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Evening Standard Crossword April 4 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 4 2018 answers. The Wednesday 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#
EmblemSYMBOL6Across1 It's cherished in China and well thought of in WalesDRAGON6Across1 DweltLIVED5Across3 An approach to operaOVERTURE8Across7 Exact in detailACCURATE8Across7 Thick paperCARD4Across8 Nourishing sausage ingredient if nothing moreSAGO4Across8 IcedFROZEN6Across9 Well-known fertiliser for flowersPOLLEN6Across10 Counting frameABACUS6Across10 SorcererWIZARD6Across10 AgreeACCEDE6Across11 There's science in serving drinksOPTICS6Across11 WanASHEN5Across11 CupidEROS4Across12 Fish eggsROE3Across14 One takes in what may be a Scotsman's ownAIN3Across14 DepravityVICE4Across15 HostelryHOTEL5Across16 He's a father to many soldiersPADRE5Across16 AccomplishREALISE7Across17 At that timeTHEN4Across17 Person deceived into making a copy?DUPE4Across17 Wooden pegDOWEL5Across19 Weakened, yet was a friend to a boyPALED5Across19 HillTOR3Across20 An old scout's dog?ROVER5Across21 ImpliedTACIT5Across21 Of the sunSOLAR5Across21 Get ready to eat, perhapsRIPEN5Across22 TruncheonBATON5Across22 MelodyTUNE4Across23 Just the place for a web?SITE4Across23 Meat spreadPATE4Across23 ThereforeERGO4Across25 DwarfTROLL5Across26 Boy, I see, of sound natureSONIC5Across26 Broom of twigsBESOM5Across26 Boy's nameSAM3Across28 A writer's pointNIB3Across28 EpochERA3Across28 American stateOREGON6Across29 Could he arrange for the king to have a little extra height?KNIGHT6Across29 OrientalEASTERN7Across30 Sets about bizarre beingsBEGINS6Across30 Of catsFELINE6Across30 Admits that snow driftsOWNS4Across31 Peruse writingREAD4Across31 AlienateESTRANGE8Across32 To outward appearance, possibly ex-rentalEXTERNAL8Across32 DependRELY4Across33 Tyre surfacesTREADS6Across33 Buck's pretty empty-headed girl, warm hearted, AmericanDOLLAR6Across33 ComfortEASE4Across35 DegreeGRADE5Across36 BrandyCOGNAC6Across38 SubsidedABATED6Across39 PlantSHRUB5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Went into decline and quietly died outDIPPED6Down1 SageSAVANT6Down1 BidOFFER5Down1 He's a saverGOALIE6Down2 Signal fireBEACON6Down2 BeverageCOCOA5Down2 StriplingsLADS4Down3 The number on this is twelveNOON4Down3 MeadowLEA3Down3 Retailer of meatBUTCHER7Down4 Excursionist guilty of foul play?TRIPPER7Down4 MaintainINSIST6Down4 Military traineeCADET5Down5 PitcherEWER4Down5 It's clear I had to receive a good deal of luckLUCID5Down5 ClamourDIN3Down6 GemJEWEL5Down6 Short cut out of BatterseaTERSE5Down6 CustomHABIT5Down7 Be concernedCARE4Down8 To crash in the Alps must be a blowSLAP4Down8 ViperADDER5Down8 Information from an intelligence officerGEN3Down9 RegretRUE3Down9 It means very little, but thanks a lotTAD3Down12 Mountain passCOL3Down12 Small piece of land on credit, oftenCROFT5Down13 Player's first gameDEBUT5Down13 RepairRESTORE7Down13 SlopeSLANT5Down14 Enjoy a bit of fun in portHAVEN5Down15 Punctuation markCOLON5Down15 StandardCOLOURS7Down16 A case of tradespeople sticking togetherUNION5Down18 Hang in the airHOVER5Down18 BirdEAGLE5Down18 ExpireDIE3Down19 Go bang in a small wayPOP3Down19 SpeckDOT3Down19 Has he to sit around keeping his mouth shut?LEN3Down20 PallidWAN3Down20 Dick may take a seat in the middle of the road!RICHARD7Down21 Tea urnSAMOVAR7Down21 Articulated lorry of American originRIG3Down22 BanalTRITE5Down22 Wet spongy groundBOG3Down22 Royal residencePALACE6Down23 It means something when you put your name to a letterSIGNAL6Down23 StrayERR3Down24 AmongAMID4Down24 Winged wader, once worshippedIBIS4Down24 Time that egg!EASTER6Down25 HappeningsEVENTS6Down25 PugilistBOXER5Down26 Blue ones are fineSKIES5Down26 Agile, fit to be frisky in New YorkNIFTY5Down27 CarriageLANDAU6Down27 CultsSECTS5Down27 Three ways modernNEW3Down28 UprightERECT5Down28 ObserveSEE3Down28 Line upALIGN5Down29 WorryFRET4Down30 Bighead, past his prime, yet courageousBOLD4Down30 WorldEARTH5Down31 IndigentNEEDY5Down32 RoguishARCH4Down34 FuelGAS3Down36 RecedeEBB3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. 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.