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Evening Standard Crossword November 20 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword November 20 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 130 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#
WriterSCRIBE6Across1 PerfectIDEAL5Across3 Those taken to destroy pests?STEPS5Across3 BogusSHAM4Across5 BecauseSINCE5Across8 Many an article is flexibleLITHE5Across8 DraconianHARSH5Across8 EdgeRIM3Across9 River of wine!RHINE5Across10 DregsLEES4Across10 All-night watchVIGIL5Across10 It's Scottish for the presentNOO3Across11 AttackRAID4Across11 GratuityTIP3Across11 Contradict most beliefsBELIE5Across12 HorrifyAPPAL5Across12 Synthetic fibreRAYON5Across12 Having restrictionsLIMITED7Across13 Continue to make a fuss about old filmsCARRYON7Across13 MotoristDRIVER6Across13 TreeCEDAR5Across15 Employee whose tax included a pound note?VALET5Across15 GullTERN4Across16 AgentREP3Across18 What the wheatear has to drinkTEA3Across18 WickedEVIL4Across18 I'd feel wrong, getting out of lineDEFILE6Across19 Wish or long forDESIRE6Across19 ColourRED3Across20 Go back and try another cureRETREAT7Across21 Mosque towerMINARET7Across21 Wet weatherRAIN4Across22 Den left to dry outLAIR4Across22 LettuceCOS3Across22 RequireNEED4Across23 Inclination to cheat at bagatelleTILT4Across23 ImmerseDIP3Across23 Turns upARRIVES7Across24 Tardy getting into bedBELATED7Across24 DiscourteousRUDE4Across24 DueOWED4Across25 One making a drink in a part broken jug?BREWER6Across26 DetestsABHORS6Across26 InventDEVISE6Across28 Far from private information!GEN3Across29 Joke, informallyGAG3Across29 JumpedLEAPT5Across30 FactDATUM5Across31 But she will keep quiet for some reward!SHREW5Across31 Income of the sort of writers I get on withPENSION7Across32 WarmthHEAT4Across32 SpinsROTATES7Across32 JotIOTA4Across33 Kept from being unhappy about a historic daySAVED5Across34 FittingAPT3Across34 RapiditySPEED5Across34 In general, it takes a long timeERA3Across35 IntendedMEANT5Across35 SummitTOP3Across35 A calculating creature?ADDER5Across36 RegrettedRUED4Across36 Spicy Indian dishBALTI5Across36 Uncle finishes a bit of work in the sedentary lineCLERK5Across37 SubsideSETTLE6Across37 BeliefTENET5Across37 Fishing films?REELS5Across38 Gaze fixedlySTARE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
StepSTRIDE6Down1 The last of the matchesFINAL5Down1 Glossy fabricSATIN5Down1 StayedREMAINED8Down2 At the bitter end, throes can be brieferSHORTER7Down2 Headache tabletASPIRIN7Down2 QuartersBILLET6Down3 The National Front, at the time in questionTHEN4Down4 AdministeredDISPENSED9Down4 DeceasedDEAD4Down4 AbradedSCRAPED7Down5 Quietly fix the hedge?PRIVET6Down5 Shore birdAVOCET6Down5 School punishmentLINES5Down6 CureHEAL4Down6 That corny bunch down on the farmSHEAF5Down6 ManufacturedMADE4Down7 Iraqi currencyDINAR5Down7 Tube station guardian?ANGEL5Down7 OceanSEA3Down8 Raised edgeRIM3Down9 It's prominent at the quayside in DevonTOR3Down9 He's given meals or bread, possiblyBOARDER7Down12 MendsREPAIRS7Down12 NumberTEN3Down14 RecoveringRECOUPING9Down14 Still the old-fashioned tangoYET3Down14 TearRIP3Down15 PlungesDIVES5Down16 Angry girl hiding in coverLIVID5Down16 The decimated part?TENTH5Down17 RankROW3Down17 PreparedREADY5Down17 WatchfulVIGILANT8Down19 Minor deityDEMIGOD7Down19 Being in poor condition, the old mare showed her yearsDAMAGED7Down19 Golfers' cards?CLUBS5Down20 ManageRUN3Down20 Baker's productBREAD5Down20 Physical strengthMIGHT5Down21 ErasedDELETED7Down21 Free half of beer for the chap in the saddleRIDER5Down21 NullifiesNEGATES7Down23 How to show the strain at a dramatic momentTENSELY7Down23 AxillaARMPIT6Down24 Live somewhere in Herts, but watch out!BEWARE6Down24 A number of kittensTEN3Down25 Container for liquidsVAT3Down25 DiscussionDEBATE6Down26 ConditionFETTLE6Down27 She gets Dora upset and out of breathRHODA5Down27 TriteBANAL5Down27 Water streaming from cracked ewersWESER5Down28 ExpelsOUSTS5Down28 ScorchCHAR4Down29 Leprosy victimLEPER5Down30 Such old jokes may get a frosty receptionHOARY5Down30 HaltLAME4Down30 ChildTOT3Down31 Bring upREAR4Down32 Murphy's jacketPEEL4Down32 Heat from the fireIRE3Down33 Unit of weightTON3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, November 20, 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.