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Evening Standard Crossword April 27 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 27 2020 answers. The Monday puzzle has 131 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#
ExplosionBLAST5Across3 Choose possibly to take Lee to courtELECT5Across3 PardonACQUIT6Across7 ConspiracyCABAL5Across8 It’s rough being right in a mess!HARSH5Across8 OceanSEA3Across9 Tough master embraced by a femaleHEMAN5Across10 Fertile spotOASIS5Across10 FirearmGUN3Across10 GrooveRUT3Across11 Bit of a grimace from a ScotMAC3Across11 BeginSTART5Across12 Was Gertrude a mug?STEIN5Across12 Jeans fabricDENIM5Across12 WickedEVIL4Across13 Permits, toleratesENDURES7Across13 Clip one unfairly in a gamePINOCLE7Across13 Full of pith, yet not vegetableMEATY5Across15 Post offREMIT5Across15 CabinBERTH5Across15 DevastateRAVAGE6Across17 Continental street of sadnessRUE3Across18 ManagedRAN3Across18 Goes into business to create upsetsSETSUP6Across19 Way outEXIT4Across19 Former currencyPESETA6Across19 UnfastenUNTIE5Across20 Afternoon showMATINEE7Across21 Barely runs on narrow linesSTREAKS7Across21 SullySOIL4Across22 Goddess who lives again?ISIS4Across22 LoiterLAG3Across22 French name for a bit of a renegadeRENE4Across23 Public poolLIDO4Across23 ShortageDEFICIT7Across24 LivedRESIDED7Across24 The fear possibly associated with a white one?FEATHER7Across24 InsightACUMEN6Across26 Try to get free perhaps?ASKFOR6Across26 TeaseRAG3Across27 PassageAISLE5Across28 Small feline mammalCAT3Across29 Strain a gut?TUG3Across29 Possibly early bird at the egg farmLAYER5Across31 Tree sapRESIN5Across31 CrazyGAGA4Across31 Canada’s ratable systemALBERTA7Across32 CautiousCAREFUL7Across32 MemorisedLEARNT6Across33 Senior memberDOYEN5Across34 Worried about the future?TENSE5Across34 It doesn’t agree with the number on a tin openerNOT3Across35 To freeRID3Across35 PassedSPENT5Across35 Something a woman’s burnt?ASHES5Across36 Moroccan capitalRABAT5Across36 A canoe could be lost in itOCEAN5Across37 DetestsHATES5Across37 OrientEAST4Across37 Ski-slopePISTE5Across38 ChairsSEATS5Across38 A long piece can still be comicSTRIP5Across38 SummitTOP3Across39 SickILL3Across41 DemureMODEST6Across42 CentreHEART5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Urchin who hasn’t finished playingGAMIN5Down1 Farm buildingsBARNS5Down1 CakeGATEAU6Down1 UnstudiedNATURAL7Down2 JetSQUIRT6Down2 Costers’ companions?ESCORTS7Down2 DelveDIG3Down3 FibsLIES4Down4 Galatea’s keeping us waitingLATE4Down4 CreamBEST4Down4 MachineLATHE5Down5 Rings you can get from most chemistsCHIMES6Down5 Private evening partySOIREE6Down5 SubsistenceSURVIVAL8Down6 Doctrine you can read upTENET5Down6 DomesticatesTAMES5Down6 Language usable for a letter to an auntBANTU5Down7 Finger or toeDIGIT5Down7 InstrumentTUBA4Down8 Unopened flowerBUD3Down9 Managed to participate in athletics?RAN3Down9 CarelessNEGLIGENT9Down11 Possibly restless peelers?SLEEPER7Down12 InhabitantDENIZEN7Down12 RodentRAT3Down14 DenLAIR4Down14 Charlie has half an hour with the dogCUR3Down14 DeserveMERIT5Down16 PeruseREAD4Down16 Eastern floral centreASTER5Down16 Sharply hooked clawTALON5Down17 Where some Belgians are in the money, presumablyYPRES5Down17 SwerveVEER4Down18 Quickly get out in the alley!SKITTLE7Down19 Aquatic birdPELICAN7Down19 Latest thing in tiesFINAL5Down20 Academy AwardOSCAR5Down20 One corner in heaven that’s just like velvetSILKY5Down21 ContraryNEGATIVE8Down21 Take awayMINUS5Down21 EquipmentGEAR4Down23 Word for wordLITERAL7Down23 In historical times, wonderfully green outskirts of the CityREGENCY7Down23 Woody ways into a well-defended placeFOREST6Down24 Indicate, designateDENOTE6Down24 AuctionSALE4Down25 Centre of revolutionHUB3Down25 VehicleCAR3Down25 EatDINE4Down26 Impertinent, say, about saintsSASSY5Down27 Tree typeCEDAR5Down27 Good times for cash payments around TuesdayFETES5Down28 Legendary kingMIDAS5Down28 SaidSTATED6Down29 PropertyESTATE6Down30 Naked figuresNUDES5Down30 It’s essentially oily and floweryATTAR5Down30 MovingASTIR5Down32 US coinCENT4Down32 A fantastic wine?ASTI4Down32 A bit fishy, but heroes use itROE3Down33 In good healthFIT3Down33 ParticleATOM4Down34 SkinPELT4Down36 Seed-casePOD3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, April 27, 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.