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Evening Standard Crossword April 21 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 21 2023 answers. The Friday 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#
PlayDRAMA5Across1 StenographerTYPIST6Across5 SpeakUTTER5Across8 Type of plantEVERGREEN9Across9 What the illiterate butcher didn’t recognise?AITCHBONE9Across9 PlaguePESTER6Across10 “If not a change for the worse" one put inOTHERWISE9Across10 Salad vegetableBEETROOT8Across10 DetailITEM4Across11 PrecipitationRAIN4Across12 Make an impact on that will leave a lasting impressionDENT4Across12 Japanese garmentKIMONO6Across13 They’re possibly Spanish, si? No, no: wrongONIONS6Across13 SubjugateOPPRESS7Across14 CorsairPIRATE6Across14 Opening for a chap in the sanitation departmentMANHOLE7Across14 A minor luminary in HollywoodCHILDSTAR9Across15 PassageTRANSIT7Across15 Works of artPAINTINGS9Across15 It’s doling out things he can manage withoutDISPENSER9Across17 Vests, briefs, etc.UNDERWEAR9Across17 “Birds” were for a long time included among “Animals”PIGEONS7Across18 EntrapNET3Across18 PettyTRIVIAL7Across18 The dread of all governesses and nannies?TERROR6Across19 And notNOR3Across19 Eat like lightningBOLT4Across20 Playground itemSEESAW6Across20 StylishCHIC4Across21 AdroitDEFT4Across21 Bird that’s foolishly trapped, once having flown inSTONECHAT9Across23 PrincipleTENET5Across23 Soft drinkLEMONADE8Across24 ObsceneLEWD4Across24 Claimed to have fought withCONTENDED9Across25 ImpudenceAUDACITY8Across26 Was a looker, I had heardEYED4Across26 I require a day to go through it, certainlyINDEED6Across27 NoiseDIN3Across27 UnsightlyUGLY4Across28 Sign as sender, having wrapped the ring in itENDORSE7Across29 FleeESCAPE6Across29 ManêsHIS3Across29 MomentousWEIGHTY7Across31 BlameCENSURE7Across31 LabouredTOILED6Across32 Reminding you of your transgressions is irritatingHAIRSHIRT9Across32 University teacherPROFESSOR9Across34 HeadPATE4Across34 Overlook the lack of respectDISREGARD9Across34 EscapedELUDED6Across35 Write in, having shot back, about the vacancyOPENING7Across35 GenuineAUTHENTIC9Across36 For the little creature carrying it, it’s a strainEFFORT6Across36 How many in favour of restraining the union?FOUR4Across37 TreeALDER5Across38 U.S. stateINDIANA7Across38 Terrific tuna cooked by one of the familyGREATAUNT9Across38 Was about to get worriedCONCERNED9Across39 StretchEXTEND6Across39 Jeer atDERIDE6Across39 English countyKENT4Across40 KindGENRE5Across40 SlaughterMASSACRE8Across41 QuackCHARLATAN9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
And the new chap I brought round is no helpHANDICAP8Down1 InfirmDECREPIT8Down1 Zodiac signGEMINI6Down2 The one about footing the bill we never tire of?STANDINGJOKE12Down2 Fish-eggsROE3Down2 Means to study musicCONNOTES8Down3 LocalREGIONAL8Down3 Altered beingMUTANT6Down3 Turn in, having wandered back to have a quick mealDEVOUR6Down4 Edible bulbsONIONS6Down4 ConsumedATE3Down4 ExcursionTRIP4Down5 CompleteABSOLUTE8Down5 Think you regard asCONSIDER8Down5 They mean no, you’re not trying to get a hitchTHUMBSDOWN10Down6 GazedPEERED6Down6 UsedSECONDHAND10Down6 And having raised the cover, put one’s initials on itBRANDED7Down7 GiftTALENT6Down7 Make readyPREPARE7Down7 Commemorated by the famousCELEBRATED10Down8 Hold togetherCOHERE6Down8 CoachedTRAINED7Down9 Flightless birdOSTRICH7Down11 Is neither brought back in chains?IRONS5Down11 CanTIN3Down12 CompanionMATE4Down13 He has cattle with him, the little daughter and a dogDROVER6Down16 TravelledRODE4Down16 Three-legged standTRIPOD6Down16 Pick-me-upTONIC5Down17 PerfectIDEAL5Down19 Have an addition - to the family?TOT3Down19 ObserveSEE3Down20 RenovatedRENEWED7Down20 Is bossy with, when one buys drinks fromORDERSAROUND12Down21 JustFAIR4Down22 “It’s an honour,” you say, “to involve myself in your business”MEDDLE6Down22 Rabbit cageHUTCH5Down22 CopyistSCRIBE6Down23 Are not fooled by: that’s transparentSEETHROUGH10Down23 Giving to an undomesticated dog in the shedHANDINGOUT10Down24 SmallLITTLE6Down24 HelpASSISTANCE10Down25 The fish - a portion of haddock - is sent backCOD3Down25 LashWHIP4Down25 ExpertACE3Down26 SwellDILATE6Down26 Person responsibleCULPRIT7Down27 PromiseASSURE6Down28 Beseeches when sent off, concealing a tear dropENTREATS8Down28 Taking to quarters wrapped in rugs, leaving nothing to chanceENSURING8Down29 FixedSET3Down30 Wildly adore old land of gold?ELDORADO8Down30 CondensedABRIDGED8Down30 When the ship first comes in, is helpfulASSISTS7Down31 RemoveWITHDRAW8Down31 SailingYACHTING8Down32 DeceasedDEAD4Down33 When I have about half done, she appearsIRENE5Down33 Become ill againRELAPSE7Down33 Change sides and it’s your faultDEFECT6Down34 Trying experienceORDEAL6Down35 LimbLEG3Down36 ContinentAFRICA6Down36 StrayERR3Down37 PactTREATY6Down37

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