBUS3Down8 NothingNIL3Down9 Peripheral damage?RIP3Down9 Person with the key, it is said, to some enigmaCITIZEN7Down12 MiddleCENTRAL7Down12 TwitchTIC3Down14 ConcerningREGARDING9Down14 Help to get a first-class figureAID3Down14 By way ofVIA3Down15 Arm jointELBOW5Down16 It turns red when nearly exhaustedTIRED5Down16 The ordinary people of ItalyLAITY5Down17 GainedWON3Down17 Book of mapsATLAS5Down17 ResoundingRESONANT8Down19 South American riverORINOCO7Down19 The least you can get from little MalcolmMINIMAL7Down19 She's a Welshman's to the very end!DAISY5Down20 CoverLID3Down20 TeethFANGS5Down20 LawfulLEGAL5Down21 Air-sprayAEROSOL7Down21 Sound of the wild corncrake deprived of foodCREAK5Down21 Small crownCORONET7Down23 London's heart lineCENTRAL7Down23 RegainREDEEM6Down24 Points a weapon out as a threatMENACE6Down24 Group of listenersTEN3Down25 Expression of contemptBAH3Down25 RichesWEALTH6Down26 UproarBEDLAM6Down27 Place one in "4 Down"TURIN5Down27 ScopeRANGE5Down27 Many have spoken of such a victoryMORAL5Down28 UrnsVASES5Down28 RecordDISC4Down29 Jacket partLAPEL5Down30 She has the heart to urge people onPEGGY5Down30 FemaleGIRL4Down30 AppendADD3Down31 MoveSTIR4Down32 Mountain dog, we're told?PEKE4Down32 Valiant Scot, perhapsIAN3Down33 InsulateLAG3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, April 20, 2023. 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.