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Evening Standard Crossword November 23 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword November 23 2023 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 131 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#
GaitersSPATS5Across3 CompositionESSAY5Across3 As former England captain, David brought authority to a racePLATT5Across3 To a youngster, it means a little extraTOPUP5Across8 Light boatCANOE5Across8 PiercingSHRILL6Across9 Sea duckEIDER5Across10 SagaLEGEND6Across10 Sharp right, there may be a dipRAPID5Across10 Service some aircraftRAF3Across11 And notNOR3Across11 WetMOIST5Across11 Uncle's not in credit - so be off!SCRAM5Across12 OtherwiseELSE4Across12 American stateTEXAS5Across12 How far can you walk into a wood?HALFWAY7Across13 In spite of thatHOWEVER7Across13 AidHELP4Across15 AuctionsSALES5Across15 View, at length, a street in the Roman wayVISTA5Across15 InterruptDISRUPT7Across17 Karate expertDAN3Across18 Put down a deposit (on a nest?)LAY3Across18 TellRELATE6Across19 Where wine is left in a clear condition?CELLAR6Across19 RodentRAT3Across20 OgreMONSTER7Across21 RusticYOKEL5Across21 Encouragement to recovery is quite on the cardsGETWELL7Across21 Our stated timeHOUR4Across22 TestEXAM4Across22 One familiar relative of OsirisISIS4Across23 Hereditary unitGENE4Across23 AnticipateHOPE4Across23 So loveless and mischievous as to be ungenerous?SELFISH7Across24 Army officerCOLONEL7Across24 CircleRING4Across25 Beardless in Cavendish Avenue?SHAVEN6Across26 JailPRISON6Across26 CharacteristicTRAIT5Across26 AllowLET3Across28 Liquid containerVAT3Across29 It's philosophically rational to give thanks for loveTAO3Across29 MakerCREATOR7Across30 Its rider can hardly dismount!TIGER5Across31 Large bagsSACKS5Across31 Sweets seem doubly good when starting schoolBONBONS7Across32 Down paymentDEPOSIT7Across32 ResponsibilityONUS4Across33 Fire remainsASHES5Across34 Pure he may be, but not necessarily simpleSIMON5Across34 The booze of TraleeALE3Across35 CentreCORE4Across35 Animal doctorVET3Across35 SubsideABATE5Across36 ScampROGUE5Across36 China river?PLATE5Across36 Molars, sayTEETH5Across37 Compulsory arrangement?ORDER5Across37 Short musical compositionETUDE5Across38 A female's what some cricketers dream ofASHES5Across38 WrongSINFUL6Across38 GaspedPANTED6Across39 SurroundedBESET5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Landed estateMANOR5Down1 EnquiredASKED5Down1 Pink lady?CORAL5Down1 TediumBOREDOM7Down2 Do you sound soft when you put it on?MUFFLER7Down2 CoarseGROSS5Down2 TreeELM3Down3 JettyPIER4Down4 SlovenlySLOPPY6Down4 Out for the week-end, she could be luckyLUCY4Down4 TooALSO4Down5 It has a moving effect on a shifty varletTRAVEL6Down5 PuzzleTEASER6Down5 StillYET3Down6 Rope-making fibreSISAL5Down6 Asian people rising in sublimationTAMIL5Down6 PriseLEVER5Down7 To fatherBEGET5Down7 A drink dad gets out of the tin, maybePINTA5Down7 AdroitADEPT5Down8 At this timeNOW3Down9 Paltry contribution from a friendPAL3Down9 Invitation to arrest an outpouringSAYWHEN7Down12 StressTENSION7Down12 AlleviateLIGHTEN7Down13 Tyler, leader of a rising in Ottawa?WAT3Down14 ExplodeERUPT5Down14 VehicleVAN3Down14 Cut a corner in a window frameSLASH5Down16 Jacket partLAPEL5Down16 LassitudeLANGUOR7Down16 Cut offSEVER5Down17 Cropped up repeatedly in a famous quotationAROSE5Down17 ThemeTOPIC5Down18 Takes awayREMOVES7Down19 ThroughPER3Down19 At Bristol, it's famous for bridgeCLIFTON7Down19 AssistsHELPS5Down20 Large box of matches to strikeCHEST5Down20 A word about Solzhenitsyn's ArchipelagoGULAG5Down21 SorceryMAGIC5Down21 ShrubLILAC5Down22 SurmountGETOVER7Down23 They get closer together when it's windyISOBARS7Down23 Ship going round a great lake in a lineSERIES6Down24 StrayERR3Down24 PamperCOSSET6Down24 Does Marian spoil him?IAN3Down25 DozeNAP3Down25 CompanyTROUPE6Down27 Synagogue ministerRABBI5Down27 Full of ups and downs, naturallyHILLY5Down27 FreeLOOSE5Down28 Large raySKATE5Down28 That immortal matchVESTA5Down28 TunaTUNNY5Down29 Not whole legs, just jointsKNEES5Down30 The sameDITTO5Down30 CogTOOTH5Down31 DeceasedDEAD4Down32 PreparedREADY5Down32 You'll need a bottle opener for one (it's the hard stuff)BONE4Down32 Very experienced in wool dyeingOLD3Down33 ObserveSEE3Down33 PartROLE4Down34 AbradeRUB3Down36 ConsumeEAT3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, November 23, 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.