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Evening Standard Crossword October 16 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 16 2020 answers. The Friday puzzle has 130 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#
InitialFIRST5Across1 RelishSAVOUR6Across5 GiantTITAN5Across8 Therefore, for assault could be incarcerated againASARESULT9Across9 Something temporaryMAKESHIFT9Across9 Kissing plant?MISTLETOE9Across10 CarrierBEARER6Across10 Sea-bathing, mostlyINTHEMAIN9Across10 DetailITEM4Across11 The fifth or sixth letter in "knowledge"LORE4Across12 Base of neckNAPE4Across12 VisionMIRAGE6Across13 Is, alas, preparing to attackASSAIL6Across13 RaiseELEVATE7Across14 CorsairPIRATE6Across14 Raze the apartment between nine and elevenFLATTEN7Across14 The one served by the butter-fingered waitress in the tea-room?DROPSCONE9Across15 DevilishSATANIC7Across15 Affliction of the eyesBLINDNESS9Across15 A large hall for study and lessonsCONCOURSE9Across17 Discouraging weaponDETERRENT9Across17 Ring through at a quarter past from workOPERATE7Across18 ThroughPER3Across18 IntellectualEGGHEAD7Across18 The guard with the money got shotSENTRY6Across19 Self-effacingMODEST6Across19 FruitNUT3Across19 Long-eared mammalHARE4Across20 Long to take one round the hotelACHE4Across20 AdroitDEFT4Across21 An early lead!CHILDSTAR9Across23 Very hotSCORCHING9Across23 RevoltREBEL5Across23 GatherMASS4Across24 Takes care of, when one ushers the sailor to the doorSEESABOUT9Across25 Person who disagreesDISSIDENT9Across25 Until by myself with a bookTOME4Across26 Green vegetableLEEK4Across26 Scold harshlyBERATE6Across27 ColourRED3Across27 Gloomy when the half moon came upMOROSE6Across27 Not presentMISSING7Across29 OwnsHAS3Across29 Measure the hair in need of cutting?FURLONG7Across29 RemoteDISTANT7Across31 FlowerVIOLET6Across32 Military wear is the antithesis of a baby's bonnet!FORAGECAP9Across32 Relative significanceMAGNITUDE9Across32 CabTAXI4Across34 A battle we need to fightWARONWANT9Across34 Artificial sweetenerSACCHARIN9Across34 HarmonyUNISON6Across35 Go on, lad. Push out the boatGONDOLA7Across35 Team sportNETBALL7Across35 The papers he puts into groupsSHEETS6Across36 Fixed goalTARGET6Across36 Famous personSTAR4Across37 The lady and the space man who's so intrepidHERO4Across37 Economic oppressorEXPLOITER9Across38 SkinflintMISER5Across38 Did it enable gold prospectors to see in the dark?RUSHLIGHT9Across38 Attractive personDREAMBOAT9Across39 Does, stupidly, clown about and you suspend activitiesCLOSEDOWN9Across39 BreakwaterGROYNE6Across39 CogsTEETH5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
When I floated off, didn'tFAILEDTO8Down1 Open to suggestionAMENABLE8Down1 Children's playthingSKIPPINGROPE12Down2 "Between blonde and mouse" is not a bad descriptionFAIRTOMEDIUM12Down2 WrathIRE3Down2 BonusDIVIDEND8Down3 Was better than the other polishes?OUTSHONE8Down3 CurrentSTREAM6Down3 Unclaimed animalsSTRAYS6Down4 The way to overcome a foolish fear is to attack itSTRAFE6Down4 FastenTIE3Down4 CutSNIP4Down5 Deeply fixedEMBEDDED8Down5 Container nanny can't have?BILLYCAN8Down5 SwervedVEERED6Down6 Does she wield the big stick over malingerers?STAFFNURSE10Down6 Lung diseaseASBESTOSIS10Down6 SpurnREJECT6Down7 On return, Rose Brown got through to the politicianSENATOR7Down7 At a fast tempoALLEGRO7Down7 Regardless of which contest one's competing in?INANYEVENT10Down8 BitternessRESENTMENT10Down8 CoachTRAINER7Down9 A commotion that gets you upASTIR5Down11 Slight remainderTRACE5Down11 GratuityTIP3Down12 HorseMARE4Down13 For rises, still holds goodSTANDS6Down16 Make very wetDRENCH6Down16 AtmosphereAURA4Down16 DicedCUBED5Down17 Crockery itemMUG3Down19 The gentleman who took part in the uprisingSIR3Down19 BoringTEDIOUS7Down20 ImprovementAMELIORATION12Down21 Pretty appealing to a child, it is!CHOCOLATEBOX12Down21 CringeFAWN4Down22 Tawdry artKITSCH6Down22 Silly rot! A man about to become a mother!MATRON6Down22 AmphibianSALAMANDER10Down23 Reduce the amount in order to create an impressionCUTAFIGURE10Down23 TouchingMOVING6Down24 Got loaded and became bossyTOOKCHARGE10Down24 Unfair stateINEQUALITY10Down24 Female deerDOE3Down25 A small male or a femaleSHE3Down25 AttemptSHOT4Down25 WagesSALARY6Down26 DressATTIRE6Down28 OpeningAPERTURE8Down28 Be against including it or just the converseOPPOSITE8Down28 Cutting toolsMACHETES8Down29 What made the newlyweds so unhappy in the front seats?FIRSTROW8Down29 CreateGENERATE8Down30 Male or female e.g.SEX3Down30 Cajole in order to circumvent?GETROUND8Down30 Mean to force Nigel to admit the old boyIGNOBLE7Down31 Deny knowledge ofDISAVOW7Down31 Surrounds the arenasRINGS5Down33 SeasonTIME4Down33 Bizarre costumeGETUP5Down33 Long stepSTRIDE6Down34 Something you pull with difficulty from the tool bag?WRENCH6Down34 EntrapNET3Down36 AbroadOUT3Down37

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