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Evening Standard Crossword April 22 2022 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 22 2022 answers. The Friday 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#
TrialORDEAL6Across1 ScrutiniseSCAN4Across5 FlashlightTORCH5Across8 HaughtinessARROGANCE9Across9 ChildTOT3Across9 With the tree bare, stopsLEAVESOFF9Across9 AbundantPLENTIFUL9Across10 Put in a new position, with its back to the cookerREARRANGE9Across10 ShortlySOON4Across10 AttackRAID4Across11 Her name came upROSE4Across12 BandSASH4Across12 TenderOFFER5Across12 Do they deal with tots at the zoo?ADDERS6Across13 ImprovedBETTER6Across13 NicheRECESS6Across13 Something a hairdresser gets little call for?RINGLET7Across14 SouvenirMEMENTO7Across14 And, I guess, flashiness is outGAUDINESS9Across15 RankBRIGADIER9Across15 CastSHED4Across16 InsipidTASTELESS9Across17 Mention may be made of it at the interviewREFERENCE9Across17 HiresENGAGES7Across18 CheeseEDAM4Across18 I love going through the new duets. You’ll find it’s boringTEDIOUS7Across18 AttendantCADDIE6Across19 Islander without a care and a bronzed skinCRETAN6Across19 Turn the old runabout into something to amuse the kidsLUDO4Across20 NovelNEW3Across20 Swimming poolLIDO4Across20 Be indebtedOWE3Across22 BirdSTONECHAT9Across23 NoiseDIN3Across23 Weak, having no policeFORCELESS9Across23 BroadWIDE4Across24 HireRENT4Across25 FruitPINEAPPLE9Across25 Ivy is the eternal ingenueEVERGREEN9Across25 Play for the singerLARK4Across26 OrchestraBAND4Across26 PactTREATY6Across27 Made me wade roundFORMED6Across27 ObjectiveTARGET6Across28 NumbersFIGURES7Across29 Taken to the door, had looked through it when openSEENOUT7Across29 SeniorELDER5Across30 WarmthHEAT4Across32 Alienated from the outset, spelling dangerESTRANGED9Across32 WillTESTAMENT9Across32 CutNICK4Across33 ScandinavianNORWEGIAN9Across34 FittingAPT3Across34 Are good racing drivers, though making a bloomerSPEEDWELL9Across34 AnimalsSHEEP5Across35 CaughtTRAPPED7Across35 Feels they add that extra finishTOUCHES7Across35 VictimPREY4Across36 Taken right back, does get the leafletsTRACTS6Across36 IdeaNOTION6Across36 EraseDELETE6Across37 UninterestingDULL4Across37 Pressed homeFLAT4Across37 CreatureTARANTULA9Across38 Teach the others to hold in, or curbRESTRAINT9Across38 Pay to go to a dance? He’s mad!SCREWBALL9Across39 ForceCONSTRAIN9Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Acceptable only if a hundred per cent accurateALLRIGHT8Down1 FairPASSABLE8Down1 ClamourOUTCRY6Down1 He writes off a lot simultaneouslyMASSMURDERER12Down2 RebukeDRESSINGDOWN12Down2 DiscoveredDETECTED8Down2 Heavens, Excellency!GOODNESS8Down3 Is leftINHERITS8Down3 RateASSESS6Down3 Volunteers to rid the chests of their cold, to start withOFFERS6Down4 CommunicationLETTER6Down4 AssuredCONFIDENT9Down4 Keep the above book pagePRESERVE8Down5 MettlesomeSPIRITED8Down5 TwistedSCREWED7Down5 ScorchCHAR4Down6 Pretty and pale-complexionedFAIROFFACE10Down6 LeavePERMISSION10Down6 NakedNUDE4Down7 The man ran into the store roomGRANARY7Down7 BaffledSTUMPED7Down7 AlsoTOO3Down8 Decided to take possession of and to stop roamingSETTLEDOWN10Down8 GemBLOODSTONE10Down8 Only travelling north to get materialNYLON5Down11 BarrierFENCE5Down11 AbbreviatedSHORTENED9Down14 PaleWAN3Down15 DebatedARGUED6Down16 Pressed on, though I got embarrassed aboutIRONED6Down16 SheepEWE3Down17 Island housesCOS3Down19 ShameDISGRACE8Down19 BedCOT3Down19 PinchNIP3Down20 SpeciallyINPARTICULAR12Down21 RichWEALTHY7Down21 Acts intelligently and makes sandwichesUSESONESLOAF12Down21 BargainHAGGLE6Down22 Said yes, the old soldier had come inAGREED6Down22 A pretence of surprise at having jumped the gun?FALSESTART10Down23 SwitchSUBSTITUTE10Down23 AwfulHORRENDOUS10Down24 I understand. The oral is now overENOUGHSAID10Down24 The final goalEND3Down25 SnoopPRY3Down25 ConfrontTACKLE6Down26 FigurineSTATUE6Down27 FeelersANTENNAE8Down28 Think about a change of diet, chumMEDITATE8Down28 LashWHIP4Down29 Doing withoutFORGOING8Down29 Sew, inexpertly, jagged tears in the garmentsSWEATERS8Down29 RelaxEASE4Down30 SelectingSINGLING8Down30 He’ll spill the beans on how to get kids to sleepTELLTALE8Down30 People on the beach and the pubs all roundBATHERS7Down31 RearingRAMPANT7Down31 TearRIP3Down31 StepSTAIR5Down33 Trips for holidaymakers to a town on the LoireTOURS5Down33 Going through the extra small: they’re in short supplySPARSE6Down34 ObserveNOTICE6Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, April 22, 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.