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Evening Standard Crossword April 21 2021 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 21 2021 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 128 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#
HedgePRIVET6Across1 I'm not sure if I have mineDOUBTS6Across1 LeafPETAL5Across2 CaribouREINDEER8Across7 ApertureHOLE4Across7 Old, stout businessmanEXPORTER8Across7 Only Noel can make itLONE4Across8 BabyINFANT6Across8 CommotionTODO4Across8 FeelGROPE5Across9 One writing a cheque for a back paymentDRAWER6Across10 CharmAMULET6Across10 FiddleFIDGET6Across11 Can't you tell if it's a dark one?SECRET6Across11 ShootBUD3Across11 IntimidateCOW3Across13 A cat can do it in many waysMEW3Across14 InsectBEE3Across14 EmployedUSED4Across15 ColourRED3Across16 The one Frenchman with a girl's nameIRENE5Across16 JigDANCE5Across16 A woman's right, invariablyEVER4Across17 PairDUET4Across17 StaffPOLE4Across18 SeraglioHAREM5Across19 EncourageHEARTEN7Across19 Not generous with my ginMINGY5Across19 PleasedGLAD4Across20 SatanDEVIL5Across21 Is it said to give an inviting flavour?CUMIN5Across21 ElderlyAGED4Across22 Church councilSYNOD5Across22 In baking circles, it has all-round attractivenessBAGEL5Across22 Check onMONITOR7Across23 AppointmentDATE4Across23 Trouble with the carriage at the end of the lineCARE4Across23 ParadiseEDEN4Across25 A possibly expensive publication!LIBEL5Across26 InstrumentORGAN5Across26 FaucetTAP3Across27 Man's nameMEL3Across28 It heartens seafarers a great dealFAR3Across28 AdmonishWARN4Across28 Light shoeSANDAL6Across29 High standards, but they may take a slideIDEALS6Across29 Like rich pastries to rush out and bring back inDANISH6Across30 FruitBANANA6Across30 DefectiveDUD3Across30 Just your Everage dame?EDNA4Across31 LoiterLAG3Across31 BurdenONUS4Across31 In the classics, he's out to be deviously cruelHERCULES8Across32 Breed of dogALSATIAN8Across32 CutSEVER5Across33 Outwardly a variety of leek, often boiledKETTLE6Across33 Puts upERECTS6Across33 TakeACCEPT6Across36 ExcludeOMIT4Across37 CedeYIELD5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Maybe waddle slowlyDAWDLE6Down1 European countryPOLAND6Down1 PremiumBONUS5Down1 ColourVIOLET6Down2 Phone for a new bowlerBLOWER6Down2 FixPEG3Down2 CanterTROT4Down3 He has an eye to the futureSEER4Down3 AlsoTOO3Down3 UntruthLIE3Down4 UnbelieverINFIDEL7Down4 Change of rule as in the LegionFOREIGN7Down4 AbsentOFF3Down5 Keep to the right in the south-eastSTORE5Down5 RuleREIGN5Down5 EnlistENROL5Down6 HackneyedTRITE5Down6 This beastly fellow will never be in a rut!BRUTE5Down6 CylinderTUBE4Down8 Like some poor overworked camels?LAME4Down8 Scottish riverDEE3Down9 Fresh from PinewoodNEW3Down9 ExcusePLEA4Down10 BotchedBUNGLED7Down11 Greet, Scottish style, in the outskirts of CoventryCRY3Down12 SlanderedDEFAMED7Down12 WeirDAM3Down12 Wrong thing to do in forbidden territoryENTER5Down13 ClotCONGEAL7Down13 Showy displayECLAT5Down13 MarriageWEDDING7Down14 DevastationHAVOC5Down15 Square, on occasions?TIMES5Down15 SendREMIT5Down16 WiltDROOP5Down17 VegetablePEA3Down18 ExtremeULTRA5Down18 It's clear that twin girls have a numerous followingVIVID5Down18 Stick up and robMUG3Down19 Farmyard birdHEN3Down19 The Italian gets a point, but it's hardly a score!NIL3Down20 FreeRID3Down20 It's insensitive to call us out for nothingCALLOUS7Down21 FellowDON3Down21 Line of hereditary rulersDYNASTY7Down21 This little girl needs only a moment to finishBEA3Down22 GlumSAD3Down22 Is unable to get out of CantonCANNOT6Down23 Make bareDENUDE6Down23 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down24 StoryTALE4Down24 The air in the opera house?ARIA4Down24 PraisesEXALTS6Down25 What a chest expander will never do?EXHALE6Down25 DullardDUNCE5Down26 Academy AwardOSCAR5Down26 Easy to takeLIGHT5Down26 Something to eat with a straw?BERRY5Down27 GrindGNASH5Down27 Being short-lived, it starts fadingFAD3Down28 BlokeMAN3Down28 WildRABID5Down29 It may be topped with a computerDESK4Down30 Skeleton partBONE4Down30 EncounteredMET3Down32 Pig-penSTY3Down33 StriveVIE3Down34 WandROD3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, April 21, 2021. 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.