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Evening Standard Crossword October 16 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 16 2019 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#
DespotTYRANT6Across1 Supplies of flowersSTOCKS6Across1 CompositionESSAY5Across3 So regain in order to coordinateORGANISE8Across7 CopiousABUNDANT8Across7 Ceremonial splendourPOMP4Across8 The character of Maida ValeAIDA4Across8 BegAPPEAL6Across9 Ship's officer about to blow the whistle?PURSER6Across10 Star signTAURUS6Across10 MiddleCENTRE6Across10 Free from dangerSECURE6Across11 Dreads wild snakesADDERS6Across11 TautTIGHT5Across11 WickedEVIL4Across12 Torn clothRAG3Across14 Fishy contribution to free loveEEL3Across14 MuddleMESS4Across15 Helicopter bladeROTOR5Across16 Machine never quite halted, possiblyLATHE5Across16 JoyDELIGHT7Across17 Gloomy, dismalDARK4Across17 No phony earl, anyhowREAL4Across17 SensationalLURID5Across19 Destroyed a kingdom in the end, maybeNUKED5Across19 MinePIT3Across20 We, sir, can get them crossedWIRES5Across21 DomesticatedTAMED5Across21 Bathroom fittingBIDET5Across21 Nanny's brother?BILLY5Across22 StinkingFETID5Across22 MistakeSLIP4Across23 Look unmoved by a setbackPEEP4Across23 DestinyFATE4Across23 NetMESH4Across25 SoarTOWER5Across26 A dash for the takeawayMINUS5Across26 Polite, courteousCIVIL5Across26 DroopSAG3Across28 A line from BrowningROW3Across28 HorseCOB3Across28 Fridge compartmentICEBOX6Across29 Not accustomed to anything newUNUSED6Across29 PartedDIVIDED7Across30 They play softly in seaside placesPIPERS6Across30 Muscle typeBICEPS6Across30 Abbreviation in current useAMPS4Across31 Corrosive substanceACID4Across31 CongruentAGREEING8Across32 They don't appreciate the seating arrangement outrightINGRATES8Across32 GroupUNIT4Across33 Shirt partSLEEVE6Across33 Red artist?TITIAN6Across33 ManufacturedMADE4Across35 SweetmeatCANDY5Across36 EducateSCHOOL6Across38 HiddenLATENT6Across39 SlumberSLEEP5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Something to eat before breakfastSUPPER6Down1 Sounded a hornTOOTED6Down1 StupefiedDAZED5Down1 It may take a hammeringCHISEL6Down2 Waterproof coatANORAK6Down2 MarSPOIL5Down2 FaucetsTAPS4Down3 Reach the heights, so far heartlessSOAR4Down3 ConsumeEAT3Down3 Receive by successionINHERIT7Down4 They have comparatively little power to illuminateCANDLES7Down4 SnubSLIGHT6Down4 Whole rangeGAMUT5Down5 PainACHE4Down5 Bolt a plate while it's hotRIVET5Down5 StillYET3Down6 GuideSTEER5Down6 Steer the short wayTERSE5Down6 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down7 Cat noisePURR4Down8 A real shortage of spaceAREA4Down8 AnimalBEAST5Down8 Derek misled?DEL3Down9 Drinking vesselMUG3Down9 Many an advert will pop up againDAD3Down12 FishCOD3Down12 River of wineRHINE5Down13 Cook in an ovenROAST5Down13 AccountVERSION7Down13 RestrictLIMIT5Down14 Like the tail of a dog crisply finishedCURLY5Down15 Of sound or hearingAUDIO5Down15 SpottedSIGHTED7Down16 In Scotland, known for marblesELGIN5Down18 Savoury jellyASPIC5Down18 RecordedTAPED5Down18 BorderHEM3Down19 Nothing short of a link-upNIL3Down19 IlluminatedLIT3Down19 Tonality suitable for a LargoKEY3Down20 ColourRED3Down20 Worldly and alliterative perhaps, he's a sageWISEMAN7Down21 DearBELOVED7Down21 Is no end busy in the rush hour!BUS3Down22 MaterialDENIM5Down22 Petty lieFIB3Down22 Easy to doFACILE6Down23 A sound favourite, darlingPOPPET6Down23 Seed casePOD3Down24 ElderlyAGED4Down24 Females to exploit, we're toldEWES4Down24 It reciprocates at various pointsPISTON6Down25 GuaranteeENSURE6Down25 Cheroot, sayCIGAR5Down26 Proverbial cure for savageryMUSIC5Down26 Push into a deep dungeon whence there's no returnNUDGE5Down27 PuzzleRIDDLE6Down27 Changes directionVEERS5Down27 Border line in the Royal MarinesRIM3Down28 OathCURSE5Down28 So or thusSIC3Down28 BayBIGHT5Down29 SacksBAGS4Down30 In days gone by, dad was saintlyPAST4Down30 Old-fashionedDATED5Down31 GodDEITY5Down32 ShoutCALL4Down34 LettuceCOS3Down36 YelpYAP3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. 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.