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Evening Standard Crossword November 2 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword November 2 2023 answers. The Thursday 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#
CeaseSTOP4Across1 MoveTRAVEL6Across4 DroopSAG3Across4 Endear in a way that has to be worked forEARNED6Across4 SoonANON4Across6 Activates evil, perhaps, in various waysENLIVENS8Across7 South African cityPRETORIA8Across7 UproarFURORE6Across8 SwoopPOUNCE6Across8 Read a couple of letters, very briefSCANTY6Across8 VentOUTLET6Across9 SubsideABATE5Across10 NovelNEW3Across10 A new identity as Ali, possiblyALIAS5Across10 SeatCHAIR5Across12 Ballistic missile?BALL4Across13 Be concernedCARE4Across13 High cost weaponBOMB4Across14 Military capKEPI4Across14 TinePRONG5Across14 In Ireland, the month for loveMAYO4Across15 Coarse fileRASP4Across15 StorehouseDEPOT5Across15 Sounds new, this animalGNU3Across16 Secret agentSPY3Across16 LoutBOOR4Across17 Be boastful in playBRAG4Across17 EbbRECEDE6Across18 Owl's cryHOOT4Across19 In which your coin may be lost?SLOT4Across19 WholeINTACT6Across20 Bit of a beast in Falstaff's localBOARSHEAD9Across21 WrongdoerMISCREANT9Across21 They're vermin, dammit!RATS4Across23 HotnessHEAT4Across23 TeacherTUTOR5Across24 TavernsINNS4Across24 Instrument with a bell on the endHORN4Across24 FragmentSCRAP5Across26 LairDEN3Across26 One taking a turn as opener?KEY3Across26 Told fibsLIED4Across27 Pet food?CHOW4Across27 BreezyWINDY5Across28 HeinousEVIL4Across29 Complain fishily?CARP4Across29 AntelopeGNU3Across30 Untidy stateMESS4Across32 A delay can be a heavy burden, it's saidWAIT4Across32 MealSUPPER6Across32 Coins no longer new?PENCE5Across33 AgileNIMBLE6Across33 Not freshSTALE5Across33 Rising, it can nauseate!REVOLT6Across34 LakeMERE4Across34 ColliersMINERS6Across34 Can such punishment involve two stripes?CORPORAL8Across35 EncounteredMET3Across35 BrollyUMBRELLA8Across35 Grab some eggsCLUTCH6Across36 RespectHEED4Across36 Blurred markSMUDGE6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
TalkSPEAK5Down1 It's grilled, but you can bake it endlessly!KEBAB5Down1 SummariseRECAP5Down2 Assert, possibly with much maliceCLAIM5Down2 ContactTOUCH5Down2 Golfer's warningFORE4Down3 Women who anticipate?EVES4Down3 SupplyPROVIDE7Down3 Spanish snacksTAPAS5Down4 ObservedSEEN4Down4 On paper, a tryESSAY5Down4 IncreaseGROW4Down5 FeverAGUE4Down5 Sort of tennis you don't fancyREAL4Down5 ChangeALTER5Down6 Other thanEXCEPT6Down6 Scope of a revised text about certain pointsEXTENT6Down6 Sea-goingOCEANIC7Down7 Child without parentsORPHAN6Down9 See new roles as more intimateCLOSER6Down9 InsectBEE3Down11 A cry from Michael OwenLOW3Down11 SelfEGO3Down11 He's good, giving a sailor a half bottleABBOT5Down12 VehicleCAR3Down12 ShinboneTIBIA5Down12 ColourRED3Down13 Where, near Ascot, to be fired by success in sport?BAGSHOT7Down13 TotesCARRIES7Down13 Legendary birdROC3Down15 A broken arm, of course, can spoil thingsMAR3Down15 DrunkardSOT3Down16 FavouritePET3Down16 Immortal, and nothing less than goodGOD3Down16 BirdTIT3Down17 Carla's shifty rogueRASCAL6Down18 StablemanOSTLER6Down18 OmitEXCLUDE7Down19 A weapon for '35 Across' perhaps?LANCE5Down20 BeginningONSET5Down20 A horse to watch in a TV programmeBAY3Down21 BlokesMEN3Down21 PresentNOW3Down21 The way of a showmanHOW3Down22 ExultationTRIUMPH7Down22 FinishEND3Down22 Balloon gasHELIUM6Down23 AttemptTRY3Down23 Again dispose of stewed eels in different waysRESELL6Down23 VaseURN3Down25 AfflictAIL3Down25 It's described as a curveARC3Down25 SufficientAMPLE5Down27 Hot-headed desire to joinHITCH5Down28 EditionISSUE5Down28 DigDELVE5Down29 CryptVAULT5Down30 Resentful as any, hiding some grievance!ANGRY5Down30 ForbiddingGRIM4Down30 GroupUNIT4Down31 LawfulLEGAL5Down31 Strips off and goes back to sleepPEELS5Down31 It's to be beerWORT4Down32 RepairMEND4Down32 Father's favourites?POPS4Down33 KindSORT4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, November 2, 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.