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Evening Standard Crossword November 1 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword November 1 2023 answers. The Wednesday 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#
African desertSAHARA6Across1 Cruelly caned on his rear end, one may be hopping!DANCER6Across1 CarpCAVIL5Across2 RevampRENOVATE8Across7 SpateFLOOD5Across7 Genteel grandee, maybe, but too youngUNDERAGE8Across7 Lots of gamesSETS4Across8 UnseeingBLIND5Across8 TranquilCALM4Across8 A back seatHOWDAH6Across10 ElectedVOTED5Across10 Counting frameABACUS6Across10 Stop taking half a year for a holiday!ARREST6Across11 ReasonMOTIVE6Across11 ExpertACE3Across12 SkinflintMISER5Across13 Where, in France, to get a really good kissAIX3Across14 Manipulate fraudulentlyRIG3Across14 ControlMASTERY7Across15 Is it typically noble to be in good time?EARLY5Across16 Group of nineNONET5Across16 Hardly a long shot?PUTT4Across17 InfoDATA4Across17 AccustomedINURED6Across17 Best!WORST5Across19 RugMAT3Across19 Hang in the airHOVER5Across19 RottedDECAYED7Across20 Does he turn his master out?VALET5Across21 Continental quiltDUVET5Across21 WelcomeGREET5Across22 Got on badly with FredaFARED5Across22 Prison roomCELL4Across23 Little one taking a nasty turnRUNT4Across23 ApplaudCLAP4Across23 AscendRISE4Across25 Cattle-thiefRUSTLER7Across26 Danger of being left on the pier, maybePERIL5Across26 1000 kilogramsTONNE5Across26 Fruit preserveJAM3Across28 Go back againPEP3Across28 Lovely chap making a fuss when there's terrible sinADONIS6Across29 AwakenAROUSE6Across29 GarlandLEI3Across30 Colourful show of supportFAVOUR6Across30 GaudyGARISH6Across30 As PM, he had some credentialsEDEN4Across31 LoatheDETEST6Across31 Assist in a crimeABET4Across31 Native American coachmen misdirectedCOMANCHE8Across32 Showing refinementTASTEFUL8Across32 At the plough, a means of steeringTILLER6Across33 To angerENRAGE6Across33 OwnPOSSESS7Across34 DressARRAY5Across37 BeverageTEA3Across38 TautTENSE5Across39 DemiseDEATH5Across40 StartONSET5Across41 EndureSTAND5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Serve to prevent starvationDISHUP6Down1 Run agroundSTRAND6Down1 UnadornedPLAIN5Down1 Shrub or small treeACACIA6Down2 Cried out for a tin opener, would you believe!CREDIT6Down2 ShroudCOVER5Down2 LimbsARMS4Down3 Be quick - it's a busy hour!RUSH4Down3 WorshippedADORED6Down3 DetailITEM4Down4 Small crownCORONET7Down4 What one might call an expensive womanDEAREST7Down4 ComplimentFLATTER7Down5 A natural runner, that's clearWATER5Down5 Glossy fabricSATIN5Down5 InactiveINERT5Down6 FatherBEGET5Down6 A blackish mole?JETTY5Down6 Horse-drawn vehicleCART4Down8 Be guilty of insecticide?SWAT4Down8 DragLUG3Down9 FreezeICE3Down9 Thanks to getting cross, one may have to pay itTAX3Down9 HarmedDAMAGED7Down11 This little beast heartened piratesRAT3Down12 HillTOR3Down12 Killed by nails in an explosionSLAIN5Down13 CorruptVENAL5Down13 Chop upMINCE5Down13 SweetenerSUGAR5Down14 There may be some round the corner, in velvet coatsMOLES5Down15 LidCOVER5Down15 UtterSAY3Down16 DetestABHOR5Down18 Teeth-expertDENTIST7Down18 Given an exotic drug out East, as by a pusherURGED5Down18 Shade of colourHUE3Down19 Inward strife?WAR3Down19 Animal doctorVET3Down20 Once more, the grand finale is colourfulRED3Down20 Figure an ex-champ, a six-footer, to be fearless!VALIANT7Down21 EaterDINER5Down21 Kitchen sideboardDRESSER7Down21 GodDEITY5Down22 WildebeestGNU3Down22 The final part may be fishyFIN3Down22 ProfessionCAREER6Down23 Show a red-headed girl to be half-hearted?REVEAL6Down23 Preposition used in pools couponsUPON4Down24 ThrobPULSATE7Down24 DischargeEMIT4Down24 Jack, again, is a fierce fellowTARTAR6Down25 Pakistani cityLAHORE6Down25 ShabbyTATTY5Down26 Name the dog you fondle, a companionPATCH5Down26 LoudNOISY5Down27 ObserveSEE3Down27 Wanders around in FormosaROAMS5Down27 Boxer's punchJAB3Down28 It protects father and many besidesPAD3Down28 SenseREASON6Down28 InnHOTEL5Down29 Strong windGALE4Down30 Measures of payment just terminatedFEET4Down30 TendencyTREND5Down32 RescuedSAVED5Down33 OceanSEA3Down35 ChairSEAT4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. 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.