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Evening Standard Crossword October 19 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 19 2020 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
DueOWING5Across2 Ludicrous situationFARCE5Across3 Fifty youngsters out to form social groupsCLUBS5Across3 ParchedARID4Across7 Nonsense, but good to sing aboutHOKUM5Across8 VentOUTLET6Across8 Jeans fabricDENIM5Across8 FearDREAD5Across9 But for the love in her heart, she could be hardRHODA5Across10 DetestedHATED5Across10 Allow a little subtlety?LET3Across11 FishCOD3Across11 Mountain passCOL3Across11 MistakeERROR5Across12 In essence, a teetotaller with a warm heartATTAR5Across12 For him, it's a nice change to go to the theatre with VictorVINCENT7Across13 ImmoralGODLESS7Across13 ImmerseDIP3Across13 CountryITALY5Across15 Current sources of accommodation?CELLS5Across15 SignOMEN4Across15 OwnsHAS3Across16 TumbledFELL4Across18 Towards the sternAFT3Across18 It's cut and driedHAY3Across18 PlanSCHEME6Across19 Being French, I would like to be SemiticJEWISH6Across19 ShyBASHFUL7Across19 PaceSTEP4Across20 LocateSITUATE7Across21 Stings no gross fellowNETTLES7Across21 RequireNEED4Across22 SunriseDAWN4Across22 Look outside, Peter!PEER4Across22 TasksJOBS4Across23 One properly drilled?WELL4Across23 AnimosityRANCOUR7Across23 Units of juice!AMPERES7Across24 SeparateBREAKUP7Across24 ColourNAVY4Across25 BirdOSPREY6Across26 Singer, possibly a belterTREBLE6Across26 HeatedHOT3Across27 LakeMERE4Across28 A letter I had, making an offerBID3Across29 PinchNIP3Across29 FastenTIE3Across30 Little bar where fries are cookedSERIF5Across31 DefectiveDUD3Across31 Organised soundMUSIC5Across31 Catches fireIGNITES7Across32 Just the plant to border part of the canalHEMLOCK7Across32 CabinBERTH5Across33 Cook in train oil?BROIL5Across34 1000 kilogramsTONNE5Across34 A word with Dickens's mutual friendOUR3Across35 ContainerTUB3Across35 Thread I sell knotted!LISLE5Across36 SeraglioHAREM5Across36 AustereSEVERE6Across36 Pretended to be the electricity manACTED5Across37 LawfulLEGAL5Across37 ThoughtIDEA4Across37 HandleTREAT5Across38 Woman's husband after changeEDITH5Across38 Cause to attackSETON5Across38

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LureDECOY5Down1 BrushBROOM5Down1 The senior officer, I see, has a complaintCOLIC5Down1 MiscreantVILLAIN7Down2 Can provide meat, but cherries are beyond him!BUTCHER7Down2 UnusualODD3Down2 WrathIRE3Down3 VentilatesAIRS4Down4 DeityGOD3Down4 Foreigner allowed to finish firstLETT4Down4 ConsumedATE3Down5 Cabers tossed in pairs!BRACES6Down5 SelectionCHOICE6Down5 SatanDEVIL5Down6 SoilEARTH5Down6 Vixen less than cunning!SHREW5Down6 KingdomREALM5Down7 Solid figures?IDOLS5Down7 Signal agreementNOD3Down9 Knowledge accepted without thanksKEN3Down9 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down10 AgreementCONSENT7Down11 EarnDESERVE7Down12 Tie many in a knot whenever you likeANYTIME7Down12 River mouthESTUARY7Down12 ErasedDELETED7Down13 Take down what's on the menuEAT3Down14 PromisedPLEDGED7Down14 NewtEFT3Down14 Greek authorAESOP5Down16 Survives terrible evilsLIVES5Down16 IncubateHATCH5Down16 LeavenYEAST5Down17 She will prepare the peasSHELL5Down17 YellSHOUT5Down17 SportFUN3Down18 Bad character in a good bookJEZEBEL7Down19 PeculiarSTRANGE7Down19 Notices the maculationSPOTS5Down20 ParlanceIDIOM5Down20 No, and that's final!NEVER5Down21 WagesPAY3Down21 ExchangesSWAPS5Down21 PlanetJUPITER7Down23 Union with not a single member!WEDLOCK7Down23 BefitBECOME6Down24 Did the boys make him king?ALFRED6Down24 SeepOOZE4Down24 RelativesKIN3Down25 In the mirror, the outside appears reversedRIM3Down25 SickenedAILED5Down26 SweetenerSUGAR5Down27 Erroneously rinse in something glueyRESIN5Down27 CeremoniesRITES5Down28 It religiously provides protection for the FrenchBIBLE5Down28 SovereignRULER5Down29 ExcludeDEBAR5Down30 Pay for something in the hardware store?SCREW5Down30 DataINFO4Down32 FixedSET3Down32 Listen - this muddle needs sorting out!HIST4Down32 Keen to get awayOUT3Down33 WagerBET3Down33 TowboatTUG3Down33 RegretRUE3Down34 StrikeHIT3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, October 19, 2020. 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.