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Evening Standard Crossword November 21 2019 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword November 21 2019 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#
TrappedCAUGHT6Across1 Yellow-bellyCOWARD6Across4 Timers used fairly as basis for judgementMERITS6Across4 SnubSLIGHT6Across5 ConcerningTODOWITH8Across7 Is it too much, one half of a couple being named Thora?PLETHORA8Across7 They're bent on being badCROOKS6Across8 WarCONFLICT8Across8 DecoratesADORNS6Across8 ResponsibilityONUS4Across9 Charlie's got the hump - the fathead!CHUMP5Across10 OwnsHAS3Across10 Muscular strengthBRAWN5Across10 ClearingGLADE5Across12 He cooks with some panache, frequentlyCHEF4Across13 ChristmasNOEL4Across13 Card gameSOLO4Across14 Simplicity in sea serviceEASE4Across14 EmployerBOSS4Across15 Square part of a plant?ROOT4Across15 ObtainGET3Across15 Court an NCO with loveWOO3Across16 Canine mammalFOX3Across16 Was it besieged by some troops with a Yorkist leader?TROY4Across17 PrincipalMAIN4Across17 AlsoTOO3Across17 HillTOR3Across18 A German river?AVON4Across19 Treelike plantPALM4Across19 ProsecuteSUE3Across19 AttainREACH5Across20 A step-up for a poetPROMOTION9Across21 ObligatoryMANDATORY9Across21 EpochERA3Across21 MatRUG3Across22 They're paid directly to the SouthDUES4Across23 StretchEKE3Across23 Cards dealt to a playerHAND4Across23 CourageGUTS4Across24 LongingYEN3Across24 Price of a ring?TOLL4Across24 Go inENTER5Across26 ShyCOY3Across26 Salesman travelling to Eire, say?REP3Across26 People referred to on the 4th of July?THEY4Across27 Plant partROOT4Across27 Leave outOMIT4Across29 On which to make a start in motor sportGRID4Across29 EntrapNET3Across29 Gus seems to have left Pegasus something to eat!PEAS4Across32 Have in mindMEAN4Across32 Special bath for a girl with sex appealSAUNA5Across33 AgitateSTIR4Across33 Sleep noisilySNORE5Across33 Send away to the ultimate seaside haven?DEPORT6Across34 DislikedRESENTED8Across34 PermitsALLOWS6Across34 Informal drink in many picnic basketsCHAMPERS8Across35 InitiateLAUNCH6Across35 Lacking knowledgeIGNORANT8Across35 Formality of a celebrity going to churchSTARCH6Across36 DiscussionDEBATE6Across36 Playground itemsSWINGS6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CounterfoilsSTUBS5Down1 Plenty of room for a 'Trek'SPACE5Down1 PerfectIDEAL5Down2 FragranceAROMA5Down2 She makes love heavenlyVENUS5Down2 Pa returns with a companion or fellowCHAP4Down3 PresentGIFT4Down3 WaterfowlSWAN4Down3 Tough Scot with a little houseMACHO5Down4 MaterialTWILL5Down4 Utter confusionCHAOS5Down4 For cover, you need the right moneyROOF4Down5 LocatedSITED5Down5 Hair from sheepWOOL4Down5 Carry forward, let's assumeTAKEON6Down6 ImageICON4Down6 Kidnapper's paymentRANSOM6Down6 DwellingHOUSE5Down7 Sell a litre wronglyRETAIL6Down9 Absolute rulerDESPOT6Down9 RashHASTY5Down10 Possessed by a slavish admirerHAD3Down11 StrictSTERN5Down11 DecomposeROT3Down11 Measure taken by police and engineersMETRE5Down12 Adult human femaleWOMAN5Down12 RavineGORGE5Down12 The beasts are backward, having broken toesCOYOTES7Down13 ExpectAWAIT5Down13 Nine-sided figureNONAGON7Down13 AnaestheticETHER5Down14 Romany word for a computer deviceROM3Down15 OfferBID3Down15 VerdantGREEN5Down15 CharacteristicTRAIT5Down16 Being one point ahead, was the victorWON3Down16 InsectFLY3Down16 A duty list or back rest, possiblyROSTER6Down18 Boy's nameANDREW6Down18 Figure a girl associate with singing boatmenVOLGA5Down20 Illegal burningARSON5Down20 Youngster turning up at central StepneyPUP3Down21 MonthMAY3Down21 A diversion causing Tony to lose his wayTOY3Down22 Sound of annoyanceTUT3Down22 Not solidHOLLOW6Down23 To be sufficiently dressed is only reasonableDECENT6Down23 AdditionalEXTRA5Down25 Palace drink?GIN3Down25 Tree typeFIR3Down25 DirectionNORTH5Down27 Fertile spotOASIS5Down28 Something to batten down?HATCH5Down28 RelaxedEASED5Down28 Grinding toothMOLAR5Down30 UprightERECT5Down30 Gubernational measure?RULER5Down30 Tries outTESTS5Down31 PressIRON4Down31 She doesn't need to get fresh!DAISY5Down31 Grumble, complainMOAN4Down32 Rush out to the park for three-quarters of an hourPOUR4Down32 HandleKNOB4Down32 Thus, at half time, there's still a part to comeSOME4Down33 ShortlySOON4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, November 21, 2019. 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.