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Evening Standard Crossword April 8 2024 Answers

Monday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 8 2024 answers. The Monday 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#
High cost of cigarettes?PACKET6Across1 Descend by ropeABSEIL6Across1 DroneIDLER5Across4 In an emergencyATAPINCH8Across7 GrainCEREAL6Across7 The traditional appeal of cricketHOWSTHAT8Across7 Nevertheless, one is a mysterious creatureYETI4Across8 Fail to hitMISS4Across8 PoemODE3Across9 Counting frameABACUS6Across10 Something to cut outCOUPON6Across10 WhimFAD3Across10 Treat badly or harshlyMISUSE6Across11 Get back in gear somehowREGAIN6Across11 WorldEARTH5Across12 DregsLEES4Across13 A cricket sideLEG3Across14 TransgressionSIN3Across14 PaintingMURAL5Across15 Have another go at reforming TerryRETRY5Across16 Punctuation markCOLON5Across16 He anticipates the seller's going to lose £50SEER4Across17 UltimateLAST4Across17 PlainSTEPPE6Across17 Like Martin, he's flightyROBIN5Across19 WearyTIRE4Across19 DonPUTON5Across19 DissuadeDETER5Across20 A fellow accepts them from the devilDEMON5Across21 Intolerant personBIGOT5Across21 Iraqi currencyDINAR5Across22 Show what the cowboys did for nothingRODEO5Across22 RimLIP3Across22 ApplaudCLAP4Across23 It's unwise to keep an artist quiet!RASH4Across23 SailorMARINER7Across24 Finger or toeDIGIT5Across26 Jack's drinking companion?STRAW5Across26 DrySEC3Across27 VegetablePEA3Across28 PassageAISLE5Across28 Treatment to rub into a broken leg?GEL3Across28 ExcusedEXEMPT6Across29 He may get no marks at all in maths!THOMAS6Across29 StudyPERUSE6Across30 Notes in a short manuscriptMINIMS6Across30 Eager to hearten pedagoguesAGOG4Across31 ElderlyAGED4Across31 RegionAREA4Across31 Without war in the PacificPEACEFUL8Across32 Watches carefullyOBSERVES8Across32 YellowSALLOW6Across33 Spring plantsTULIPS6Across33 Tree Berliners could walk under?LINDEN6Across33 The sameDITTO5Across35 RipTEAR4Across37 GiverDONOR5Across38 ConsumeEAT3Across39 TierROW3Across41 NonsenseDRIVEL6Across42 PaleASHEN5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Portions of pie with insufficient saucesPIECES6Down1 AssaultASSAIL6Down1 ClimbedSCALED6Down1 He still has his job in the parkKEEPER6Down2 EvokeELICIT6Down2 ApprehendARREST6Down2 DoltOAF3Down3 GirlLASS4Down3 Showing a possible hint of undernourishmentTHIN4Down3 ThoughtIDEA4Down4 She's in a state of ruin, but will serve to introduceUSHERIN7Down4 FruitAPRICOT7Down4 DistributedDEALT5Down5 What holds the key to food productionWHEAT5Down5 Make voidANNUL5Down5 OuterEXTERNAL8Down6 Flat broke and on the rocksSTONY5Down6 LustreSHEEN5Down6 Done on a large scaleMASS4Down8 LightLAMP4Down8 A seasonal sort of tideYULE4Down8 StarSUN3Down9 Dress up as necessary to get to GatesheadTOG3Down9 ReplicaDUPLICATE9Down11 Male offspringSON3Down12 Information of a strange natureGEN3Down12 Does evening work at the laundryIRONS5Down13 Bulgarian capitalSOFIA5Down13 StaunchSTEM4Down14 SucroseSUGAR5Down15 To some, perhaps, a hotel is where people liveHOMES5Down15 CheckREIN4Down16 EpochsERAS4Down18 Planet with an electrical connectionEARTH5Down18 AttachAFFIX5Down18 Are such letters read aloud?RED3Down19 Narrow broochPIN3Down19 Somewhat boorish cry?BOO3Down20 HillTOR3Down20 VastENORMOUS8Down21 Small acting roleBITPART7Down21 Is she entitled to cheat on a bet?DOWAGER7Down21 This beast may take a batteringRAM3Down22 FaintDIM3Down22 Breakfast foodCEREAL6Down23 ChimePEAL4Down23 Celebrity gets some men terribly worn out!RENOWN6Down23 A light entertainer?ALIG4Down24 Praise, glorifyLAUD4Down24 RemainderREST4Down25 Cleans feathersPREENS6Down25 Be quick when one is obliged to raise the netHASTEN6Down25 TumultRIOT4Down26 WarehouseDEPOT5Down26 Bars in the organ partsSTOPS5Down26 Kingly hero Yale discovered in their midstROYAL5Down27 Aquatic birdsGEESE5Down27 DowelPEG3Down28 An engagement one can look upGIG3Down28 DeviateSWERVE6Down29 Shopping place where many get the lotMALL4Down30 BygonePAST4Down30 EnlistENROLL6Down30 WorshipADORE5Down32 BurdenLOAD4Down34 Golf clubIRON4Down36 AttemptTRY3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, April 8, 2024. 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.