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Evening Standard Crossword November 22 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword November 22 2023 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 134 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#
VerifiedPROVED6Across1 Beat soundlyWALLOP6Across4 People who'll fly out to a friend on the ContinentFAMILY6Across4 HarshnessRIGOUR6Across5 Alarming in a borderline wayMARGINAL8Across7 Draw near toAPPROACH8Across7 Landed propertyESTATE6Across8 Something soporific that can change to a pieOPIATE6Across8 DissuadeDETER5Across9 Drama coach?STAGE5Across10 ReviewerCRITIC6Across10 Scottish landownerLAIRD5Across10 IdeaNOTION6Across11 SymbolTOKEN5Across12 No jungle, it seems a singular place for a TigerWOOD4Across13 PodiumDAIS4Across13 ThereforeERGO4Across14 DischargeEMIT4Across14 In a London park, say, it's suitable for bird watchingHIDE4Across14 Satisfy fullySATE4Across15 Catherine's dad had a posh carPARR4Across15 By way ofVIA3Across16 One in the crown of a far-flung empire?GEM3Across16 So is less than enthusiasticTHUS4Across17 TreeYEW3Across17 SternGRIM4Across17 EnticeLURE4Across18 Roma may find him disturbingOMAR4Across19 RotateSPIN4Across19 Pick-me-upTONIC5Across20 Knocking the stuffing out of them is not easyTOUGHGUYS9Across21 EnsureGUARANTEE9Across21 BeamLASER5Across22 Yearn for agesLONG4Across23 EagerKEEN4Across23 TruckTROLLEY7Across23 EquipmentGEAR4Across24 Oven for cooking oats?OAST4Across24 SortieSALLY5Across24 Bad actorHAM3Across26 DelayDEFER5Across26 Some sunny day, maybe I'll make it!HAY3Across26 Fat used in cookingSUET4Across27 Drag Hank round the bendHAUL4Across27 CotCRIB4Across29 HintCLUE4Across29 This worker was bound to be out for a bit of funHAND4Across29 TavernINN3Across30 One way to court a religious factionSECT4Across32 PartROLE4Across32 Jumps on one footHOPS4Across32 Bloomer by a bit of a boasterASTER5Across33 WrathANGER5Across33 IgnominySHAME5Across33 Though strong, the coach is in a bad stateROBUST6Across34 AxiomsMAXIMS6Across34 One who makes his clients better looking?OPTICIAN8Across35 EntryENTRANCE8Across35 AlthoughALBEIT6Across35 BegrudgeRESENT6Across36 Right for a childless personPROPER6Across36 DiscardREJECT6Across36 DigDELVE5Across37 Food-storeLARDER6Across38 GleefulELATED6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Animal furSABLE5Down1 Does it ruin the ball?SMASH5Down1 PouchPOCKET6Down1 Small twigSPRIG5Down2 Money for foodBREAD5Down2 SourceORIGIN6Down2 Not badGOOD4Down3 Being very thin is perfectly OKFINE4Down3 ReviseEDIT4Down3 Cereal plantWHEAT5Down4 LureDECOY5Down4 Knock down for possessing only half a loaf?FLOOR5Down4 RenovateRENEW5Down5 PermitsLETS4Down5 She serves to give support to manyMAID4Down5 PressIRON4Down6 AcquireOBTAIN6Down6 It's associable with a close shaveLATHER6Down6 UnpleasantODIOUS6Down7 AthleteRUNNER6Down8 Full of holesPOROUS6Down9 Afternoon napSIESTA6Down9 Noah's vesselARK3Down11 A game of patience?TIE3Down11 RascalROGUE5Down12 Proceed to mountGETON5Down12 StaggeringKEELING7Down13 Failure to hang the laundry on the line?WASHOUT7Down13 HarmsDAMAGES7Down13 Dog turning up at Gateshead?PUG3Down15 EthicalMORAL5Down15 Teacher's titleSIR3Down15 Something you can't see filling a bagGAS3Down16 NameTITLE5Down16 ContendVIE3Down16 StratumLAYER5Down18 He's after a hug (from Howard?)HUGHES6Down18 Kidnapper's paymentRANSOM6Down18 RevoltREBEL5Down19 From these stories, my thoughts ought to be absentMYTHS5Down20 RoostPERCH5Down20 WeepCRY3Down21 JewelGEM3Down21 Be playful to the very endTOY3Down21 MeshNET3Down22 Cowgirl?GAL3Down22 GuidedLED3Down22 Martial artKARATE6Down23 Working party?LABOUR6Down23 ScribbleSCRAWL6Down24 Raised edgeRIM3Down25 Of Londoners, simply anyONE3Down25 HinderLUMBER6Down25 FanFOMENT6Down27 Tip overUPSET5Down28 LeasedRENTED6Down28 He's seen, if not necessarily heardACTOR5Down28 Wet or showeryRAINY5Down30 High place for a teetotaller, I seeATTIC5Down30 BuryINTER5Down30 Having toasted too many?DRUNK5Down31 CantBEVEL5Down31 PluckNERVE5Down31 EmployHIRE4Down32 Where the oil is a problem, on the quiet?SUMP4Down32 Central lineAXIS4Down33 AssistantAIDE4Down33 PainfulSORE4Down33 StaggerREEL4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, November 22, 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.