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Evening Standard Crossword October 18 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 18 2023 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#
RichesWEALTH6Across1 A tent could be a large plaything!BIGTOP6Across1 NigglingFUSSY5Across2 Permission to proceedALLCLEAR8Across7 StartedBEGAN5Across7 Just the fellow to galvanise things?LIVEWIRE8Across7 See the stormy sea, for instanceCASE4Across8 CriminalFELON5Across8 German manHERR4Across8 Unfortunately, part of Kansas is in a state!ALASKA6Across10 SovereignRULER5Across10 Come to a haltDRAWUP6Across10 A bad desire, that's understoodAGREED6Across11 Partial refundREBATE6Across11 BeamRAY3Across12 HellHADES5Across13 One of the bunch?KEY3Across14 DroopSAG3Across14 Of medicineMEDICAL7Across15 Rugged old seamanHARDY5Across16 Jacket partLAPEL5Across16 Frontier line?TIER4Across17 Catch sight ofESPY4Across17 WornERODED6Across17 Well-known talkerMONEY5Across19 TurfSOD3Across19 Spanish manSENOR5Across19 WeakenedDILUTED7Across20 Not so noisyMUTED5Across21 FruitMELON5Across21 Area of grasslandFIELD5Across22 A sense of spectacleSIGHT5Across22 At that timeTHEN4Across23 Fruitful appointment?DATE4Across23 RushREED4Across23 ExpiredDIED4Across25 DeterminedDECIDED7Across26 The master's won round by herWOMAN5Across26 Legendary kingMIDAS5Across26 Fish eggsROE3Across28 She's of little capacity in legal mattersGAL3Across28 Is possibly shot out of lifts!HOISTS6Across29 RepresentativesAGENTS6Across29 Seed-casePOD3Across30 All of them turn up at the Royal Society!COMERS6Across30 Food for horsesFORAGE6Across30 Tough answers are too much for himHANS4Across31 InventDEVISE6Across31 Corrosive substanceACID4Across31 Non-alcoholic form of the demon aleLEMONADE8Across32 AppreciativeTHANKFUL8Across32 Dodgy device used by one who bows and scrapes?FIDDLE6Across33 Reflected lightLUSTRE6Across33 FlewPILOTED7Across34 EngineMOTOR5Across37 LettuceCOS3Across38 StorehouseDEPOT5Across39 DrainSEWER5Across40 CogsTEETH5Across41 BeliefCREED5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
As a big star, was he able to brag?BOGART6Down1 Swaying gaitWADDLE6Down1 PreventDEBAR5Down1 Room for manoeuvreLEEWAY6Down2 Problem for Easter?TEASER6Down2 ManagedFARED5Down2 Musical instrumentHARP4Down3 Only an excuse, but this sure is fun!PLEA4Down3 NewUNUSED6Down3 AppearSEEM4Down4 Level of commandECHELON7Down4 Uttered a cry with light heart, albeit in needNEIGHED7Down4 ScornedDERIDED7Down5 Paper animal?TIGER5Down5 SummariseRECAP5Down5 TrustyLOYAL5Down6 InhumanCRUEL5Down6 Prepared to study a key partREADY5Down6 Metal fasteningHASP4Down8 An easy piece?CAKE4Down8 Floor coveringRUG3Down9 ResinLAC3Down9 It can be lowering when there's rain aboutSKY3Down9 RenewedRESUMED7Down11 Does he always shine?RAY3Down12 Except forBAR3Down12 Somewhat predictable decree?EDICT5Down13 Native American tentTEPEE5Down13 CentreHEART5Down13 NappedDOZED5Down14 Where to go for a new hat, in Germany?GOTHA5Down15 Wobbly foodJELLY5Down15 SpotDOT3Down16 Small twigSPRIG5Down18 PartedDIVIDED7Down18 House with no refrigeratorIGLOO5Down18 ObserveSEE3Down19 One held by a drinker to be a fool?MUG3Down19 Signal agreementNOD3Down20 Are such prices possibly fishy?NET3Down20 Making a lot of money - and that's officialMINTING7Down21 NumberDIGIT5Down21 ErrorMISTAKE7Down21 ViperADDER5Down22 SupporterFAN3Down22 Initially, a special serviceSAS3Down22 ConservativesTORIES6Down23 Terrible men dad cursed!DAMNED6Down23 Drinks for sale?ALES4Down24 OustedDEPOSED7Down24 BonceHEAD4Down24 Confirm it's possible to sneer about a bit of funENSURE6Down25 StylusNEEDLE6Down25 Mediterranean islandMALTA5Down26 A great swimmerWHALE5Down26 ProcrastinateDELAY5Down27 BedCOT3Down27 Where to turn up when I'm on targetMIAMI5Down27 Legendary birdROC3Down28 Leave central Streatham for somewhere in IndiaGOA3Down28 RelegateDEMOTE6Down28 CubedDICED5Down29 DropFALL4Down30 During lunch, effectively, his work may be appreciatedCHEF4Down30 ElectedVOTED5Down32 DirectionSOUTH5Down33 MooLOW3Down35 ExpensiveDEAR4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 18, 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.