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Evening Standard Crossword November 5 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword November 5 2018 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
Remove dirt fromCLEAN5Across3 Take up training with much fussADOPT5Across3 DenSTUDY5Across4 TalentedCLEVER6Across7 A feminine garment in mindBRAIN5Across8 CuresHEALS5Across8 BecauseFOR3Across9 Golf-pegTEE3Across10 PixieFAIRY5Across10 But not the uncle of Romulus!REMUS5Across10 Knight's line in the old Southern RailwaySIR3Across11 By way ofVIA3Across11 Villain who would fain be good-hearted?FAGIN5Across12 ContractLEASE5Across12 Gives out cardsDEALS5Across12 SinfulEVIL4Across13 Only part of the way, by whatever meansSOMEHOW7Across13 StrengthenBOLSTER7Across13 Thus has a use in pickleSOUSE5Across15 Fertile spotOASIS5Across15 PaleASHEN5Across15 RoughCOARSE6Across17 Mother Riley's initial ruin!MAR3Across18 Male offspringSON3Across18 Whence the ball comes in from an angleCORNER6Across19 RushDART4Across19 Acknowledge with praiseSALUTE6Across19 GiantTITAN5Across20 Down paymentDEPOSIT7Across21 Fresh portion of heavenly cheese, allegedlyNEWMOON7Across21 RegretsRUES4Across22 The land one managed?IRAN4Across22 ConsumeEAT3Across22 It may have been spent in ArgentinaPESO4Across23 MasculineMALE4Across23 Book of wordsLEXICON7Across24 WanderMEANDER7Across24 Held the letter that was tornGRIPPED7Across24 Noisy quarrelFRACAS6Across26 Those razor-sharp Sheffielders?BLADES6Across26 IntelligenceWIT3Across27 PoorNEEDY5Across28 Auction itemLOT3Across29 Chest expanderAIR3Across29 Wherein a hairdresser may arrange loans?SALON5Across31 Fortune-telling cardsTAROT5Across31 RosterROTA4Across31 One who doesn't believe in being rotten about CharlieSCEPTIC7Across32 MetropolisCAPITAL7Across32 SlimmedDIETED6Across33 Boy's namePETER5Across34 Make a call where you figure to take a seatVISIT5Across34 Young fellow making money nowadaysLAD3Across35 Vigour, informallyVIM3Across35 BestCREAM5Across35 Possibly deem a sorceressMEDEA5Across36 Flying toysKITES5Across36 Fabric a bit looser, generally?SERGE5Across37 Hereditary unitsGENES5Across37 FaceDIAL4Across37 SameDITTO5Across38 Walking poleSTILT5Across38 Smooth as keels can beSLEEK5Across38 CoverLID3Across39 ScullOAR3Across41 BullfighterTORERO6Across42 LearntHEARD5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Bad ignitionARSON5Down1 English countyDEVON5Down1 TakeACCEPT6Down1 Inspire fellows to form a brigade, perhapsFIREMEN7Down2 SpectaclesGLASSES7Down2 PortrayDEPICT6Down2 ObtainGET3Down3 Look lasciviouslyLEER4Down4 OnlySOLE4Down4 The result of equalityDRAW4Down4 TendencyTREND5Down5 At seaAFLOAT6Down5 Jug of porridgePRISON6Down5 AbandonedDESERTED8Down6 Singer with the general ideaTENOR5Down6 Of the noseNASAL5Down6 Possibly cures an afflictionCURSE5Down7 CharacteristicTRAIT5Down7 BreedREAR4Down8 Feel unwellAIL3Down9 Mean to achieve a rise in amiabilityAIM3Down9 VitalESSENTIAL9Down11 They give shape to new reformsFORMERS7Down12 Indicates, designatesDENOTES7Down12 SummitTOP3Down14 SoilLOAM4Down14 Hawaiian fruit?HAW3Down14 LeaderHEAD4Down16 Like every single adultUNWED5Down16 Girl's nameSUSAN5Down16 In old movies, maybe Peter turns up with FlynnERROL5Down17 Cut offSEVER5Down17 AfreshANEW4Down18 An agreement, to be briefCOMPACT7Down19 Like, resemblingSIMILAR7Down19 All arms and legs?LIMBS5Down20 A sketchDRAFT5Down20 Alan's upset about Victor, the marineNAVAL5Down21 RudeIMPOLITE8Down21 ExcludeDEBAR5Down21 Canvas shelterTENT4Down23 ReasonsMOTIVES7Down23 Puzzle as to how one can get cross after misspelling 'purple'PERPLEX7Down23 Quick to make friends in EalingGENIAL6Down24 Most recentLATEST6Down24 AssistantAIDE4Down25 Food item of the sloppiest kind?PIE3Down25 US policemanCOP3Down25 RushREED4Down26 Being light, it's said to suit the slackerLASER5Down27 Of rabiesRABID5Down27 They love a peaceful flightDOVES5Down28 ManagesCOPES5Down28 RevisedEDITED6Down29 ColourYELLOW6Down30 Desert animalCAMEL5Down30 Fly in the central position at some stageMIDGE5Down30 PerformerACTOR5Down32 The whole team gave an audible sigh!SIDE4Down32 Prison roomCELL4Down32 Jack's in the right areaTAR3Down33 Metallic elementTIN3Down33 DischargeEMIT4Down34 ThoroughfareROAD4Down36 CurDOG3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, November 5, 2018. 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.