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Evening Standard Crossword October 10 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 10 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
Tropical American birdTOUCAN6Across1 Playing cards during a tennis match?DEUCES6Across1 ShaftARROW5Across3 A hero, but in this case a drawbackHEREWARD8Across7 Egg-based dishOMELETTE8Across7 Young dogsPUPS4Across8 So long, and thanks againTATA4Across8 FameREPUTE6Across9 Form of halo in the bathroom!LOOFAH6Across10 HairpieceTOUPEE6Across10 SoonerRATHER6Across10 SpinROTATE6Across11 Comfort for a little chap by an expertSOLACE6Across11 CompositionESSAY5Across11 Land measureACRE4Across12 DecomposeROT3Across14 Tasty? No thanks!STY3Across14 DecorateDECK4Across15 Liquid for drinkingWATER5Across16 Free half of beer for a bikerRIDER5Across16 CarefulMINDFUL7Across17 Mend with stitchesDARN4Across17 Pale due to having a fling?ASHY4Across17 IrritatedRILED5Across19 Poorer rhyme for a purseWORSE5Across19 EnemyFOE3Across20 Stick a duck into a vessel!CANOE5Across21 KeenEAGER5Across21 DistinguishedNOTED5Across21 Appeal touchinglyCADGE5Across22 Lhasa is hereTIBET5Across22 DiplomacyTACT4Across23 A smaller dog than Patch?SPOT4Across23 MerelyJUST4Across23 ProfoundDEEP4Across25 HardTOUGH5Across26 Something afoot - e.g., wrecking boatsSABOT5Across26 Storey of a buildingFLOOR5Across26 ManageRUN3Across28 Piece of pleasant landLEA3Across28 WeepCRY3Across28 RecessALCOVE6Across29 Merchant possibly tarred?TRADER6Across29 UnluckyHAPLESS7Across30 A month with a broken leg could be hard on the nervesJANGLE6Across30 EndFINISH6Across30 Leer at a playing error by the FrenchOGLE4Across31 Leave outOMIT4Across31 WasteSQUANDER8Across32 Fish lake a female would presumably ownLINGERIE8Across32 SoonANON4Across33 DeservedEARNED6Across33 Vessels coming to a tragic end in hasty manoeuvring?YACHTS6Across33 JotMITE4Across35 WandererNOMAD5Across36 IniquitousSINFUL6Across38 RanRUSHED6Across39 OarBLADE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Ali had to make a bloomerDAHLIA6Down1 Sounded a hornTOOTED6Down1 Best partCREAM5Down1 Clever about boats?CRAFTY6Down2 VoucherCOUPON6Down2 ScornSPURN5Down2 Organ of smellNOSE4Down3 Even the top man can make a hashSHAH4Down3 ConsumedATE3Down3 PermittedALLOWED7Down4 Again signals one's sorrowREMORSE7Down4 SaveRESCUE6Down4 Weasel-like animalSTOAT5Down5 SpokenORAL4Down5 Like the days of Sarah, these modern timesSALAD5Down5 RouteWAY3Down6 Cut offSEVER5Down6 It slithers around (in summer?)ADDER5Down6 MainCHIEF5Down7 Cat noisePURR4Down8 Sort of nonsense to silence!TOSH4Down8 SnappedBROKE5Down8 Large stream of volunteers on the third of MayTAY3Down9 FavouritePET3Down9 The unbelievable part?LIE3Down12 Small pieceTAD3Down12 A big fiddle leaving little room for loveCELLO5Down13 Canvas sheltersTENTS5Down13 TankCISTERN7Down13 DecreeEDICT5Down14 Entertainment no good during an emergency broadcast!SONGS5Down15 Flying toysKITES5Down15 FertiliserCOMPOST7Down16 When refined, is it dearest?SUGAR5Down18 Circular coral reefATOLL5Down18 GuffawLAUGH5Down18 MarryWED3Down19 A little packing for the inner man?WAD3Down19 Steal fromROB3Down19 Animal in a meteoric riseROE3Down20 PermitLET3Down20 One able to retrace his line of business?CATERER7Down21 Blissful stateNIRVANA7Down21 Immediate cash payment for fishCOD3Down22 KingdomREALM5Down22 In additionTOO3Down22 Younger in yearsJUNIOR6Down23 Lances broken at the Battle of HastingsSENLAC6Down23 PlaythingTOY3Down24 Single entityUNIT4Down24 One attendant back to back with another?PAGE4Down24 Puts one's foot downTREADS6Down25 AccessibleTOHAND6Down25 UntrueFALSE5Down26 Turning bad, neverthelessSTILL5Down26 Directions to a drinking place or rural sheltersBARNS5Down27 ChanceHAZARD6Down27 HappenOCCUR5Down27 Wrap in cotton wool against the coldLAG3Down28 ReasonCAUSE5Down28 Raised edgeRIM3Down28 YouthfulYOUNG5Down29 Golfer's warningFORE4Down30 Australian youngster, a burden to his mum?JOEY4Down30 Rowing crewEIGHT5Down31 ShabbySEEDY5Down32 LoungeLOLL4Down34 GistNUB3Down36 OwingDUE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 10, 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.