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Evening Standard Crossword October 17 2019 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 17 2019 answers. The Thursday 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#
ScornDERIDE6Across1 An elastic bandGARTER6Across4 SlanderDEFAME6Across4 GreedyAVID4Across5 Around the end of term, do wake up the dozy creature!DORMOUSE8Across7 Large passenger planeAIRLINER8Across7 Chat with Jack - the toad!NATTER6Across8 FruitORANGE6Across8 FragranceAROMA5Across8 FixedSET3Across9 StupidAPISH5Across10 TooALSO4Across10 Bit of a simpleton, make it knownLETON5Across10 OtherwiseELSE4Across11 ViewSCENE5Across12 UnlockOPEN4Across13 Notedly free tripRIDE4Across13 TalentedGIFTED6Across13 FishTUNA4Across14 Vehicle misdirected on the M1?SLED4Across14 Drink for the busy worker at central HammersmithBEER4Across15 Only remainingLAST4Across15 TotalSUM3Across16 Tasty? No thanks!STY3Across16 LakeMERE4Across16 Ancient goddess who emphatically exists!ISIS4Across17 Alcoholic drinkBEER4Across17 RelaxEASE4Across18 Minute particleATOM4Across19 Is a slow starter where savings accounts are concernedISAS4Across19 JewelGEM3Across20 GarmentPOLOSHIRT9Across21 Flutter by if you like, madamBUTTERFLY9Across21 SorrowfulSAD3Across22 ProhibitionVETO4Across23 Panto actor?MIME4Across23 ImmerseDIP3Across23 The importance of communicationNOTE4Across24 DiscourteousRUDE4Across24 Lion's long hairMANE4Across24 DetailITEM4Across25 A gig for some banjo boysJOB3Across26 MinePIT3Across26 Sort of room for betting?ANTE4Across27 A dramaPLAY4Across27 PlantDAHLIA6Across28 An area schemePLOT4Across29 Fingertip coverNAIL4Across29 SkulkSNEAK5Across30 Amiable French associates of KingsleyAMIS4Across32 IntendMEAN4Across32 PleasedGLAD4Across32 More than a ton of rockSTONE5Across33 EliteBEST4Across33 ConfuseADDLE5Across33 Sailor said to be fond of olive oilPOPEYE6Across34 GistNUB3Across34 Strain, emphasisSTRESS6Across34 Despite composure, Cleo had to get upset about nothingCOOLHEAD8Across35 FreshlyNEWLY5Across35 GemstonesEMERALDS8Across35 Take form!REMOVE6Across36 CaribouDEER4Across36 Dealer or merchantTRADER6Across36 FuelPETROL6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Unit of purity of goldCARAT5Down1 PatternDESIGN6Down1 Possibly solid figuresIDOLS5Down1 ConfirmedRATIFIED8Down2 CoachTRAIN5Down2 What I do right, you might sayWRITE5Down2 Many admit to being depressedDOWN4Down3 DesireWISH4Down3 CrownDIADEM6Down3 Lamp spirit?GENIE5Down4 Lets fallDROPS5Down4 AdvancedPROCEEDED9Down4 CorrectedAMENDED7Down5 Pastry case with a fillingFLAN4Down5 Charge at speedRATE4Down5 ValleyVALE4Down6 What happened in the uncertain seventies?EVENTS6Down6 Bottle sizeMAGNUM6Down6 ExpiredDIED4Down7 DonkeyASS3Down8 Keep possession ofRETAIN6Down9 Floating around getting a doctor properly fitADRIFT6Down9 Play on wordsPUN3Down11 Street of horrorELM3Down11 Dislike removing the piano from a platformODIUM5Down12 Wooden shoeSABOT5Down12 Objects to Ernest's shiftinessRESENTS7Down13 RowerOARSMAN7Down13 AttractiveDESIRABLE9Down14 Star signLEO3Down15 SerpentASP3Down15 Portion of rabbitBIT3Down15 Habitual drunkardSOT3Down16 Let's suppose Sally's lost fifty quidSAY3Down16 RodentRAT3Down17 Ultimately prissy letters about a side being sexySTEAMY6Down18 Runs away to wedELOPES6Down18 AircraftAIRLINER8Down19 Took the rest of the assorted peltsSLEPT5Down20 FirearmGUN3Down20 FashionTREND5Down20 Could baby wear it upside down?BIB3Down21 FavouritePET3Down21 WanderMEANDER7Down21 Fishy food from the Faeroes?ROE3Down22 Horses eat thisHAY3Down22 So more distress makes you unhappyMOROSE6Down23 WinnerVICTOR6Down23 LubricateOIL3Down25 Front man?RON3Down25 CloakMANTLE6Down26 FriskGAMBOL6Down27 Intense beam of lightLASER5Down28 She's relatively fetching out EastNIECE5Down28 ElderlyAGED4Down29 But is he fond of money more?LOVER5Down30 SensibleSANE4Down30 Grown-upADULT5Down30 Dog leadLEASH5Down31 ClefKEY3Down31 Boy resembling Winnie the Pooh?TEDDY5Down31 Type of engine much used in raising oreAERO4Down32 FixMEND4Down32 Cans of it have unusual lidsSILD4Down33 Land measureACRE4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, October 17, 2019. 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.