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Evening Standard Crossword October 16 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 16 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 128 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#
FeverishHECTIC6Across1 Appeal humblyPLEAD5Across3 Name for an old liquid assetTESSA5Across3 StepSTRIDE6Across5 BuyPURCHASE8Across8 To horrify dad is wrong, mateAPPAL5Across8 DisparageDECRY5Across8 TradeDEAL4Across9 Left in the darkUNLIT5Across10 Snake poisonVENOM5Across10 ChopHEW3Across10 Rubbish from a protesterROT3Across11 CabinHUT3Across11 Badly grown?WRONG5Across12 Punctuation markCOLON5Across12 StrollAMBLE5Across12 Bookish carrier of strange tales about the churchSATCHEL7Across13 French beanHARICOT7Across13 Alcoholic drinkCIDER5Across15 DroopSAG3Across15 Wherein householders may provide mutual backingSEMIS5Across15 JoinADD3Across17 He stopped with TedHAL3Across18 IotaJOT3Across18 StarSUN3Across18 Choose the best carbon content for steel, possiblySELECT6Across19 CaskVAT3Across19 Zodiac signGEMINI6Across19 BizarreOUTRE5Across20 TuneAIR3Across21 Short axeHATCHET7Across21 Failure due to lack of maintenance?NEGLECT7Across21 Like some troops seen in retreat?POOR4Across22 Naming wordNOUN4Across22 StrayERR3Across22 FlankSIDE4Across23 A handy plantPALM4Across23 VehicleCAR3Across23 DogCUR3Across24 Heartbroken when things are in tatters?TEARFUL7Across24 Welsh rabbitRAREBIT7Across24 Utter tearfullySNIVEL6Across26 UprightERECT5Across26 Those home ones that can hurt in extremes of tediousness?TRUTHS6Across26 It quite alters one's meaningNOT3Across29 FastenTIE3Across29 Raised edgeRIM3Across29 Fine new purseSUPER5Across31 Animal skinsHIDES5Across31 Natural surroundingsHABITAT7Across32 Tax form sent out for guidanceSEXTANT7Across32 SquallGUST4Across33 Well known to have done wrong, being out to start troubleNOTED5Across34 ExtendLENGTHEN8Across34 CompetitorRIVAL5Across34 She turns to give a hailEVA3Across35 PeakCLIMAX6Across35 IlluminatedLIT3Across35 Thus, during January, he partnered MedeaJASON5Across36 SolitaryLONELY6Across36 Board gameCHESS5Across36 River forded at Griffin ParkBRENT5Across37 TriteBANAL5Across37 Read a letter from a novelistREADE5Across38 Distinctive characterETHOS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Rehabilitation, in shortREHAB5Down1 Prays for fine distributionSPRAY5Down1 OozeEXUDE5Down2 One keeping an eye on the time?WATCHER7Down2 CraftsmanARTISAN7Down2 DiplomacyTACT4Down3 Fearless nobleman?EARL4Down4 PlunderLOOT4Down4 BewitchCHARM5Down4 FilchSTEAL5Down5 Time for us to return to the nest, possiblySUNSET6Down5 Shore birdAVOCET6Down5 DiscourteousRUDE4Down6 Tube station in a strange landANGEL5Down6 Jeans fabricDENIM5Down6 TwelveDOZEN5Down7 PlayDRAMA5Down7 Of the citizens, 104, I seeCIVIC5Down7 Vicious dogCUR3Down9 Shoot for a trophyPOT3Down9 DevastationHAVOC5Down10 IrrigateWATER5Down11 HideCONCEAL7Down12 WorshipADORE5Down12 They keep you feet dry (in wells, that is)WELLIES7Down12 SwimBATHE5Down13 Witch in ancient CarthageHAG3Down14 IncisionCUT3Down14 ExpelEJECT5Down14 BeginSTART5Down15 Gong finally heard during dinner?MEDAL5Down16 Finger or toeDIGIT5Down16 RavineGORGE5Down16 Put your foot down!STAMP5Down17 JockeyRIDER5Down17 Disdained to treat Ed's cornSCORNED7Down19 CommonGENERAL7Down19 Grind teeth togetherGNASH5Down20 Sees notices in placesSPOTS5Down20 Like a bouncer one shouldn't hit, being in bedNOTUP5Down21 Hot and stickyHUMID5Down21 Like, resemblingSIMILAR7Down23 The midshipman says they're clubs!PUTTERS7Down23 WithstandRESIST6Down24 Four-legged form of hornet?THRONE6Down24 A noisy beast, cunning, too!FOX3Down25 Fish typeBIB3Down25 CustomaryUSUAL5Down25 Dark periodNIGHT5Down27 Like the air terminal over the river, not in townRURAL5Down27 SlackenRELAX5Down27 PoetryVERSE5Down28 He sings for some rotten orchestra!TENOR5Down28 WaterwayCANAL5Down28 PerfectIDEAL5Down30 In a way, sillyINANE5Down30 Death-dealingFATAL5Down30 StalkSTEM4Down31 Ring of lightHALO4Down32 Check the figure possibly broadcastSEED4Down32 StupefySTUN4Down32 The short way out of NewhavenAVE3Down33 Metallic elementTIN3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. 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.