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Evening Standard Crossword October 16 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 127 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for October 16 2019. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Despot61 AcrossReveal answer → Supplies of flowers61 AcrossReveal answer → Composition53 AcrossReveal answer → So regain in order to coordinate87 AcrossReveal answer → Copious87 AcrossReveal answer → Ceremonial splendour48 AcrossReveal answer → The character of Maida Vale48 AcrossReveal answer → Beg69 AcrossReveal answer → Ship's officer about to blow the whistle?610 AcrossReveal answer → Star sign610 AcrossReveal answer → Middle610 AcrossReveal answer → Free from danger611 AcrossReveal answer → Dreads wild snakes611 AcrossReveal answer → Taut511 AcrossReveal answer → Wicked412 AcrossReveal answer → Torn cloth314 AcrossReveal answer → Fishy contribution to free love314 AcrossReveal answer → Muddle415 AcrossReveal answer → Helicopter blade516 AcrossReveal answer → Machine never quite halted, possibly516 AcrossReveal answer → Joy717 AcrossReveal answer → Gloomy, dismal417 AcrossReveal answer → No phony earl, anyhow417 AcrossReveal answer → Sensational519 AcrossReveal answer → Destroyed a kingdom in the end, maybe519 AcrossReveal answer → Mine320 AcrossReveal answer → We, sir, can get them crossed521 AcrossReveal answer → Domesticated521 AcrossReveal answer → Bathroom fitting521 AcrossReveal answer → Nanny's brother?522 AcrossReveal answer → Stinking522 AcrossReveal answer → Mistake423 AcrossReveal answer → Look unmoved by a setback423 AcrossReveal answer → Destiny423 AcrossReveal answer → Net425 AcrossReveal answer → Soar526 AcrossReveal answer → A dash for the takeaway526 AcrossReveal answer → Polite, courteous526 AcrossReveal answer → Droop328 AcrossReveal answer → A line from Browning328 AcrossReveal answer → Horse328 AcrossReveal answer → Fridge compartment629 AcrossReveal answer → Not accustomed to anything new629 AcrossReveal answer → Parted730 AcrossReveal answer → They play softly in seaside places630 AcrossReveal answer → Muscle type630 AcrossReveal answer → Abbreviation in current use431 AcrossReveal answer → Corrosive substance431 AcrossReveal answer → Congruent832 AcrossReveal answer → They don't appreciate the seating arrangement outright832 AcrossReveal answer → Group433 AcrossReveal answer → Shirt part633 AcrossReveal answer → Red artist?633 AcrossReveal answer → Manufactured435 AcrossReveal answer → Sweetmeat536 AcrossReveal answer → Educate638 AcrossReveal answer → Hidden639 AcrossReveal answer → Slumber540 AcrossReveal answer →

Down

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ClueLetters#Answer
Something to eat before breakfast61 DownReveal answer → Sounded a horn61 DownReveal answer → Stupefied51 DownReveal answer → It may take a hammering62 DownReveal answer → Waterproof coat62 DownReveal answer → Mar52 DownReveal answer → Faucets43 DownReveal answer → Reach the heights, so far heartless43 DownReveal answer → Consume33 DownReveal answer → Receive by succession74 DownReveal answer → They have comparatively little power to illuminate74 DownReveal answer → Snub64 DownReveal answer → Whole range55 DownReveal answer → Pain45 DownReveal answer → Bolt a plate while it's hot55 DownReveal answer → Still36 DownReveal answer → Guide56 DownReveal answer → Steer the short way56 DownReveal answer → Precipitous57 DownReveal answer → Cat noise48 DownReveal answer → A real shortage of space48 DownReveal answer → Animal58 DownReveal answer → Derek misled?39 DownReveal answer → Drinking vessel39 DownReveal answer → Many an advert will pop up again312 DownReveal answer → Fish312 DownReveal answer → River of wine513 DownReveal answer → Cook in an oven513 DownReveal answer → Account713 DownReveal answer → Restrict514 DownReveal answer → Like the tail of a dog crisply finished515 DownReveal answer → Of sound or hearing515 DownReveal answer → Spotted716 DownReveal answer → In Scotland, known for marbles518 DownReveal answer → Savoury jelly518 DownReveal answer → Recorded518 DownReveal answer → Border319 DownReveal answer → Nothing short of a link-up319 DownReveal answer → Illuminated319 DownReveal answer → Tonality suitable for a Largo320 DownReveal answer → Colour320 DownReveal answer → Worldly and alliterative perhaps, he's a sage721 DownReveal answer → Dear721 DownReveal answer → Is no end busy in the rush hour!322 DownReveal answer → Material522 DownReveal answer → Petty lie322 DownReveal answer → Easy to do623 DownReveal answer → A sound favourite, darling623 DownReveal answer → Seed case324 DownReveal answer → Elderly424 DownReveal answer → Females to exploit, we're told424 DownReveal answer → It reciprocates at various points625 DownReveal answer → Guarantee625 DownReveal answer → Cheroot, say526 DownReveal answer → Proverbial cure for savagery526 DownReveal answer → Push into a deep dungeon whence there's no return527 DownReveal answer → Puzzle627 DownReveal answer → Changes direction527 DownReveal answer → Border line in the Royal Marines328 DownReveal answer → Oath528 DownReveal answer → So or thus328 DownReveal answer → Bay529 DownReveal answer → Sacks430 DownReveal answer → In days gone by, dad was saintly430 DownReveal answer → Old-fashioned531 DownReveal answer → God532 DownReveal answer → Shout434 DownReveal answer → Lettuce336 DownReveal answer → Yelp337 DownReveal answer →

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.