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Evening Standard Crossword April 21 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 21 2022 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#
EvidencePROOF5Across3 EmployENGAGE6Across4 City of dreadful dramasMADRAS6Across4 Story of a wrought iron caseSCENARIO8Across7 To upsetOVERTURN8Across7 That is to sayNAMELY6Across8 From choice, ring to get a point sorted outOPTION6Across8 WithdrawRETIRE6Across9 Mr Dahl, writerROALD5Across10 CollectGATHER6Across10 Another name for the centre of DakarALIAS5Across10 LongYEARN5Across11 ParchedARID4Across12 A soft light, pleasePRAY4Across13 Solid blockCUBE4Across13 CabTAXI4Across14 Amy's cooked tubersYAMS4Across14 CouplePAIR4Across15 FrontFACE4Across15 Bother putting a figurehead on a United States shipFUSS4Across15 In addressing a 'Mr', it's a bit picturesque and old-fashionedESQ3Across16 Not dryWET3Across16 The aching part, after a punch on the jaw?CHIN4Across17 GaveDONATED7Across17 Coconut fibreCOIR4Across17 It has the branches of the familyTREE4Across19 OperatorUSER4Across19 WhimFAD3Across20 AbductedKIDNAPPED9Across21 MaterialDENIM5Across21 When Otto fools around, it lets you put your feet upFOOTSTOOL9Across21 Holes at the side of the track?PITS4Across23 Abominable snowmanYETI4Across23 Skin troubleACNE4Across23 They can show you the arts of seamanshipTARS4Across24 QuoteCITE4Across24 PlaythingTOY3Across26 Fight a big-headed bruteBOX3Across26 CogsTEETH5Across26 NaggingONAT4Across27 At the time in question, the pointTHEN4Across27 JewelGEM3Across28 Twin island in the ThamesISIS4Across29 KnocksRAPS4Across29 LiftedHOISTED7Across30 RegretsRUES4Across32 Be afraid to go much out of the wayFEAR4Across32 A little treasureJEWEL5Across33 Muslim religionISLAM5Across33 ParadiseEDEN4Across33 For Edith, cry out for a day of victory!CAVELL6Across34 CounselADVISE6Across34 To run out a twisted hose is a desperate thing to do!LOSEHOPE8Across35 MonthDECEMBER8Across35 LoatheHATE4Across35 EmergencyCRISIS6Across36 Preserve with courageBOTTLE6Across36 StockSTORE5Across36 StreakSTRIPE6Across38 Wild assONAGER6Across39 GrantAWARD5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
To wooCOURT5Down1 Instead of, for instance, a test of ore?ASSAY5Down1 WideBROAD5Down1 UnwindRELAX5Down2 I'm given room for this stuffDENIM5Down2 BlemishSTAIN5Down2 FastenerSTUD4Down3 Service religiously said to mean a lotMASS4Down3 SnoopPRY3Down3 ListlessnessENNUI5Down4 SmelledREEKED6Down4 Prevents from drifting into open spacesMOORS5Down4 MonsterOGRE4Down5 MatchGAME4Down5 Once paid, it should be doneDUTY4Down5 DevoteeFAN3Down6 SportsmanGOLFER6Down6 Came up out of turn to cause excitementAROUSE6Down6 BundleSHEAF5Down7 BeliefCREED5Down8 Good man, he could be a sportPASTOR6Down9 CurtABRUPT6Down9 DoltOAF3Down11 The French kiss is rather sloppyLAX3Down11 LawfulLICIT5Down12 The one non-Sassenach in Berkshire?ASCOT5Down12 How to put rents up and still be an amusing fellowPUNSTER7Down13 TurnedROTATED7Down13 Venezuelan capitalCARACAS7Down13 DiscourageDAUNT5Down14 Able to make an outburstFIT3Down15 Narrow broochPIN3Down15 It lives in wet, tree-lined placesEEL3Down16 CaseCABINET7Down16 MarryWED3Down16 DemiseDEATH5Down18 OffensiveODIOUS6Down18 In changing accommodation, he lostHOSTEL6Down18 StrikeHIT3Down19 In a state of ire, she's so upset!ROSIE5Down20 ProphetsSEERS5Down20 Lock openerKEY3Down21 A jam that's like glue?FIX3Down21 MinePIT3Down22 Inconstant colour?TAN3Down22 BogMARSH5Down22 Over thereYONDER6Down23 A potto cooked and eatenPOTATO6Down23 FishEEL3Down24 Health resortSPA3Down25 Something harpies have to eatPIE3Down25 TerrorHORROR6Down27 Farm birdsGEESE5Down28 German town orchestraHALLE5Down28 RequiresNEEDS5Down28 BlitheMERRY5Down29 Dive or rush with some speed around the court!SWOOP5Down30 Defence pleaALIBI5Down30 Well-keptSMART5Down31 DanceTANGO5Down31 Best thing to do for the rest of the nightSLEEP5Down31 EdgesRIMS4Down32 DisparageDECRY5Down32 Was aware it wasn't wovenFELT4Down32 Derision from a heartless jesterJEER4Down33 NotionIDEA4Down33 HashSTEW4Down34 SpringSPA3Down36 FinishEND3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, April 21, 2022. 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.