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Evening Standard Crossword October 16 2023 Answers

Monday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 16 2023 answers. The Monday 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#
HandleTREAT5Across1 RodSTICK5Across3 Due to blunders, Bob's out of the ring!BOOBS5Across3 PlanSCHEME6Across5 No elm can produce one!LEMON5Across8 FundamentalBASIC5Across8 Young female horseFILLY5Across8 LeaveDEPART6Across10 Suitable sockRIGHT5Across10 HurtsHARMS5Across10 ImitatedAPED4Across11 The curate's dogCUR3Across11 Star signLEO3Across11 Maybe new book with nothing in itALBUM5Across12 Provide foodCATER5Across12 Scottish cityGLASGOW7Across13 The last of the cigarettesFAGENDS7Across13 NaturistNUDIST6Across14 DoorstopWEDGE5Across15 ShroudedCOVERED7Across15 Out west, plenty can form conurbationsTOWNS5Across15 All the money?SUM3Across18 EnclosurePEN3Across18 StarSUN3Across18 Leading endlessly astray with negationDENIAL6Across19 ColourRED3Across19 Easy-goingGENIAL6Across19 AgreementCONCORD7Across21 It's wrong to stare wildly around as one dressesATTIRES7Across21 DeceasedDEAD4Across21 Property of Mrs. WitherspoonHERS4Across22 StreetcarTRAM4Across22 SpreeREVEL5Across23 Glance overSCAN4Across23 Having to step lively can be a nuisancePEST4Across23 Out of a job, being old?RETIRED7Across24 ColossalMAMMOTH7Across24 CreamBEST4Across24 BeastANIMAL6Across26 One forbidden to indulge when in office?SMOKER6Across26 ImmerseDIP3Across27 WeedHOE3Across29 StandardPAR3Across29 Master the right amount of grammar!MAR3Across29 CrustaceanLOBSTER7Across31 Passenger shipLINER5Across31 Such boys are not slowTONUP5Across31 One peacefully buried?HATCHET7Across32 RagingFURIOUS7Across32 ConsideredDEEMED6Across32 Kind of pin in joint useDOWEL5Across34 ValleyDALE4Across34 Cuts into cubesDICES5Across34 In what way is it a showpiece?HOW3Across35 TeamELEVEN6Across35 Not wetDRY3Across35 Singular performances, whichever way seenSOLOS5Across36 Large seaOCEAN5Across36 Revolting fellow who swilled beer when starting lunchREBEL5Across37 InsurgentREBEL5Across37 HorizontalLEVEL5Across38 Unwell in a way relatable to the pulse?SEEDY5Across38 ViperADDER5Across38 AusterityRIGOUR6Across39 FollowENSUE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Boy's nameBILLY5Down1 To summarise, harvest about a hundredRECAP5Down1 BloomBLOSSOM7Down2 RegretRUE3Down2 Do they provide wood for making sets?FORESTS7Down2 HumbledABASED6Down3 To meltTHAW4Down4 SailorTAR3Down4 They fly low, perhaps, over the sierraOWLS4Down4 ScrutiniseSCAN4Down5 Animals that chew tubersBRUTES6Down5 MasticatedCHEWED6Down5 RespectedHEEDED6Down6 Girl's nameKAREN5Down6 Nominal mode of operating in crimeSIMON5Down6 RevisedEDITED6Down7 Greek letterOMEGA5Down7 Sort of plate, mateCHINA5Down7 MeadowLEA3Down9 Ass coming in from UgandaMUG3Down9 GuidedSTEERED7Down9 HideCONCEAL7Down12 Married suitor?ADMIRER7Down12 WhelpPUP3Down12 EatDINE4Down13 Only something short will go in its shellNUT3Down14 WeaponGUN3Down14 FormerlyONCE4Down16 Communicated with a leftist at the Women's InstituteWIRED5Down16 Drainage channelDITCH5Down16 SatanDEVIL5Down17 Holst composition with a slow movementSLOTH5Down17 AntelopeELAND5Down17 Dolphin typeGRAMPUS7Down19 In medical organisation, it has its pointDECIMAL7Down19 ThieveSTEAL5Down20 OustedDEPOSED7Down20 It may contain some of the richest treasureCHEST5Down20 HutCABIN5Down21 Elementary arrangement for organARGON5Down21 FeverAGUE4Down22 Long stepsSTRIDES7Down23 Sat and finished supper with a bit of cheddarPERCHED7Down23 PesterBADGER6Down24 Lie about the positionREPOSE6Down24 Of the seaMARINE6Down24 Rowing bladeOAR3Down25 CastSHED4Down25 He deserted from the regiment on TuesdayRAT3Down25 FruitTOMATO6Down26 Female relativeNIECE5Down27 Such transport is for the ministry, otherwiseMOTOR5Down27 A gongMEDAL5Down28 So dukes rise endlessly in prestige!KUDOS5Down28 AbaftASTERN6Down28 There's less in a jug at the welfare centreFEWER5Down30 FishEEL3Down30 PurchaserBUYER5Down30 The boss, heated after losing a couple of letters?HEAD4Down32 Outdoor eventFETE4Down32 Does it keep the goblins nice and warm?HOB3Down33 ExpensiveDEAR4Down33 SphereORB3Down33 ShelterLEE3Down36 BirdEMU3Down37

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