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Evening Standard Crossword April 7 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 7 2022 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#
TemperMOOD4Across1 SecuritySAFETY6Across4 WhelpPUP3Across4 Preserve the best lean cutPICKLE6Across4 CompassionPITY4Across6 Unlike a cameo, it has a certain hollow beautyINTAGLIO8Across7 TaciturnRETICENT8Across7 CountCENSUS6Across8 Shrub or small treeACACIA6Across8 Mark and Edward are frightenedSCARED6Across8 CloseNEARBY6Across9 KillsSLAYS5Across10 AgentSPY3Across10 Fellows cowboys have a use forCHAPS5Across10 RepulseREPEL5Across12 Disarm me and an officerMELT4Across13 UnsightlyUGLY4Across13 German cherry centreHERR4Across14 RibbonTAPE4Across14 FlatLEVEL5Across14 Game to go a long way for nothingFARO4Across15 Leg jointKNEE4Across15 SaltpetreNITRE5Across15 Still, it appears in many etchingsYET3Across16 SeedPIP3Across16 AssertAVER4Across17 Typically Russian, he makes a duck for a cricket sideOLEG4Across17 TartBITTER6Across18 American ostrichRHEA4Across19 A couple competedVIED4Across19 SaveRESCUE6Across20 In which you're simply prepared for anythingREADINESS9Across21 Army officerBRIGADIER9Across21 A meaty trumpet pieceRUMP4Across23 CroonSING4Across23 LongYEARN5Across24 SinVICE4Across24 They transport canisters from which contents have been lostCARS4Across24 RateSPEED5Across26 StickROD3Across26 One may take such a view of poor lightingDIM3Across26 UnlockOPEN4Across27 Vehicle in the yard?DRAY4Across27 SpreeREVEL5Across28 Intravenous feedDRIP4Across29 Some desultory setback turned to advantageUSED4Across29 TinyWEE3Across30 Knitting stitchPURL4Across32 Loaf around with a youngsterFOAL4Across32 ComfortSOOTHE6Across32 The letter D has three cornersDELTA5Across33 ReflectMIRROR6Across33 Stage whisperASIDE5Across33 Minor branchesSPRIGS6Across34 TolerateBEAR4Across34 Essential characterNATURE6Across34 Casual role for fatherPARTTIME8Across35 IlluminatedLIT3Across35 Paint typeEMULSION8Across35 Figures in rugby footballSEVENS6Across36 IntenseDEEP4Across36 DefeatedBEATEN6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Bread partCRUST5Down1 A witty companion, this charmer?WITCH5Down1 Watch bandSTRAP5Down2 Struggling to shift a wart?ATWAR5Down2 FatOBESE5Down2 PerformsACTS4Down3 A bit stage struck for long periodsAGES4Down3 FallDESCENT7Down3 PhaseSTAGE5Down4 Go byPASS4Down4 Tangled ropes can be a problemPOSER5Down4 TinyPUNY4Down5 To skinFLAY4Down5 If a bowler gets a century, there's talkCHAT4Down5 PutPLACE5Down6 Petty detailsTRIVIA6Down6 Looked at the general colourLEERED6Down6 SceneTABLEAU7Down7 ClergymanCLERIC6Down9 Plant 150 too manyCLOVER6Down9 Produce eggsLAY3Down11 It's hard on me, getting turned back at the borderHEM3Down11 EqualityPAR3Down11 With this introduction, finish up more confused!PROEM5Down12 MassageRUB3Down12 DesireYEARN5Down12 UntruthLIE3Down13 It's wonderful to be good in sorting out a claimMAGICAL7Down13 DisentangleUNRAVEL7Down13 Beer barrelKEG3Down15 Supplied by a G-man?FED3Down15 For everyPER3Down16 AttemptTRY3Down16 That's right, the old-fashioned school headYES3Down16 EpochERA3Down17 Pet racing greyhound?LAPDOG6Down18 VitalityVIGOUR6Down18 BetterIMPROVE7Down19 Lives with a woman, it emergesISSUE5Down20 Takes notice ofHEEDS5Down20 In the Hebrides, it's intoxicating!RUM3Down21 OfferBID3Down21 StrayERR3Down21 Any disruption is negativeNAY3Down22 ScoffedSNEERED7Down22 RacketDIN3Down22 ComfortSOLACE6Down23 FishEEL3Down23 A little wave helps to make the trip pleasantRIPPLE6Down23 StretchEKE3Down25 CoverLID3Down25 Supply of gas for a plane?JET3Down25 Go inENTER5Down27 Pass in orderly fashion at the far end, in filesRASPS5Down28 Clean feathersPREEN5Down28 ElicitEVOKE5Down29 StiffRIGID5Down30 Destroyed by the vice around Los AngelesSLAIN5Down30 HealthyWELL4Down30 DischargeEMIT4Down31 Small coinPENNY5Down31 They're naturally depressed, being terribly sad about the FrenchDALES5Down31 When rife, maybe, can be hard to extinguishFIRE4Down32 Flat-bottomed boatPUNT4Down32 Points along the line, perhapsDOTS4Down33 ConfederateALLY4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, April 7, 2022. 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.