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Evening Standard Crossword April 28 2021 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 28 2021 answers. The Wednesday 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#
He's defeated Ivor, perhaps, out of courtVICTOR6Across1 RipeMELLOW6Across1 PrecipitousSTEEP5Across4 AmazeASTONISH8Across7 ShutCLOSED6Across7 Just one poem, it seems, is all there isUNIVERSE8Across7 It means a lot to many a fatheadMASS4Across8 Young salmonPARR4Across8 VehicleCAR3Across9 InsightACUMEN6Across10 A seed head you can eatPEANUT6Across10 CouchBED3Across10 ChangeMUTATE6Across11 Mention endlessly, maybe, how trains should runONTIME6Across11 SoundVALID5Across12 JotIOTA4Across13 Study ways to get to Land's EndDEN3Across14 StriplingLAD3Across14 HelpedAIDED5Across15 A group; in general, AmericanGENUS5Across16 Flax clothLINEN5Across16 Expected to finish an act with a songDUET4Across17 BeakersCUPS4Across17 LoathAVERSE6Across17 Passed drink round for a day of celebrationGIVEN5Across19 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across19 HeathenPAGAN5Across19 HeapedPILED5Across20 A stiff gamePOKER5Across21 DiscourageDETER5Across21 NoblemanBARON5Across22 Singing test with a quiet endingMOTET5Across22 UncookedRAW3Across22 SedimentLEES4Across23 Religious group a church head set out to formSECT4Across23 EbbedRECEDED7Across24 Musical instrumentSITAR5Across26 They're wise, but only small timeSAGES5Across26 HorseNAG3Across27 VigourVIM3Across28 MemoriseLEARN5Across28 Dry in next to no timeSEC3Across28 Oyster gemsPEARLS6Across29 Piece of plywood, possibly thin, as supportPLINTH6Across29 Martial artAIKIDO6Across30 Waltz time?MINUTE6Across30 She may open up when the lights are lowIRIS4Across31 AleBEER4Across31 DaggerKRIS4Across31 Depictions of wild gales on a mountain passCOLLAGES8Across32 Everything consideredALLINALL8Across32 HammerMALLET6Across33 By farEASILY6Across33 Pine to be like a dandy?SPRUCE6Across33 PresentTHERE5Across35 TemperMOOD4Across37 BoatCANOE5Across38 BarrierDAM3Across39 KnockRAP3Across41 BeginnerNOVICE6Across42 FlatLEVEL5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Dave's upset about a politician being treated seductivelyVAMPED6Down1 Roman floor decorationMOSAIC6Down1 PinchSCRIMP6Down1 Isle where there's a bad hat to catchTHANET6Down2 Beasts of burdenLLAMAS6Down2 HumanMORTAL6Down2 NetworkWEB3Down3 CautionWARN4Down3 Rotten shade of red?RUST4Down3 RescueSAVE4Down4 One taking satisfaction in making an avenue green, perhapsAVENGER7Down4 Widely likedPOPULAR7Down4 DealTRADE5Down5 The bear in Swinburne's puzzling pieceBRUIN5Down5 GiantTITAN5Down5 SinnerEVILDOER8Down6 Yields seeds, it's saidCEDES5Down6 LustreSHEEN5Down6 PureePULP4Down8 ExpensiveDEAR4Down8 Produced noted bananasMADE4Down8 ColourRED3Down9 Early riserSUN3Down9 IgnoreDISREGARD9Down11 ElementTIN3Down12 To some extent youngTEN3Down12 That soothing charmerMUSIC5Down13 TautTENSE5Down13 DeclareAVER4Down14 TruncheonBATON5Down15 Person with pedestrian ideasHIKER5Down15 DeceasedDEAD4Down16 ParadiseEDEN4Down18 Expected to make us superior to a noviceUSUAL5Down18 UnfastenUNTIE5Down18 Obtained leave at the end of AugustGOT3Down19 For everyPER3Down19 Surgeon in the slave tradeVET3Down20 InformationGEN3Down20 GrowINCREASE8Down21 SweetheartDARLING7Down21 Pat, children's entertainerPOSTMAN7Down21 They're masculine in many waysMEN3Down22 BlockBAR3Down22 ComparesLIKENS6Down23 HealthyWELL4Down23 The gaffer may get no rise!SENIOR6Down23 Money held by the Customs?ECUS4Down24 Muslim rulerEMIR4Down24 ArrivedCAME4Down25 ThicksetSTOCKY6Down25 Being only three, his voice hasn't broken!TREBLE6Down25 ConsiderDEEM4Down26 JavelinSPEAR5Down26 Variety in life (for girls?)SPICE5Down26 Underwater breathing apparatus!GILLS5Down27 FollowsTAILS5Down27 ContendVIE3Down28 His pupils wouldn't miss himSIR3Down28 NuclearATOMIC6Down29 Is she a bit permissive?MISS4Down30 CompetentABLE4Down30 ElbowedNUDGED6Down30 StockSTORE5Down32 ThinLEAN4Down34 CureHEAL4Down36 CrowdMOB3Down40

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