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Evening Standard Crossword April 9 2024 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword April 9 2024 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 134 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#
ArouseAWAKEN6Across1 African tripSAFARI6Across4 A swimmer in the pinkSALMON6Across4 PalenessPALLOR6Across5 Having done the dishes, all finishedWASHEDUP8Across7 Set of lettersALPHABET8Across7 VulnerableATRISK6Across8 Edible part of some lettuces in the USOMELET6Across8 ApeMIMIC5Across9 He shows that to blunder is nothing for a learnerERROL5Across10 BelieveCREDIT6Across10 Yearly chronicleANNAL5Across10 AccountableLIABLE6Across11 AttemptedTRIED5Across12 Cry of a duck held by a manMOAN4Across13 Musical instrumentDRUM4Across13 Far downDEEP4Across14 StumpSTUB4Across14 If very soft-hearted, he'd make a tasty contributionPEER4Across14 Mammal typeDEER4Across15 Name of a Pathan scribeHANS4Across15 Liquid containerVAT3Across16 Man mountain?BEN3Across16 Coin trick often seen on a computer screenICON4Across17 FinishEND3Across17 Complain bitterlyRAIL4Across17 SmokeFUME4Across18 Game a dunderhead finished levelTIED4Across19 SuretyBAIL4Across19 TrampleTREAD5Across20 The bite of a small animal is worryingMOLESTING9Across21 Soft drinkGINGERALE9Across21 ExposedBARED5Across22 She performs doggedly in 'Peter Pan'NANA4Across23 Tip upTILT4Across23 CutSEVERED7Across23 Sound qualityTONE4Across24 Nice change for a former soccer starINCE4Across24 BirdROBIN5Across24 TowboatTUG3Across26 LukewarmTEPID5Across26 Is she not certain?MAY3Across26 ListenHEED4Across27 A down-to-earth partROOT4Across27 Small ostrichRHEA4Across29 HeroicEPIC4Across29 An employer's gambit?PLOY4Across29 TitleSIR3Across30 Need supporting from a suitable angleLEAN4Across32 FruitDATE4Across32 Ballpoint, sayPENS4Across32 Keep to the right in the southeastSTORE5Across33 Send backREMIT5Across33 SedateSTAID5Across33 They may be spoilt when flyingPILOTS6Across34 BesomsBROOMS6Across34 Listeners support them endlesslyEARRINGS8Across35 UnravelUNTANGLE8Across35 TalentedCLEVER6Across35 Deprive of foodSTARVE6Across36 Annoys some strangersANGERS6Across36 CarportGARAGE6Across36 BenefitAVAIL5Across37 CompleteENTIRE6Across38 FraudDECEIT6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Water nymphNAIAD5Down1 One giving the chimney a brush up?SWEEP5Down1 ConfrontACCOST6Down1 BackboneSPINE5Down2 Department of a French cross-country runnerISERE5Down2 RoadAVENUE6Down2 VestibuleHALL4Down3 One properly drilled, presumablyWELL4Down3 Give outEMIT4Down3 Gaze fixedlySTARE5Down4 SaltpetreNITRE5Down4 Make mawkish love, and so on, captivating Stephen's heartSPOON5Down4 HeapedPILED5Down5 CompanyFIRM4Down5 Inalienable right, legallyLIEN4Down5 BitterACID4Down6 RapscallionRASCAL6Down6 Started work on an exceptional needOPENED6Down6 WorkLABOUR6Down7 StaggeredREELED6Down8 The kind of varnish for a spar or pole, I seeMASTIC6Down9 Sikh's headdressTURBAN6Down9 BornNEE3Down11 On the list as a small boyREG3Down11 MonthAPRIL5Down12 Heavenly hunter brilliantly beltedORION5Down12 MeanwhileINTERIM7Down13 The house with its own Tube stationMANSION7Down13 ErasesDELETES7Down13 Weed killer that lasts for yearsHOE3Down15 GroupTROOP5Down15 Use a spadeDIG3Down15 Ask earnestly to be goodBEG3Down16 FundamentalBASIC5Down16 ContendVIE3Down16 WitheredFADED5Down18 Wine for the college titular headCLARET6Down18 National songANTHEM6Down18 DeserveMERIT5Down19 Clumsy enough to spill a pint around closing timeINEPT5Down20 On one's toesALERT5Down20 LairDEN3Down21 Concert, informallyGIG3Down21 She's a blossomMAY3Down21 Stick, shaftROD3Down22 It's initially explosiveTNT3Down22 GambleBET3Down22 Small towerTURRET6Down23 People not in a messNATION6Down23 SaveRESCUE6Down24 Hawaiian garlandLEI3Down25 All in favour of turning rightFOR3Down25 HalveBISECT6Down25 DisplayPARADE6Down27 FollowENSUE5Down28 SeemlyDECENT6Down28 Uncharacteristically fertile placesOASES5Down28 SuspendsHANGS5Down30 A letter or two from a girlLORNA5Down30 CaterSERVE5Down30 One working, as yet, in wine-makingYEAST5Down31 ViperADDER5Down31 InflexibleRIGID5Down31 UnderprivilegedPOOR4Down32 Hold nothing dear?LOVE4Down32 Minion bringing up some refreshmentsSERF4Down33 BackREAR4Down33 Close noisilySLAM4Down33 StoryTALE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, April 9, 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.