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Evening Standard Crossword April 27 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 27 2023 answers. The Thursday 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#
MaterialFABRIC6Across1 CoagulatesCLOTS5Across3 To rush into extremes of turpitude is nonsense!TRIPE5Across3 ChestCOFFER6Across5 FreeLIBERATE8Across8 Secret organisation; to mother, a bit of a fiasco?MAFIA5Across8 RotDECAY5Across8 GoadSPUR4Across9 Get together, e.g., at Monte CarloRALLY5Across10 GangwayAISLE5Across10 EmbraceHUG3Across10 Equatorial hill?TOR3Across11 Beam of lightRAY3Across11 In venerable circles, Henry gets so upsetHALOS5Across12 CourageNERVE5Across12 PassSPEND5Across12 Non crusader!SARACEN7Across13 Sea creatureOCTOPUS7Across13 HappeningEVENT5Across15 FittingAPT3Across15 From the cheapest source, they're unwantedPESTS5Across15 KnockRAP3Across17 A snake round one's neck!BOA3Across18 MatRUG3Across18 PinchNIP3Across18 Classic name for a dame misguidedly touring the StatesMEDUSA6Across19 WonderAWE3Across19 Girl's nameBRENDA6Across19 DeleteERASE5Across20 ManagedRAN3Across21 Say in passingMENTION7Across21 A climbing aid, naturallyTENDRIL7Across21 A name Mr Hines was entitled toEARL4Across22 SharpenWHET4Across22 EpochERA3Across22 NuisancePEST4Across23 Wherein bran can be storedBARN4Across23 HatchetAXE3Across23 CanTIN3Across24 He has a treatment for infantile insomniaSANDMAN7Across24 Wash and ironLAUNDER7Across24 OriginalPRIMAL6Across26 AssessedRATED5Across26 Political matter to deal with on the 4th of JulyTREATY6Across26 Pull by the ear?LUG3Across29 StrayERR3Across29 SwindleCON3Across29 It grows hot at the border!HEDGE5Across31 The DevilSATAN5Across31 StatesmanSENATOR7Across32 In fiction, Saint SimonTEMPLAR7Across32 StepPACE4Across33 Dolly's new surname?LLOYD5Across34 UnfeelingPITILESS8Across34 Religious imagesICONS5Across34 It's very little for one to get ahead withION3Across35 DefeatedBEATEN6Across35 Not highLOW3Across35 Provider of support, but no backupSTOOL5Across36 DistanceLENGTH6Across36 CulpabilityBLAME5Across36 Put in a piece of cheap plywoodAPPLY5Across37 Drinking tubeSTRAW5Across37 Has its main supplier, that's clearWATER5Across38 PacesSTEPS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CompassionMERCY5Down1 To get somewhere in Arabia, a sailor's at the head of the queueQATAR5Down1 FarewellADIEU5Down2 Maybe I ramble with herMIRABEL7Down2 Rifle attachmentBAYONET7Down2 RegrettedRUED4Down3 The horse ran around with a duck!ROAN4Down4 SedimentLEES4Down4 ViceCLAMP5Down4 UnsoiledCLEAN5Down5 Push ahead with support - a welfare contributionPROPEL6Down5 InnTAVERN6Down5 SpeedyFAST4Down6 Assisted the development of a seed?EASED5Down6 StrainerSIEVE5Down6 AntelopeELAND5Down7 FurnishEQUIP5Down7 Unnatural accommodation?FLATS5Down7 FelineCAT3Down9 Because of hearty efforts?FOR3Down9 CentreHEART5Down10 VerdantGREEN5Down11 ConjugalNUPTIAL7Down12 JavelinSPEAR5Down12 Principal road for progressHEADWAY7Down12 PreciseEXACT5Down13 Deceive a top officer at a certain pointCON3Down14 Narrow broochPIN3Down14 FearDREAD5Down14 TallyAGREE5Down15 She's desperately sought in a Madonna movieSUSAN5Down16 Go inENTER5Down16 SingerTENOR5Down16 Pious person disheartened when cut shortSAINT5Down17 FlavourTASTE5Down17 Played far from edgilyMIDDLED7Down19 SpringsBOUNCES7Down19 ExchangesSWAPS5Down20 Where, in Scotland, the French can make a hitLEITH5Down20 Attempted to shift dirt out of an earpieceTRIED5Down21 DeserveMERIT5Down21 PunishmentPENALTY7Down23 Such a tune has a droning accompanimentBAGPIPE7Down23 Surgical knifeLANCET6Down24 She went to Dallas in a best-selling novel, etc.STELLA6Down24 Keep her quiet!MUM3Down25 Put onDON3Down25 FoolishINANE5Down25 Recover strengthRALLY5Down27 Payments of current subscriptionsRENTS5Down27 PoplarASPEN5Down27 MutilatesMAIMS5Down28 A little light is shiningAGLOW5Down28 PraiseEXTOL5Down28 ReadjustedRESET5Down30 It's too late to be boyish!MANLY5Down30 Mountain ashROWAN5Down30 WarmthHEAT4Down31 Card gameSNAP4Down32 It's subject to inflationTYRE4Down32 FamilyCLAN4Down32 Cut short, left workLOP3Down33 HillTOR3Down33

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