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Evening Standard Crossword April 23 2021 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 23 2021 answers. The Friday 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#
FrontFACE4Across1 PinchNIP3Across4 MethodMODE4Across6 ReptileLIZARD6Across8 DemurOBJECT6Across9 What the singer will sing for fifty pounds?HIGHNOTE8Across9 DejectedDOWNCAST8Across9 ConsumeEAT3Across10 As dessert, sounds very goodPIE3Across10 JokePUN3Across10 What one's doing is fightingACTION6Across11 ChoiceOPTION6Across11 One bird of a few by the new coteAVOCET6Across12 ZestGUSTO5Across12 Long letterSCREED6Across12 The team in red was at homeRESIDED7Across13 DeclineDESCENT7Across13 A wad of notes - bread!ROLL4Across14 FlimsyFRAIL5Across14 WickedEVIL4Across14 Idea that's the result of some mental conception?BRAINCHILD10Across15 AngryIRATE5Across15 BrightnessBRILLIANCE10Across15 SendTRANSMIT8Across17 Finally got our way: the word "no" we did away withWOREDOWN8Across17 LocatedTRACED6Across18 Small flutePICCOLO7Across18 Arrange that I have a posse formed on the dayDISPOSE7Across18 NoughtZERO4Across19 A mark that you noticeSPOT4Across19 TieFASTEN6Across20 CertainlyINDEED6Across21 At the back there's a snow-birdASTERN6Across21 What reveals the calm lady on the summit is a princess?HERSERENEHIGHNESS17Across24 SameDITTO5Across24 EnthusingGOINGINTORAPTURES17Across24 EmployingUSING5Across26 Writing paper and a pillTABLET6Across27 BottleFLAGON6Across27 KeenEAGER5Across28 ResoundECHO4Across29 Look, in return, for food and lodgingPEEK4Across29 ShoneGLEAMED7Across30 AgentSPY3Across30 He recommends now having protection against the glareADVISOR7Across30 WishDESIRE6Across32 BeastANIMAL6Across33 About the music, don't give vent to your feelingsRESTRAIN8Across33 SweetBULLSEYE8Across33 RemainSTAY4Across34 Result of putting two and two together on a night outDOUBLEDATE10Across35 BrownTAN3Across35 FlyBLUEBOTTLE10Across35 EntranceGATE4Across36 AttemptSHOT4Across36 Take the first left turn at the zooLION4Across36 InstrumentBASSOON7Across37 Thought to be a disc on the wingOPINION7Across37 DeedACTION6Across38 Catching the fish that form shoalsGATHER6Across38 HarshSEVERE6Across40 Not speaking about in timeMINUTE6Across40 ScamperRUN3Across41 Said the man's name could be Black or BrownHUE3Across41 DeepPROFOUND8Across42 Get back again at three the evening afterRETRIEVE8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AboutCONCERNING10Down1 The catch on the charm bracelet?SILVERFISH10Down1 FormerlyONCE4Down2 FarewellADIEU5Down2 The child, I note, is smartCHIC4Down2 MonkeyMANDRILL8Down3 Can't be moved into the beds: they may be disease carriersCONTACTS8Down3 StretchyELASTIC7Down3 NakedNUDE4Down4 PupilSTUDENT7Down4 Don't airREFRAIN7Down4 SchemePLOT4Down5 DeliberateINTENTIONAL11Down5 Tackle something you have to crouch to reach?GETDOWNTOIT11Down5 ChiefMAJOR5Down6 DenyCONTRADICT10Down6 A more overt attempt to elude pursuit?BALDERDASH10Down6 RefuseDECLINE7Down7 EmphasiseSTRESS6Down7 Kept for, when Dorothy's held up againSTORED6Down7 He's not the first to become an adherentFOLLOWER8Down8 CertainPOSITIVE8Down8 Sat and asked questionsPOSED5Down10 StickPASTE5Down10 FittingAPT3Down11 ObtainedGOT3Down12 MineralORE3Down13 The prime mover, the Italian, will jeopardise everythingIMPERIL7Down16 WithoutLACKING7Down16 AppendADD3Down16 NewtEFT3Down17 RevereRESPECT7Down19 EraEPOCH5Down20 Said there will be no fighting for a bitPIECE5Down20 ConsumedATE3Down21 DrenchedSOAKING7Down22 LatentDORMANT7Down22 Hissing and booing a singerTHEBIRD7Down22 Don't forget to remain always within viewKEEPINSIGHT11Down23 And notNOR3Down23 NeedlessUNNECESSARY11Down23 Further insurance against the batsman's getting a run?EXTRACOVER10Down25 DevilIMP3Down25 DrinkGINGERBEER10Down25 A brusque "Go for a few days' holiday"SHORTLEAVE10Down26 EntrancedSPELLBOUND10Down26 ClamorousNOISY5Down27 MirthLAUGHTER8Down28 Well, I will get the salesman a drink in returnAPERITIF8Down28 PreciseEXACT5Down29 DispatchedSENT4Down30 StoryYARN4Down31 DogLABRADOR8Down31 Leaves one in the dark if it makes one happyDELIGHTS8Down31 VegetablesTURNIPS7Down32 They're going round to get the paintingsTURNERS7Down32 CommunicationLETTER6Down34 The food you have in your mouthTONGUE6Down34 ColourBROWN5Down35 Force to take the wheelDRIVE5Down35 Follow with a brushTAIL4Down39 AcceptedTOOK4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, April 23, 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.