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Evening Standard Crossword October 14 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 14 2020 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#
Close byNEARTO6Across1 Pay out a third of a rouble twice!DOUBLE6Across1 LeadLEASH5Across3 As notably taken in hand by Glenn Miller?TROMBONE8Across7 Prison chiefGOVERNOR8Across7 AssertAVER4Across8 Game of pool, possiblyPOLO4Across8 EstablishedPROVEN6Across9 Frightened swimmer imprisoned by the Poles!SHAKEN6Across10 RenounceRENEGE6Across10 FeverishHECTIC6Across10 DiseaseRABIES6Across11 Elapse in a state of unconsciousness, naturallyASLEEP6Across11 PaleASHEN5Across11 ImpelURGE4Across12 LabelTAG3Across14 Clique of horse trainersSET3Across14 RodentsMICE4Across15 CelebrationsGALAS5Across16 It's no good interrupting an SOS for singingSONGS5Across16 StepMEASURE7Across17 Mournful cryWAIL4Across17 In coal, the deficit would be enormousLOSS4Across17 Punctuation markCOLON5Across19 Meant to become a painterMANET5Across19 NovelNEW3Across20 The right birds for uncleREMUS5Across21 KeenEAGER5Across21 Street urchinGAMIN5Across21 Briefly legalLEGIT5Across22 Girl's nameJANET5Across22 GrumbleCRAB4Across23 Measure out during a time testMETE4Across23 NuisancePEST4Across23 HazeMIST4Across25 ProduceYIELD5Across26 Material I mend, maybeDENIM5Across26 GemstoneTOPAZ5Across26 DelightJOY3Across28 Forename of a fatherly EastEnderPAT3Across28 InsectANT3Across28 Tooth coveringENAMEL6Across29 Oscar's maybe tried out for a press jobEDITOR6Across29 WanderingERRATIC7Across30 In the war, Richard could shortly have made general!WAGNER6Across30 ChooseSELECT6Across30 Bandanna is too much for herANNA4Across31 Boy's nameOTIS4Across31 IndefatigableTIRELESS8Across32 One who keeps saying 'Winchester'?REPEATER8Across32 ThoughtIDEA4Across33 Musical dramasOPERAS6Across33 Old enough to master true form?MATURE6Across33 ThoroughfareLANE4Across35 DivideHALVE5Across36 ContinuedLASTED6Across38 ExhaustedEFFETE6Across39 IntendedMEANT5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Most linseed will yield such oilDIESEL6Down1 TaperNARROW6Down1 DrugOPIUM5Down1 Ordinary good-hearted chapsBLOKES6Down2 DivulgeREVEAL6Down2 DanceCONGA5Down2 GiantOGRE4Down3 Simpleton's school?ETON4Down3 MeadowLEA3Down3 Six-sided figureHEXAGON7Down4 Article on the common people, one gathersAMASSES7Down4 AscertainENSURE6Down4 Blacksmith's blockANVIL5Down5 CastSHED4Down5 Denis touring Australia with a groupDOZEN5Down5 ChickenHEN3Down6 AttireDRESS5Down6 Assists a fellow with the recordsHELPS5Down6 BlemishSTAIN5Down7 Opposed toANTI4Down8 Dad's on the way down, but will get byPASS4Down8 TwistSCREW5Down8 Enabled to lift the phoneLET3Down9 OvumEGG3Down9 Was his wife a pillar of good taste?LOT3Down12 ProhibitBAN3Down12 Robbed of plumes, it shows some regretEGRET5Down13 Roof edgesEAVES5Down13 RevokeRESCIND7Down13 CompositionESSAY5Down14 Familiar name for a pickle, that is!JAMIE5Down15 Ardent maleROMEO5Down15 SomeCERTAIN7Down16 Chose a different depotOPTED5Down18 Inert gasARGON5Down18 BirdEAGLE5Down18 JewelGEM3Down19 She joins me with a light heartMEG3Down19 ContainerCAN3Down19 Something to eat but not boltNUT3Down20 IlluminatedLIT3Down20 Displacement of a person to Rome, possiblyREMOVAL7Down21 Small antelopeGAZELLE7Down21 Came down in flames?LIT3Down22 EmulateRIVAL5Down22 Fruit preserveJAM3Down22 CourteousPOLITE6Down23 An attractive read for granddad?MAGNET6Down23 LargeBIG3Down24 Organs of sightEYES4Down24 Neat change of heightETNA4Down24 Infuriate by cutting up a greenENRAGE6Down25 NamesTITLES6Down25 TouchyTESTY5Down26 Show no enthusiasm for a month on the railwayDECRY5Down26 Quick to bite?NIPPY5Down27 ForcedDRIVEN6Down27 Army chaplainPADRE5Down27 Spanish vessel?PAN3Down28 PassageAISLE5Down28 AircraftJET3Down28 TautTENSE5Down29 MediocreSOSO4Down30 Slightly heated cordialWARM4Down30 AcceptedTAKEN5Down31 SurrenderedCEDED5Down32 PaddleWADE4Down34 BorderHEM3Down36 NewtEFT3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. 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.