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Evening Standard Crossword November 21 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword November 21 2024 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 124 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#
CustomaryUSUAL5Across1 FragmentSCRAP5Across1 This can be dynamite!STICK5Across1 SofaSETTEE6Across5 Dump at the roadsideDITCH5Across6 SmearsDAUBS5Across6 ConfusionPANIC5Across8 IndicatorPOINTER7Across9 Oscar and I slink around in something waterproofOILSKIN7Across9 ClothingATTIRE6Across10 Unit of purity of goldCARAT5Across10 Pretend the head of government's in a fine mess!FEIGN5Across10 Female relativeNIECE5Across11 A clever sort of angleACUTE5Across11 ImitatedAPED4Across11 Unreliable supporter of hushaby babyBOUGH5Across12 QuickRAPID5Across12 Such clothes seem unsuited to indoor useWORNOUT7Across13 Fiery personHOTHEAD7Across13 ObserveNOTICE6Across14 FavouritePET3Across15 Supplied from the safe depositFED3Across15 ParticularSPECIAL7Across15 Man-eating giantOGRE4Across17 This lets me outEXIT4Across17 EnclosurePEN3Across18 RidiculeDERIDE6Across18 The bird on the wharfCANARY6Across18 FaucetTAP3Across19 TwelveDOZEN5Across19 It's said to be dismissiveSCRAM5Across19 Some children, going to church, get pretty wet!DRENCH6Across20 Tarantula, saySPIDER6Across20 ReposeREST4Across21 Formerly a hundred in a single containerONCE4Across22 Untidy stateMESS4Across22 LeafPETAL5Across23 Shade of brownTAN3Across24 DressedCLAD4Across24 Outfit used in Morse transmissions?SET3Across24 Sharp replyRIPOSTE7Across25 Incisive, potentially penetrativePOINTED7Across25 Drying clothTOWEL5Across26 Keep shopSTORE5Across26 Of rabiesRABID5Across27 One sportingly replaced?DIVOT5Across27 LairDEN3Across27 The kid with the canBILLY5Across28 Breaks suddenlySNAPS5Across28 Dream I'm involved with a fabulous female!MERMAID7Across29 Young hareLEVERET7Across29 JewelGEM3Across29 Name a favourite piece of versePETER5Across30 NuisancesPESTS5Across30 Approaches a cunning snareNEARS5Across31 TyrantsTSARS5Across31 SwiftlyRAPIDLY7Across31 AppearedSEEMED6Across32 FinishedDONE4Across34 HuskyHOARSE6Across35 SwindleCHEAT5Across38 StripeSTREAK6Across39 PromptREADY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Old sailorSEADOG6Down2 SeverCUT3Down2 Jack may be in it (TV, that is)THEBOX6Down2 In bed, a senior officer can be very persuasiveCOGENT6Down3 EachAPIECE6Down3 Native AmericanAPACHE6Down3 Semi-royal relatives?KIN3Down4 EqualityPAR3Down4 Auction itemLOT3Down4 ScrutiniseSCAN4Down5 Berkshire's rugged coast!ASCOT5Down5 Work doughKNEAD5Down5 See-sawTEETER6Down6 Graphic illustration of a city in a poor lightDIAGRAM7Down6 InhabitantDENIZEN7Down6 AnticipateEXPECT6Down7 DryARID4Down7 A measure used in plainchantINCH4Down7 It presumably has sharp bowsCUTTER6Down8 SupportedBACKED6Down8 DeniedNEGATED7Down9 Shaving implementRAZOR5Down12 BurstPOP3Down12 Tough as Cassidy?BUTCH5Down12 EatDINE4Down13 Widow's associates killed by the gardenerWEEDS5Down13 RaiseHOIST5Down13 CoachTRAIN5Down14 Bolt a plate while it's hotRIVET5Down14 The head of the family isn't weakFAINT5Down15 HeapsPILES5Down15 BucketPAIL4Down16 Former Welsh welfare centre in a colourful settingDYFED5Down16 TantaliseTEASE5Down16 SubsequentlyLATER5Down17 SatanDEVIL5Down18 Out of the flood centre, a stick will floatCANOE5Down18 DeciphersDECODES7Down19 Go everywhere while the cat's in a state of restSCATTER7Down19 SwaggerPANACHE7Down20 Live, yes, amid the wild deer!RESIDE6Down21 Royal residencePALACE6Down21 DirtySOIL4Down22 ClimbsMOUNTS6Down22 The legitimate position Edison could have been inONSIDE6Down22 Vaguely recall where the wine isCELLAR6Down23 Dazed stateSTUPOR6Down23 UniverseCOSMOS6Down24 First among ministersPRIME5Down25 InsurgentREBEL5Down25 ElderlyAGED4Down25 Only a share, but it could be mistaken for the lot!SOME4Down26 Tip upTILT4Down26 RelegateDEMOTE6Down26 The Boar's Head takes in a lot of wineBIN3Down28 CorsairPIRATE6Down28 HardenSET3Down28 MalesMEN3Down30 DecorateDECK4Down33 ScullOAR3Down36 SorrowfulSAD3Down37

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