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Evening Standard Crossword October 12 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 12 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#
InflexibleSTIFF5Across3 SavourRELISH6Across4 Belgian port doesn't changeOSTEND6Across4 Turn up again to harvest the fruitREAPPEAR8Across7 SufficientADEQUATE8Across7 Go all out for Clapham central (on a horse)GALLOP6Across8 Semitic languageARABIC6Across8 PalenessPALLOR6Across9 GemstoneAGATE5Across10 LoutishOAFISH6Across10 A little street nearbyCLOSE5Across10 BowlBASIN5Across11 CheeseEDAM4Across12 Like the tale of the ten foot man?TALL4Across13 Become indistinctBLUR4Across13 Indian dressSARI4Across14 Rubbish may be shot hereTOSH4Across14 Translate into Italian!TONI4Across15 DomesticateTAME4Across15 GalaFETE4Across15 Work at one's trade in laminated woodPLY3Across16 EverythingALL3Across16 In the highest position among tomato pureesATOP4Across17 RelegatedDEMOTED7Across17 RuffianTHUG4Across17 Stick a sovereign among some of the guests!GLUE4Across19 RaspFILE4Across19 And notNOR3Across20 The soldiers' joint, afloat?TROOPSHIP9Across21 Golf buildingCLUBHOUSE9Across21 FrogmanDIVER5Across21 SongbirdWREN4Across23 To earn, you have to produce!MAKE4Across23 ImplementTOOL4Across23 Tardy with some of the collateralLATE4Across24 HerbDILL4Across24 CouplePAIR4Across25 Cook in fatFRY3Across26 Chap with mum at the Nag's HeadMAN3Across26 WandererROVER5Across26 The gang get their cutCREW4Across27 ObjectiveGOAL4Across27 DecayROT3Across28 Courage needed on icy roads?GRIT4Across29 Very keenAVID4Across29 ChallengingDEFIANT7Across30 Reputed to be unhappy about frailty at heart?SAID4Across32 Man's nameBRAD4Across32 It grows in open countryHEATH5Across33 BedaubSMEAR5Across33 WatchedEYED4Across33 Removes long piecesSTRIPS6Across34 IrritatesANNOYS6Across34 Something nice to say as a benevolent assurance?KINDWORD8Across35 NotoriousINFAMOUS8Across35 ObligationDUTY4Across35 PhantomsGHOSTS6Across36 Knotty old dear?GRANNY6Across36 FoulFETID5Across36 BowmanARCHER6Across38 DebaseDEMEAN6Across39 FemalesWOMEN5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Spanish snacksTAPAS5Down1 Build anew in CreteERECT5Down1 RateSPEED5Down1 Tree typeCEDAR5Down2 In Africa, could it be a slog to get there?LAGOS5Down2 GlimmerGLEAM5Down2 GargantuanHUGE4Down3 In the church, a postscript to a noteAPSE4Down3 WeepSOB3Down3 KingdomREALM5Down4 LocatedTRACED6Down4 Vital musical instrument?ORGAN5Down4 FrustrateFOIL4Down5 FibberLIAR4Down5 Keep William informedTELL4Down5 DevoteeFAN3Down6 SmotherSTIFLE6Down6 Improvise strip of pastaNOODLE6Down6 BroadenWIDEN5Down7 AbsoluteSHEER5Down8 RegretfulRUEFUL6Down9 Come down in flames?ALIGHT6Down9 FuelGAS3Down11 Record many an own goalLOG3Down11 Predatory type in the swim?SHARK5Down12 NameTITLE5Down12 KillDESTROY7Down13 Overbalanced head first!TOPPLED7Down13 Iraqi capitalBAGHDAD7Down13 EngineMOTOR5Down14 It's as well to duck!TOO3Down15 ContainerTUB3Down15 A youngster you can raisePUP3Down16 FloodTORRENT7Down16 Alcoholic drinkALE3Down16 AteDINED5Down18 Something afoot making it possible to change pace?TOECAP6Down18 Needing foodHUNGRY6Down18 MaterialREP3Down19 It's not true that part of Limoges is here in Belgium!LIEGE5Down20 ReligionISLAM5Down20 Shed tearsCRY3Down21 Instant healthy looking colour?TAN3Down21 LubricateOIL3Down22 Observed to be spottedSAW3Down22 SwiftRAPID5Down22 SpannerWRENCH6Down23 Defeat the stream's turbulenceMASTER6Down23 FateLOT3Down24 Woman's namePIA3Down25 Being typically sharp, it has a pointWIT3Down25 LiveRESIDE6Down27 The right one for heaven? That's very uncertain!RISKY5Down28 ReimburseREPAY5Down28 Fertile spotOASIS5Down28 InstructTEACH5Down29 Snake poisonVENOM5Down30 Norma's new Spanish boyRAMON5Down30 Boring-toolAUGER5Down31 FrockDRESS5Down31 The pounding noises when many get wrongly shut outTHUDS5Down31 EmployerBOSS4Down32 FasteningTYING5Down32 To sing badly must mean somethingSIGN4Down32 Be sought after as a young playerHIDE4Down33 Card gameSNAP4Down33 IdolHERO4Down34 LittleFEW3Down36 LairDEN3Down37

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