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Evening Standard Crossword April 20 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 20 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 126 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#
HarvestsREAPS5Across1 Accident calling for hospital at the bus terminusSMASH5Across1 CaptureCATCH5Across4 They're dropped, usually not silentlyHINTS5Across6 Tented areasCAMPS5Across6 ChoiceOPTION6Across7 Porridge ingredientOATMEAL7Across9 Is a ton this weight?HUNDRED7Across9 FriendPAL3Across9 FishGUPPY5Across10 Talk of getting change for a groat!ARGOT5Across10 TwitchingTIC3Across10 FarmRANCH5Across11 One is conscious of going without itSLEEP5Across11 IntendedMEANT5Across12 Figures England's capital is exciting!TENSE5Across12 DefeatsBEATS5Across12 NoblemanPEER4Across13 BonyANGULAR7Across13 Being made richer gives Manfred a change of heartMANURED7Across13 King of bluff?HAL3Across15 BeverageTEA3Across15 CringeCOWER5Across15 Soon to be namelessANON4Across17 CalmSERENE6Across17 GasNEON4Across17 ContemporaryMODERN6Across18 Run after a man a long time!MANAGE6Across18 Irreligious father with a horse to backPAGAN5Across19 ExcursionTRIP4Across19 Wading birdHERON5Across19 The bitterness we all haveSPLEEN6Across20 FishermanANGLER6Across20 LariatLASSO5Across20 WeakenSAP3Across22 You can push it (especially uphill?)BIKE4Across22 NincompoopFOOL4Across22 Before the rest centreERE3Across24 SoaredTOWERED7Across24 FalsehoodLIE3Across24 At Troon, of course, the tee is one (for starting)CAPITAL7Across25 UnusualBIZARRE7Across25 Boy's nameERNIE5Across26 What every single American has in his eye?GLEAM5Across26 GarmentSKIRT5Across27 MalesMEN3Across27 Look hard for a way to reduce faresSTARE5Across27 Search and rob a potential killerRIFLE5Across28 DismissesFIRES5Across28 RepentantSORRY5Across28 Vermouth? You can drink it with ginITALIAN7Across29 PartSECTION7Across29 You may well feel good, singing themHYMNS5Across30 ForeignALIEN5Across30 KingdomREALM5Across31 Noisy pubs, many in HelsinkiFINNS5Across31 InvoiceBILL4Across31 FigurineSTATUE6Across33 ChangeALTER5Across35 PrecipitationRAIN4Across37 SwellingBULGE5Across38 ImmerseDIP3Across39 NewtEFT3Across41 RelegateDEMOTE6Across42 CentreHEART5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ForceCOMPEL6Down1 Of horsesEQUINE6Down2 Did he associate fishily with Ethel?MERMAN6Down2 EmphasisSTRESS6Down2 Military leader deploying guns around a houseSHOGUN6Down3 Toy weaponPOPGUN6Down3 BedCOT3Down3 A shack of poorish utilityHUT3Down4 ArrivedCAME4Down4 SpeakSAY3Down4 VigilantALERT5Down5 OrangeAMBER5Down5 It's more meaningful about what goes onADDED5Down5 DrawingCARTOON7Down6 ContemplateCONSIDER8Down6 Coarse stuff from GermanyHESSIAN7Down6 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 Though lazy, I'd almost gone aheadIDLE4Down7 PleasantNICE4Down8 WrinklePUCKER6Down8 The low fellow has to rage wildly!TOERAG6Down8 AgreedCONSENTED9Down11 American article in the next editionTEXAN5Down12 Bread makerBAKER5Down12 A clergyman's placeMANSE5Down13 ChronicleANNAL5Down13 RavineGORGE5Down14 ReposeREST4Down14 Lordly bighead Noel's upset aboutNOBLE5Down14 Male voiceTENOR5Down15 Sailor knocked out, as usualHABIT5Down15 SportWEAR4Down16 Even left a woman moneyLEVEL5Down16 JointANKLE5Down16 Many a man gets this woman's addressMADAM5Down18 ChamberROOM4Down18 FilmMOVIE5Down18 CheerHEARTEN7Down19 Missiles that can kill slugs!PELLETS7Down19 ElementNICKEL6Down21 Fair or fairlyPRETTY6Down21 HeightALTITUDE8Down21 It's worn in two places, but very littleBIKINI6Down22 StarvationFAMINE6Down22 PlaguePEST4Down23 TrialORDEAL6Down23 At the King's Head, a lion modelled in clayKAOLIN6Down23 DirectionWEST4Down25 Send half a mile for a taxiCABLE5Down25 NativityBIRTH5Down25 Possibly wry expression of chagrin?GRIN4Down26 GaelicERSE4Down26 ObstinateDOUR4Down26 In armed force, gunners are at the forefrontRAF3Down28 ProFOR3Down28 CauseREASON6Down29 PulledYANKED6Down30 BeerLAGER5Down32 ParchedARID4Down34 DepartedLEFT4Down36 FavouritePET3Down40

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