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Evening Standard Crossword October 17 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 17 2024 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 122 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#
ClawTALON5Across1 ProphetSEER4Across1 In here, there's not just a little dropABYSS5Across1 ExpertDAB3Across4 Soft American parentPAPPY5Across6 RemainSTAY4Across6 SlidesSLIPS5Across6 Pen-pointNIB3Across9 Londoner whose rabbit ate half a duck?COCKNEY7Across9 Sharp replyRIPOSTE7Across9 Quick reversing tramsSMART5Across10 Far onADVANCED8Across10 UndressSTRIP5Across10 Comes close to having pointed earsNEARS5Across11 PainACHE4Across11 Stage whisperASIDE5Across11 Green jumpersFROGS5Across12 AppearsSEEMS5Across12 Musical performanceRECITAL7Across13 When couples do so, it's business as usualCOHABIT7Across13 PinPEG3Across14 Highball!LOB3Across15 Alcoholic drinkALE3Across15 VigilantALERT5Across16 PortentOMEN4Across17 Stray in endless moral capriciousnessROAM4Across17 Tiny tot swallowing a bit of a snubMINUTE6Across18 Amphibious rodentBEAVER6Across18 Something bad about terriers being the wrong colour!STAIN5Across19 AgueFEVER5Across19 DaringINTREPID8Across19 One closing an incision in the side?STITCH6Across20 SunglassesSHADES6Across20 BoltRIVET5Across21 Storage place for various oilsSILO4Across22 LodgingsDIGS4Across22 CableTELEGRAM8Across23 Overheated house at central TootingHOT3Across24 TautTIGHT5Across24 PitchTAR3Across24 Proud to have been robbed at gunpoint?STUCKUP7Across25 RemainderRESIDUE7Across25 Crazy about ceramics?POTTY5Across26 Backless seatSTOOL5Across26 A growing boy, possibly in the kitchenBASIL5Across27 TrustFAITH5Across27 BornNEE3Across27 Smooth stuff to intoxicate a saint!SATIN5Across28 Ski slopePISTE5Across28 Standard bargain in the vegetable linePARSNIP7Across29 Desired earnestlyYEARNED7Across29 Could it chop up a worm around the end of June?MOWER5Across30 EscortUSHER5Across30 RipsTEARS5Across31 Sound of a wonky hinge?NEIGH5Across31 SlopeRAMP4Across31 QuitEVACUATE8Across33 BreachGAP3Across34 ExtremelyVERY4Across35 OwingDUE3Across36 SortTYPE4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
National songANTHEM6Down2 WhirlpoolEDDY4Down2 Really great grass!BAMBOO6Down2 A very funny cry?SCREAM6Down3 GenuineREAL4Down3 SourceORIGIN6Down3 Thus, at the West End, there's a boozerSOT3Down4 InfirmDECREPIT8Down4 PinchNIP3Down4 OrderedBADE4Down5 Garment right for a runner?SKIRT5Down5 Wooden pegDOWEL5Down5 GrowlSNARL5Down6 Not a flighty birdPENGUIN7Down6 StutterSTAMMER7Down6 They all agree it's easy to changeAYES4Down7 MinusLESS4Down7 SpasmTIC3Down7 Light oarPADDLE6Down8 To dad, it's never-ending nonsense you mindlessly repeatPARROT6Down8 HateABHOR5Down8 The part of Henry, in filmsFIFTH5Down12 CallVISIT5Down12 Satisfies fullySATES5Down12 WoundSTING5Down13 Tragic end to a foolishly hasty accidentCRASH5Down13 Cook in an ovenROAST5Down13 ThroughPER3Down14 TreeCEDAR5Down14 A woman could ride in oneHABIT5Down14 DonatedGIVEN5Down15 BypassAVOID5Down15 Moon probe that took a turn in forging a linkLUNIK5Down15 Form of jazz that obviously had to be a hitBEBOP5Down16 Rub outERASE5Down16 EachEVERY5Down17 Walter giving a hand to a YankeeMITTY5Down18 VagrantTRAMP5Down18 CantBEVEL5Down18 PlumeFEATHER7Down19 Carlos may be out of breath, but he's learningSCHOLAR7Down19 RepresentativeDELEGATE8Down20 Where, in the West Indies, to shoot duck?TOBAGO6Down21 To badgerHARASS6Down21 Naughty capers can get you into oneSCRAPE6Down22 Golf pegTEE3Down22 Split upDIVIDE6Down22 Tempting to start lunch with a bagelLURING6Down23 Musical instrumentGUITAR6Down23 BellowsROARS5Down25 Hiding place for a couple of sticks of wood!STASH5Down25 IdolIMAGE5Down25 For gas, maybe, but smoke can get through itPIPE4Down26 Eyelid inflammationSTYE4Down26 GladHAPPY5Down26 Cursing having no dogs is no goodSIN3Down28 TransmitSEND4Down28 FavouritePET3Down28 FairJUST4Down29 CeaseSTOP4Down30 SpoilMAR3Down32

About this puzzle

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