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Evening Standard Crossword November 16 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword November 16 2023 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 127 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#
RecordDISC4Across1 Slightly dampMOIST5Across3 Sandy locations where a ship gets a hole in itSPITS5Across3 FightingWAR3Across4 EncounterMEET4Across6 SeraglioHAREM5Across8 WrotePENNED6Across8 Type or pen a couple of lettersSTYLE5Across8 OverseasABROAD6Across9 Flows out slowlyOOZES5Across10 A born swimmer fond of fishOTTER5Across10 StrayERR3Across10 SackBAG3Across11 He holds nothing but a garden toolHOE3Across11 OrganHEART5Across12 It's in France, but you'll see some around MaidenheadSOMME5Across12 Make an escapeGETAWAY7Across13 A singular game for the relatively rotundROUNDER7Across13 CabinBERTH5Across14 AteDINED5Across15 The cat turns on it without a soundTACIT5Across15 FoundationBASIS5Across15 EraseDELETE6Across18 ToddlerTOT3Across18 The female uses the same keyDOE3Across18 ChooseSELECT6Across19 Being civil is very much like the policePOLITE6Across19 MeansAGENCY6Across20 SakeBENEFIT7Across21 Where, in London, a bad actor gets a little kissPECKHAM7Across21 Rowing bladesOARS4Across22 German cherry centreHERR4Across22 Sent, it's said, a little moneyCENT4Across23 AstoundSTUN4Across23 Those impatient to get ahead in dope peddling?PUSHERS7Across24 DomesticatedTAMED5Across24 NaturistsNUDISTS7Across24 Of the starsASTRAL6Across26 ScantySPARE5Across26 An arresting thing to saySTOPIT6Across26 RestrictLIMIT5Across28 LavatoryLOO3Across29 Ships move under itWAY3Across29 TimidSHY3Across30 Some pretty, rolling countryside in AustriaTYROL5Across31 PrecipitousSTEEP5Across31 DiapersNAPPIES7Across32 Not exactly gabbled, but distortedGARBLED7Across32 AskINVITE6Across32 LeftEXITED6Across33 Friendly in a doggy way?PALLY5Across34 SpottedSEEN4Across34 ChangeALTER5Across34 The mien of a first-class ruling headAIR3Across35 ChartMAP3Across35 StandardPAR3Across35 You finish in debt right at the start!DEBUT5Across36 SwallowGULP4Across36 Ludicrous situationFARCE5Across36 Order half a case and you'll get fat!OBESE5Across37 BeliefTENET5Across37 Blue boy?PETER5Across38 EmperorsTSARS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
TagLABEL5Down1 Dumas character who sat untidily around the houseATHOS5Down1 NullifiesNEGATES7Down2 Spare shillings taken by pawnbrokerSLENDER7Down2 UnsuitableINEPT5Down2 SurrenderCONCEDE7Down3 BroadWIDE4Down4 Do as toldOBEY4Down4 Inferior, but getting odd bits of sponsorshipPOOR4Down4 BreedREAR4Down5 Jones's double takes a lot of beating!TOMTOM6Down5 Water iceSORBET6Down5 MixMERGE5Down6 SumTOTAL5Down6 Quietly take the least chanceSTEAL5Down6 StretchyELASTIC7Down7 Ancient artefactRELIC5Down7 It's worth getting the wrong time about right!MERIT5Down7 Anybody seeming a bit useful?YOU3Down9 RodentRAT3Down9 RegretRUE3Down11 SorrowfulSAD3Down12 LoathsomeHATEFUL7Down12 Discover the hard waySEEKOUT7Down12 MinePIT3Down13 Was victoriousWON3Down14 Indo-Chinese medical person?DOC3Down14 ChairsSEATS5Down16 EntrapNET3Down16 Quotes what one sees mentioned?CITES5Down16 EndureSTAND5Down17 BarrierDAM3Down17 Guys may contribute to their supportTENTS5Down17 LikeSIMILAR7Down19 CostEXPENSE7Down19 Possible pay thaw helpful if you have to walkPATHWAY7Down19 Its players may have driveWHIST5Down20 SetteesSOFAS5Down20 Cruel personBRUTE5Down21 SolidifyGEL3Down21 Good man, formerly capital in public relationsPRIOR5Down21 RevisingEDITING7Down22 StillYET3Down23 PlugSTOPPER7Down23 One moans a lot, but hasn't done so for very longCRYBABY7Down23 Italian cityNAPLES6Down24 Historic hand washerPILATE6Down24 TreeASH3Down25 BribeSOP3Down25 Attention to something corny?EAR3Down25 Their tread, on the road, is wearingTYRES5Down27 Drinking tubeSTRAW5Down27 RuleREIGN5Down27 RespondREACT5Down28 Sort of toaster to get dad out of bed?POPUP5Down28 PerfectIDEAL5Down29 AppearSEEM4Down30 Snappy contribution to better serviceTERSE5Down30 Brimless capBERET5Down30 YapYELP4Down31 Delight in singing at the club, perhaps?GLEE4Down32 Close toNEAR4Down32 Rest among the liliesLIE3Down33 Boy's nameIAN3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, November 16, 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.