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Evening Standard Crossword April 28 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 28 2023 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#
PleasedGLAD4Across1 FinishEND3Across4 MoneyCASH4Across6 Continue to take as passengers aboardCARRYON7Across8 Shade of redMAGENTA7Across8 AscendancyDOMINANCE9Across9 StrikeHIT3Across9 For Slim, within range, could be a dangerous momentNEARTHING9Across9 MishapACCIDENT8Across10 BetweenAMID4Across11 It points the way to the cockney schoolARROW5Across13 Leg jointANKLE5Across13 FishTROUT5Across14 EqualityPAR3Across14 Confound that wind!BLAST5Across14 AnnoyingIRKSOME7Across15 The heat's terrible and he goes inside to get under coverSHEATHE7Across15 Once the daughter has gone into church, admit itCONCEDE7Across16 TinySMALL5Across16 Excessively politeGENTEEL7Across16 AffairFLING5Across17 "Pierce" is a man's nameLANCE5Across17 SubjectTOPIC5Across18 A little key - silveryWHITE5Across18 AdvancedPROMOTED8Across19 We are ensconced in the Hill BuildingTOWER5Across20 Slightly drunkTIPSY5Across20 PostponeDEFER5Across21 Large waspHORNET6Across22 Are not carved or over-embellishedORNATE6Across22 Royal buildingPALACE6Across23 ErasingDELETING8Across23 Going up to give a bouquet toASCENT6Across23 ExpelEVICT5Across24 OutfitCOSTUME7Across25 Relate to businessCONCERN7Across25 PreviouslyEARLIER7Across27 The pipe-player, Tree by name, retiredFIREMAN7Across27 TearRIP3Across27 Bell towerBELFRY6Across30 A note left to give you the newsREPORT6Across30 EmployerUSER4Across31 MeanINTEND6Across31 A continental urbanityPOLISH6Across31 The English taking part in the outdoor showRODEO5Across32 InfatuationCRUSH5Across32 WorkerOPERATOR8Across33 SailorTAR3Across34 The Scandinavian at the vegetarian restaurant?SWEDE5Across35 Punctuation markCOMMA5Across35 CautiousWARY4Across35 Like the curtains that hang well though wrinkled?LINED5Across36 PayWAGES5Across36 ParchedDRY3Across36 The convivial quintet set off in itFESTIVE7Across37 UnlawfulILLEGAL7Across37 WearyTIRE4Across37 Gives another autograph as one leaves the officeRESIGNS7Across39 Garden frameworkPERGOLA7Across39 He has bought it and maybe now and again will return toOWNER5Across41 Inspection of accountsAUDIT5Across41 Permission to abandonLEAVE5Across42 Amount wageredSTAKE5Across42 The dog from 5E, a terrier, runs outRETRIEVER9Across43 Man-madeSYNTHETIC9Across43 Mr N is in churchMINSTER7Across44 ChildhoodINFANCY7Across44

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Silly rot - a man about to become a motherMATRON6Down1 ServietteNAPKIN6Down1 Burial groundCEMETERY8Down2 Lugged by the ear, approachDRAWNEAR8Down2 FortuneLUCK4Down2 MansionSTATELYHOME11Down3 Through which the twins entered?DOUBLEDOORS11Down3 PlatformDAIS4Down3 UnnaturalCONTRIVED9Down4 Gave a fiver as a tip and wrote a message to?LEFTANOTE9Down4 RaisedELEVATED8Down4 ObligationDUTY4Down5 NorsemenVIKINGS7Down5 Went over only to be thwarted?CROSSED7Down5 RiftCHASM5Down6 SportBASKETBALL10Down6 Throwing away perfectly good net curtains?SHEERWASTE10Down6 ObjectiveAIM3Down7 ResonationECHO4Down7 One can turn upside-downUNIT4Down7 StationarySTILL5Down8 DeviceGADGET6Down10 It's lucky the name is written up by the bedMASCOT6Down10 VerifyCONFIRM7Down11 The nerve of the little creature! It is brave!GALLANT7Down11 RoomSPACE5Down12 Wish you hadn't got the material (net) tornREPENT6Down12 SaveRESCUE6Down12 DogCORGI5Down13 Seed-casePOD3Down14 AlludeREFER5Down15 ConfessADMIT5Down17 HugeLARGE5Down18 I would learn otherwise when in the countryIRELAND7Down19 Elevated ridgePLATEAU7Down19 BirthDELIVERY8Down20 DifficultyPROBLEM7Down21 The little ring inside elicits a cry of joyWHOOPEE7Down21 MaterialREP3Down22 Strive to get inspirationFIGHTFORAIR11Down24 UncompromisingHARDHITTING11Down24 ViewVISTA5Down25 Unglazed earthenwareTERRACOTTA10Down26 She's succeeded in getting an appointmentCAREERGIRL10Down26 BearCARRY5Down26 Revising for the examinationGOINGOVER9Down28 MysteriousENIGMATIC9Down28 AudaciousBOLD4Down28 Complaining about the covering of the bookBINDING7Down29 Coastal areaSEASIDE7Down29 DividePART4Down29 EntranceDOOR4Down30 Again so right as a holiday venueRESORT6Down30 Arm muscleBICEPS6Down30 HugeCOLOSSAL8Down32 Clearly anxious without foundationRESTLESS8Down32 Wheat spikeEAR3Down32 What the more candid cook will admit to using?OPENER6Down33 Protective headgearHELMET6Down33 JumperSWEATER7Down34 Had a row about the fifty one had drawn from the bankCLASHED7Down34 LookGLANCE6Down38 Retaining the silver, returned half the picturesIMAGES6Down38 Catch, we're told, glimpsesSEES4Down40 BeamsRAYS4Down40

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