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Evening Standard Crossword October 12 2021 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 12 2021 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 128 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#
Our planetEARTH5Across1 RateASSESS6Across1 Great novelist said to be what he wasSCOTT5Across1 FollowingBEHIND6Across5 He makes many wickedDEVIL5Across6 RestrictCRAMP5Across6 LeadingAHEAD5Across9 Met conditions in the war out East, possiblyWEATHER7Across9 Sailors' cryHEAVEHO7Across9 ConcernAFFAIR6Across10 In which the Romans had been lying about starting troubleLATIN5Across10 Sacred book of IslamKORAN5Across10 TornRIPPED6Across11 Not lateEARLY5Across11 Pronounces with a bend in one's lips?LISPS5Across11 ViperADDER5Across12 StorehouseDEPOT5Across12 In a raincoat, Joe has charmMAGIC5Across12 Work faster to make fishing results better?CATCHUP7Across13 WearinessFATIGUE7Across13 FlatEVEN4Across14 A dance one saw as a puzzle?JIG3Across15 PermitLET3Across15 StretchesEKES4Across17 State of an upper-class bad hatUTAH4Across17 PaleWAN3Across17 Ron's in the chairTHRONE6Across18 Military greetingSALUTE6Across18 EvilVICE4Across18 NipPINCH5Across19 A clever stingSMART5Across19 SlenderSLIGHT6Across20 Crusoe's favourite part of the weekFRIDAY6Across20 AteDINED5Across20 EncounterMEET4Across22 Old tribesman indeed depictedPICT4Across22 CabledWIRED5Across22 WanderingERRATIC7Across23 Took the chair after "20 Across"SAT3Across24 ShabbySEEDY5Across24 Small bitTAD3Across24 Destructive insectsLOCUSTS7Across25 Winter sportsmen can go to one's headCURLERS7Across25 Drink a pious person under the table!STOUT5Across26 CandleTAPER5Across26 PrySNOOP5Across26 Group of nineNONET5Across27 She gives her dad the pipPIPPA5Across27 To breathe a little is quite usual!HABIT5Across28 Period of darknessNIGHT5Across28 Can help one's headache when pickled in ParisASPIRIN7Across29 ReasonsMOTIVES7Across29 SalverTRAY4Across29 Northeast part of Athens, mainly inhabited, by the WelshNEATH5Across30 Jeans fabricDENIM5Across30 DampWET3Across30 Kitchen utensilWHISK5Across31 Distribute carelessly, it's trueSTREW5Across31 TravelledRODE4Across32 HellHADES5Across33 ElevatedRAISED6Across35 ElementNICKEL6Across36 ReadjustedRESET5Across37 EmbracedHUGGED6Across38 TriedTESTED6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AstoundedAMAZED6Down1 Waterproof jacketANORAK6Down2 MellowSOFTEN6Down2 Hardly the latest style of tax on a new carCRAVAT6Down2 Move smartly in a tango with a charmerTWITCH6Down3 StatedSAID4Down3 To be preciseTHATIS6Down3 MammalSHREW5Down4 Late night hour?TEN3Down4 Farmyard birdHEN3Down4 NoblemanBARON5Down5 Bind up partsSTRAP5Down5 EscapeEVADE5Down5 ReviseEDIT4Down6 Gild the plastic with great pleasure!DELIGHT7Down6 Spotted felineCHEETAH7Down6 Lion's cryROAR4Down7 SpoilIMPAIR6Down7 Man of enviable richesERIC4Down7 Suffering, dad and I go in the pubINPAIN6Down8 HammerMALLET6Down8 EvadedDODGED6Down8 Inspection of accountsAUDIT5Down12 A well preserved woman?MUMMY5Down12 DisplayedPARADED7Down13 Blows to handicap the would-be escaper?CUFFS5Down13 BanquetFEAST5Down13 A bad act, it follows without sayingTACIT5Down14 LukewarmTEPID5Down14 AdderVIPER5Down15 Foster as an actressJODIE5Down15 DecoysLURES5Down15 PoorNEEDY5Down16 Canvas sheltersTENTS5Down16 For small men, information on closing accountsGENTS5Down16 ClergymanVICAR5Down18 Exclusive storySCOOP5Down18 Something like a rainbow?TROUT5Down18 Near Plymouth, it's the place to season timberSALTASH7Down19 YieldedCEDED5Down19 SpectrePHANTOM7Down19 Pillage can cause pain when there are soldiers aboutRAPINE6Down21 ParchedDRY3Down21 City in PakistanLAHORE6Down21 StubbornMULISH6Down22 IntelligenceWIT3Down22 One needs to set out to be flexiblePLIANT6Down22 EngravesETCHES6Down23 What ships can do with missilesCRUISE6Down23 FormalitySTARCH6Down24 ReasonLOGIC5Down25 Famous name for a dog, that isCURIE5Down25 RelaxingEASING6Down25 Spoke crisply in the Paris patoisSPAT4Down26 Type of houseSEMI4Down26 Small-sizedPOCKET6Down27 The part of Mephistopheles is not for her!HIS3Down28 StaggeredREELED6Down28 NovelNEW3Down28 PaddledWADED5Down30 PrincipleTENET5Down31 PresentHERE4Down33 LocationSITE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. 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.