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Evening Standard Crossword April 28 2020 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 28 2020 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 127 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#
Punctuation markCOLON5Across1 Actively rub some sticks so as to come into flameBURST5Across1 NearBESIDE6Across1 BewilderBEMUSE6Across5 Name a bar used by American burglarsJIMMY5Across6 SkinflintMISER5Across6 RelaxedEASED5Across9 SwindleDEFRAUD7Across9 Get rid of the things we doubt?WEEDOUT7Across9 Tasteful feature of Goya’s picturesASPIC5Across10 RestrictLIMIT5Across10 FireworkROCKET6Across10 LightIGNITE6Across11 Flies highSOARS5Across11 Mark East gives us a frightSCARE5Across11 Stall the couple who have nothingBOOTH5Across12 CombineMERGE5Across12 Grave dangerPERIL5Across12 They’re held to mean dismissalCATCHES7Across13 Thins downDILUTES7Across13 FrankOPEN4Across14 It’s fully licenced, folks!PUB3Across15 PelvisHIP3Across15 BornNEE3Across17 In N. America, a hut that’s ramshackleUTAH4Across17 BurdenONUS4Across17 HarmDAMAGE6Across18 HorseFOAL4Across18 Not much butter or jamSCRAPE6Across18 Slow-moving creatureSNAIL5Across19 An all-girl sort of bandALICE5Across19 Eventually, not too lateINTIME6Across20 PrincipallyMAINLY6Across20 IrrigateWATER5Across20 Same form of tableMESA4Across22 MasculineMANLY5Across22 Flying toyKITE4Across22 CallerVISITOR7Across23 LiberatedFREED5Across24 Daisy is missing for a timeDAY3Across24 In addition toAND3Across24 Perfect ending and motive for a crimeTREASON7Across25 RefereeARBITER7Across25 CapBERET5Across26 LureDECOY5Across26 Can be sung in a sariARIAS5Across26 Spring bulbTULIP5Across27 She always gives a boy a bit of a kissVICKI5Across27 Dutch cheeseGOUDA5Across28 Standard railway guard!PARRY5Across28 Its tip, you see, is not a hot one!ICEBERG7Across29 SureCERTAIN7Across29 BackREAR4Across29 A growing reason to remember AyrtonSENNA5Across30 ChangeALTER5Across30 ChickenHEN3Across30 Naming wordsNOUNS5Across31 Cries “Yes!” receiving fifty quidYELLS5Across31 DreadfulDIRE4Across32 PaledFADED5Across33 InstrumentGUITAR6Across35 RamblerWALKER6Across36 PrincipleTENET5Across37 PulledTUGGED6Across38 PeruserREADER6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Hand-cartBARROW6Down1 Get squatters out of the house?UNSEAT6Down2 Primary sourceORIGIN6Down2 HiddenSECRET6Down2 ConsiderDEEM4Down3 Rod will make a changeSWITCH6Down3 OffensiveODIOUS6Down3 ConsumedEATEN5Down4 Not the complete sleuthTEC3Down4 MeshNET3Down4 ColourBEIGE5Down5 Upon parting, it may be said out of loveADIOS5Down5 Star signARIES5Down5 In all fairness, nothing but hard waterJUSTICE7Down6 BorderEDGE4Down6 MelodiousMUSICAL7Down6 HarmonyUNISON6Down7 Object of worshipIDOL4Down7 It’s at church, this irritationITCH4Down7 It’s a profitable differenceMARKUP6Down8 UniformlyEVENLY6Down8 InsectEARWIG6Down8 Small coinPENNY5Down12 Has she beautiful French?BELLE5Down12 A trophy I had, being a divine archer!CUPID5Down13 DoctrineDOGMA5Down13 RalliedREVIVED7Down13 Nice soldiers with a bit of styleTASTY5Down14 SensationalLURID5Down14 ClergymanPADRE5Down15 Nun’s costumeHABIT5Down15 Walks erratically in spacePACES5Down15 Not everNEVER5Down16 Started with a bang, perhaps, out EastBEGAN5Down16 Boy’s namePETER5Down16 ManagedFARED5Down18 Bad marks for being crass?SCARS5Down18 Person’s private bookDIARY5Down18 Bush countryAMERICA7Down19 Spy planted in advanceSLEEPER7Down19 “Indigenous”, a word you can alter as an optionNATIVE6Down21 YearlyANNUAL6Down21 FreeRID3Down21 Run, if only just?MANAGE6Down22 Japanese garmentKIMONO6Down22 CrowdMOB3Down22 Brown will maybe lose out with a growl!SORREL6Down23 SinewTENDON6Down23 AlarmFRIGHT6Down24 Catty name for a tow-headed baby, perhaps?TABBY5Down25 RelaxingEASING6Down25 Major arteryAORTA5Down25 Cut into cubesDICE4Down26 Taking heart as a familyAKIN4Down26 DaredRISKED6Down27 Use leverage to obtain informationPRY3Down28 SpiritGIN3Down28 DreadTERROR6Down28 RacedHARED5Down30 FresherNEWER5Down31 LotFATE4Down33 FruitDATE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, April 28, 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.