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Evening Standard Crossword October 11 2018 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 11 2018 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 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#
IngeniousCLEVER6Across1 He fared badly, holding the moneyALFRED6Across4 HandcartBARROW6Across4 LarvaGRUB4Across5 A timepiece?HALFHOUR8Across7 SnakeANACONDA8Across7 It hurts an artist to be in a whirl!SPRAIN6Across8 SundownSUNSET6Across8 KindGENRE5Across8 SpriteIMP3Across9 ApplaudsCLAPS5Across10 ScorchCHAR4Across10 Initially right in handFIRST5Across10 KilnOAST4Across11 LadleSCOOP5Across12 CroonSING4Across13 Charge too much for a gloss finish on woodSOAK4Across13 YearnedCRAVED6Across13 Ring of lightHALO4Across14 Unfasten a reef knot?FREE4Across14 The lads appear in person, sometimesSONS4Across15 Object used in sportsBALL4Across15 DonkeyASS3Across16 A little exercise can stimulate the memoryJOG3Across16 HealthyWELL4Across16 The last thing that may be turned?TAIL4Across17 SharpenWHET4Across17 ObserveESPY4Across18 Monstrous personOGRE4Across19 Read a bit of scandalSCAN4Across19 ThroughVIA3Across20 Initial advantageHEADSTART9Across21 Somewhere to dance, indeed, can be quite a findDISCOVERY9Across21 PastyPIE3Across22 German manHERR4Across23 Quantities going to the ends of the earth!TONS4Across23 24 hoursDAY3Across23 Compelled to give cheese backMADE4Across24 RecordDISC4Across24 Foreign languageURDU4Across24 ReposeREST4Across25 Reproachful sound from that little old kingTUT3Across26 Play on wordsPUN3Across26 Swan riverAVON4Across27 Military land forceARMY4Across27 CommunalSOCIAL6Across28 So mysteriously shutTHUS4Across29 Cheese typeEDAM4Across29 DampMOIST5Across30 Figure on being a heroLION4Across32 ContinentASIA4Across32 BlunderBOOB4Across32 Prepare anew to get a back numberREARM5Across33 Cleaning agentSOAP4Across33 Genetic copyCLONE5Across33 Walk the street with a sailorly gaitSTROLL6Across34 TuneAIR3Across34 HelpASSIST6Across34 Quotations from former writingsEXTRACTS8Across35 ArouseWAKEN5Across35 GiganticENORMOUS8Across35 Her decapitated foes were brave menHEROES6Across36 MarqueeTENT4Across36 EmergencyCRISIS6Across36 PencilCRAYON6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CaptureCATCH5Down1 GraspCLINCH6Down1 Cut an inch off a bird's tail for funCHAFF5Down1 StressEMPHASIS8Down2 Of a navyNAVAL5Down2 She makes a clear differenceCLARE5Down2 Worn out, maybe, but have a trySHOT4Down3 FlingTOSS4Down3 EscapeESCHEW6Down3 Bad ignitionARSON5Down4 Aromatic herbBASIL5Down4 CallousMERCILESS9Down4 BrushedGROOMED7Down5 EncircleRING4Down5 Piece of cutlery in the road?FORK4Down5 HarvestREAP4Down6 Great inventor with no side about himEDISON6Down6 OtherwiseORELSE6Down6 TubBATH4Down7 FuelGAS3Down8 Remove cargo fromUNLOAD6Down9 Overtaken and given the ballPASSED6Down9 Produce eggsLAY3Down11 Desiree's passionIRE3Down11 Became established anew in part of WestminsterSETIN5Down12 Electricity supplyPOWER5Down12 He alone, one day, showed wisdomSOLOMON7Down13 FruitSATSUMA7Down13 DowncastDEPRESSED9Down14 Sleeping placeBED3Down15 AgentSPY3Down15 On paper, an assurance of accuracySIC3Down15 SkillART3Down16 A bird? Yes, with a pretty tailJAY3Down16 UntruthLIE3Down17 Attack instead of going on a voyage?ASSAIL6Down18 BadgerHARASS6Down18 HealthySANITARY8Down19 Island of secret exoticism?CRETE5Down20 VigourVIM3Down20 Thin porridgeGRUEL5Down20 The little girl I had when smallDOT3Down21 Farmyard birdHEN3Down21 TumblerACROBAT7Down21 Beethoven's vehicle?VAN3Down22 AttemptTRY3Down22 Creature turned upside downTURTLE6Down23 Lightly-armed cavalrymanHUSSAR6Down23 PallidWAN3Down25 Naturally sticky semi-rubber solutionBUR3Down25 SluggishnessTORPOR6Down26 Old coinFLORIN6Down27 CeremoniesRITES5Down28 After a heady victory, the little beasts lose badlyVOLES5Down28 AdjoinABUT4Down29 Something to do with an incubatorHATCH5Down30 Cut downMOWN4Down30 One giving bloodDONOR5Down30 UntidyMESSY5Down31 WeightTON3Down31 Keep quiet about mum's accidentSMASH5Down31 Crazy and motiveless!LOCO4Down32 VentilatesAIRS4Down32 It's hard to find the right amount of landRARE4Down33 Thick paperCARD4Down33

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, October 11, 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.