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Evening Standard Crossword April 8 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 8 2021 answers. The Thursday 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#
PromptREADY5Across2 An element of law enforcementCOPPER6Across4 PantyhoseTIGHTS6Across4 In the open airALFRESCO8Across7 HellHADES5Across7 At the driving place, all alcohol freeTEETOTAL8Across7 Studies noted duets, possiblyETUDES6Across8 ArsenicPOISON6Across8 SpateFLOOD5Across8 Figure a hush to be something you can hear!CLASH5Across10 PrecipitousSTEEP5Across10 StealingTHEFT5Across10 ScullOAR3Across12 Said to be a sale of clothSAIL4Across13 SkirmishMELEE5Across13 Mountain lakeTARN4Across13 AtmosphereAURA4Across14 A Scot may have one hanging aroundKILT4Across14 Flow out slowlyOOZE4Across15 DiplomaticTACTFUL7Across15 Mickey's companion, an alienFINN4Across15 WitWAG3Across16 Ask earnestly to be goodBEG3Across16 Musical tailpieceCODA4Across17 Full of excitement like, in the past, GatesheadAGOG4Across17 RevisedEDITED6Across17 SpotDOT3Across19 ContinueGOON4Across19 Read a bit of scandalSCAN4Across19 InterferedMEDDLED7Across20 Optical instrumentTELESCOPE9Across21 Colourful thing to wear around townGREENBELT9Across21 Abominable snowmanYETI4Across23 Ardent, even after a weekendKEEN4Across23 AppearSEEM4Across23 The flying game?SOLO4Across24 MelodyTUNE4Across24 FaceDIAL4Across25 Was victoriousWON3Across26 A clever chap takes whiskey with itWIT3Across26 OustedDEPOSED7Across26 TurnVEER4Across27 City with a Tory disasterTROY4Across27 Timothy has the right to be tidyTRIM4Across29 ComplainRAIL4Across29 EntrapNET3Across30 ScornDERIDE6Across31 BelovedDEAR4Across32 Tailless aircraft still on the drawing board?PLAN4Across32 The part one hears amiss?SHARE5Across33 Indian dishBALTI5Across33 Animals possibly a long time in espionagePONIES6Across34 LoafersIDLERS6Across34 AbradedSCRAPED7Across34 Fabulous wife, but she just had to run away with a writer!PENELOPE8Across35 OutpouringEFFUSION8Across35 ViciousBRUTAL6Across36 Provides meals as support for actorsBOARDS6Across36 MaterialSATIN5Across37 TwitchingTIC3Across38 LiabilityDEBIT5Across39 RevoltREBEL5Across40 ReimburseREPAY5Across41 AvariceGREED5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SpaghettiPASTA5Down1 Keep at it and your dog will fetch it!STICK5Down1 FlourishedWAVED5Down1 ProposeOFFER5Down2 Rose's favourite boy?PETAL5Down2 ReadjustedRESET5Down2 SingletVEST4Down3 There's no silence while you're eating itNOSH4Down3 RegardESTEEM6Down3 DuoDUET4Down4 GemstoneTOPAZ5Down4 Washed down with a bit of ale in a can?CLEAN5Down4 CoagulatedCLOTTED7Down5 SmileGRIN4Down5 Name a friend out of turnPAUL4Down5 MarketplaceFORUM5Down6 Native of ancient TroyTROJAN6Down6 One with twenty-two legs?ELEVEN6Down6 May be silent, but it looks goodTINSEL6Down9 LoutOAF3Down9 US stateOREGON6Down9 WadedPADDLED7Down11 EmbraceHUG3Down11 Say the wrong thingLIE3Down11 AspectFACET5Down12 Are on the street, if you lookSTARE5Down12 Makes one's mark as a newcomerSIGNSON7Down13 UntidyMESSY5Down13 Kitchen deviceTOASTER7Down13 EnjoyedLIKED5Down14 Someone to fight for the key to the officeFOE3Down15 PoemODE3Down15 GriefWOE3Down16 PassCOL3Down16 Flier possibly hung upBAT3Down16 Has it a slow wriggle?GENTLE6Down18 DedicatedDEVOTED7Down18 Boy's nameOLIVER6Down18 Stuff that means a lot in church?CLOTH5Down20 Musical dramaOPERA5Down20 NumberTEN3Down21 NumberDIGIT5Down21 Some strange things to come down withGET3Down21 TykeCUR3Down22 Of oldOLDEN5Down22 He's young to go around being bossy!BOY3Down22 As worn by some Eskimo? No!KIMONO6Down23 Over thereYONDER6Down23 ThreatenedMENACED7Down24 MinePIT3Down25 Yes, right, guv!SIR3Down25 VitalityPEP3Down27 Artist's standEASEL5Down28 WishDESIRE6Down28 Speaks harshly of making a pass at a redheadRASPS5Down28 PerformedACTED5Down29 To get ahead, the dirty fellow will betray!RATON5Down30 Tired outALLIN5Down30 Big catsLIONS5Down31 It measures nothing less than a shooting star!METER5Down31 SkilfulDEFT4Down32 AssessedRATED5Down32 Seaside structure ripe for redevelopmentPIER4Down32 The ship would cast offSHED4Down33 CouchDIVAN5Down33 Boxing matchBOUT4Down33 TeaseRIB3Down35 ExpensiveDEAR4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, April 8, 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.