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Evening Standard Crossword October 17 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 17 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
EvaluateASSESS6Across1 SummitACME4Across1 On the road, it's an honour to be in a carCAMBER6Across1 CircuitLAP3Across4 DiceCUBE4Across6 Moderately wealthyWELLTODO8Across7 There's nothing Oriental about itOCCIDENT8Across7 MatureMELLOW6Across8 Attorney given thanks for the factsDATA4Across8 Girl's nameTINA4Across8 TempestuousSTORMY6Across9 AridDRY3Across10 Out to succeed, Ted was a twister!TWINED6Across10 Shore birdAVOCET6Across10 HarmDAMAGE6Across11 Hate having only half a side for a matchDETEST6Across11 VaultCRYPT5Across12 MinePIT3Across14 Give extra publicity to the grand finaleADD3Across14 PennilessBROKE5Across14 Wood-godSATYR5Across15 Male voiceTENOR5Across16 Drive the enemy out!FORCE5Across16 As expected, rather like JulieDULY4Across17 Let it standSTET4Across17 OrbSPHERE6Across18 A heady trophySCALP5Across19 Senior memberDOYEN5Across19 AwayABSENT6Across20 Take overFERRY5Across21 Boy's nameROGER5Across21 Not a goldfish, but maybe silver or bronzeBREAM5Across22 PremiumBONUS5Across22 Fossil fuelCOAL4Across23 Finish work during September, making a beehiveSKEP4Across23 CherubANGEL5Across24 GreenflyAPHID5Across26 SevereHARSH5Across26 African river longer than an English oneZAIRE5Across26 Fierce word of reproach?FIE3Across28 TrunkTORSO5Across28 Immoral, evilBAD3Across28 Complete in diplomacyINTACT6Across29 Took notice ofHEEDED6Across29 SeatPEW3Across30 Deep narrow gorgeRAVINE6Across30 His Pilgrim was ChristianBUNYAN6Across30 Spheres in which one's little brothers circulateORBS4Across31 UnlockOPEN4Across31 Agrees the competition is dishonestCOMPLIES8Across32 DeleteEFFACE6Across32 RunwayAIRSTRIP8Across32 Makes edgy progress with boysSIDLES6Across33 BrownAUBURN6Across33 ThingENTITY6Across33 KillSLAY4Across34 GearKIT3Across35 RitualRITE4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
On every occasionALWAYS6Down1 Took a broken crate to the trading centreCARTED6Down1 BrightenCHEER5Down2 Drink that goes snappily with a biscuitBRANDY6Down2 EvokeELICIT6Down2 Hit at fliesSWAT4Down3 OvershadowECLIPSE7Down3 Dora's eccentric wayROAD4Down3 At night, is seen to be a bright little thingFIREFLY7Down4 LasciviousLEWD4Down4 Smoked herringBLOATER7Down4 NosegayPOSY4Down5 Holy bookKORAN5Down5 No, and that's finalNEVER5Down5 ChancelCHOIR5Down6 Stipulate the conditionSTATE5Down6 PugilistBOXER5Down6 YokelBUMPKIN7Down7 Small sharkTOPE4Down8 Face the possibility of being laid upDIAL4Down8 MeshNET3Down9 Just the chap to make hay?TED3Down9 BeamRAY3Down11 It's best worn above the waistTOP3Down12 LettuceCOS3Down12 Adult malesMEN3Down12 Hit ten again?SCORE5Down13 SailorTAR3Down13 Dutch cheeseGOUDA5Down13 RascalROGUE5Down15 For which cars can be broken up - at a parking place?SCRAP5Down15 BeverageTEA3Down16 TeaseRAG3Down17 Such guerrillas are less than urbaneURBAN5Down18 Brownish-grey colourTAUPE5Down18 Understand the senseSEE3Down19 FrolicsomePLAYFUL7Down19 Put onDON3Down19 Member of a popular movementARM3Down20 AffirmativeYES3Down20 Spot that's a bit ticklish in a permissive wayFRECKLE7Down21 WagerBET3Down21 Rats, sayRODENTS7Down21 SlaverSLOBBER7Down22 OfferBID3Down22 Every brazen hussy has oneBRA3Down22 CautionCAVEAT6Down23 Sailor whose crime is seriousSINBAD6Down23 AlsoTOO3Down23 Norse godODIN4Down24 To the House?KEYS4Down24 Room for manoeuvreLEEWAY6Down25 Are their tails specially hairy?PONIES6Down25 BornNEE3Down25 The nothing we get from AmericaZILCH5Down26 In frontAHEAD5Down26 DisreputableSHADY5Down27 Vital organHEART5Down27 Pieces written in difficult times?ITEMS5Down27 Large soft bread rollBAP3Down28 It may fly somewhat furiouslyFUR3Down28 SupportSTRUT5Down29 An outstanding leaderBOSS4Down30 LookPEEK4Down30 Thick cableROPE4Down30 ConveyWAFT4Down31

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 17, 2018. 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.