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Evening Standard Crossword April 24 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 24 2020 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#
PokePROD4Across1 ChildTOT3Across4 VesselBOAT4Across6 HelpAID3Across9 When one’s all set, it goes into actionHAIRDRIER9Across9 Recall the pastREMINISCE9Across9 ComfortedCONSOLED8Across10 Thought the catalogue was provided by someone high-mindedIDEALIST8Across10 Examine and repairOVERHAUL8Across10 MistakeSLIP4Across11 Could do, you say, with a littleMITE4Across12 SurrenderCEDE4Across12 With “It’s a deal!” getting on again insideAGREED6Across13 List of chargesTARIFF6Across13 Colour popular with a fieldmouseOATMEAL7Across14 Flightless birdOSTRICH7Across14 StrayERR3Across14 Bank account loan facilityOVERDRAFT9Across15 Got up with difficulty, thoroughly confusedSCRAMBLED9Across15 ScourSCRUB5Across16 Adds to the fashionable linesINCREASES9Across17 Christening sponsorGODPARENT9Across17 Nor did one go in belowNEITHER7Across18 TediousIRKSOME7Across18 FearlessUNAFRAID8Across19 A sweetheart coming back from somewhere in SicilyRAGUSA6Across20 FugitiveOUTLAW6Across20 Bill of fareMENU4Across21 WrathANGER5Across21 At this point said “Listen!”HERE4Across21 ShynessTIMIDITY8Across23 Liberation, in a manner of speakingDELIVERY8Across24 SlaughterMASSACRE8Across24 ChallengedDARED5Across24 Say you hear a catANNOUNCE8Across26 Butterfly bushBUDDLEIA8Across26 BarrierDAM3Across27 As a singer, “14” got me a breakALTO4Across28 Leave outOMIT4Across28 AccidentMISHAP6Across29 Join up, pain though it isSTITCH6Across29 Master of ceremoniesCOMPERE7Across31 RosterROTA4Across31 Rating or officer – destiny will revealMATELOT7Across31 PoorINDIGENT8Across33 Put a new roof on when one got backRECOVERED9Across34 Off-the-cuffIMPROMPTU9Across34 BowNOD3Across34 LakeMERE4Across35 CoverLID3Across36 Stinging sea creatureJELLYFISH9Across36 Valid claim you have to being perfectJUSTRIGHT9Across36 FallDROP4Across37 Manual workerARTISAN7Across38 More understandable when there’s better visibilityCLEARER7Across38 Push forcefullyTHRUST6Across39 Having a use in an upset, or sicknessNAUSEA6Across39 MiddayNOON4Across40 Something with growth potential, you say, and yieldCEDE4Across40 Backs “Contretemps”REVERSES8Across41 Unlucky number?THIRTEEN8Across41 So at that point the van was followingTHEREFORE9Across42 IntricateELABORATE9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
VegetableBROCCOLI8Down1 Interrupts in ringing tones?CHIMESIN8Down1 SmearSMUDGE6Down2 Rubbish! Get a stretcher!LITTER6Down2 SpaceROOM4Down2 AdventureESCAPADE8Down3 The odd soleSINGULAR8Down3 TwilightDUSK4Down3 IndulgentTOLERANT8Down4 PortrayDEPICT6Down4 Wrongly infer the daughter is an allyFRIEND6Down4 NeatTIDY4Down5 Air battleDOGFIGHT8Down5 By tampering with, is cheatingFIDDLING8Down5 FundamentalBASIC5Down6 UsedSECONDHAND10Down6 Enjoys when one uses as a venue for celebrationsREJOICESIN10Down6 LubricateOIL3Down7 French country houseCHATEAU7Down7 Bet there will be a flapFLUTTER7Down7 FarewellADIEU5Down8 Completely ineffectiveFUTILE6Down8 An animal enclosure nestling in the treesASPENS6Down8 Looking very excited, started the gameFLUSHED7Down11 FirearmSHOTGUN7Down11 CheatedDUPED5Down12 FluctuateWAVER5Down13 EpochERA3Down14 InflexibleRIGID5Down15 SleepyDROWSY6Down16 The fabric I harm, tearing a hole in itMOHAIR6Down16 SendREMIT5Down17 GemstoneBERYL5Down18 Coop up in it, which is foolishINEPT5Down19 Military fabric colourKHAKI5Down19 MineralORE3Down20 ClaimedDEMANDED8Down20 Mr X?RAY3Down20 BanishmentEXILE5Down22 EdgeRIM3Down22 Out of prison, almost all are very goodEXCEL5Down22 Hit the ball with it but be gentle, you sayPUTTER6Down23 WeakFLIMSY6Down23 Initiative required to go in and pryENTERPRISE10Down25 Small apeCHIMPANZEE10Down25 UnaccompaniedALONE5Down25 AvoidEVADE5Down26 Soft bread rollBAP3Down26 A blonde or what made her dumb?ASH3Down26 VacationHOLIDAY7Down27 He has three in the bundlePATRICK7Down27 OccupyFILL4Down28 ElderlyAGED4Down29 UnfastenUNDO4Down30 PoignantHAUNTING8Down30 You put in an order to get itTIDINESS8Down30 EnormousCOLOSSAL8Down31 Subdued, one learnedMASTERED8Down31 Tied to deter the roamingTETHERED8Down32 HillTOR3Down32 ImprovedENHANCED8Down32 Stated that a few had gone wrongAVERRED7Down33 Monk's shaven headTONSURE7Down33 IncompletePATCHY6Down35 A number bring pressure to bear, being resourcefulCLEVER6Down35 The bird outside, a nutcracker, is perkyJAUNTY6Down36 JumperJERSEY6Down36 Doesn’t stop, as it happensGOESON6Down37 Weather map lineISOBAR6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, April 24, 2020. 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.