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Evening Standard Crossword October 19 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 19 2023 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 127 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#
ElderlyAGED4Across1 HoleCAVITY6Across4 In Shakespeare, did he get fired?PISTOL6Across4 HugeVAST4Across6 Deliver a letter to a town in HantsHANDOVER8Across7 SnakeANACONDA8Across7 ClothesOUTFIT6Across8 CountryNATION6Across8 Lay on too much because of the partyOVERDO6Across8 RefuseLITTER6Across9 Holy bookKORAN5Across10 FittingAPT3Across10 It can be of all-round educational valueGLOBE5Across10 FollowingAFTER5Across12 Look knowingly at a heartless letterLEER4Across13 Extinct birdDODO4Across13 Thus, for half an hour, is bitterSOUR4Across14 Not fastSLOW4Across14 SheetPLATE5Across14 The pet dogs of visitors to Australia?POMS4Across15 WooCOURT5Across15 Alcoholic drinkBEER4Across15 Mediterranean laurelBAY3Across16 Could it make the moustaches grow stronger?WAX3Across16 First manADAM4Across17 Town with less than two banksOBAN4Across17 ConquerMASTER6Across18 Religious imageICON4Across19 A beastly endTAIL4Across19 BeganOPENED6Across20 A difficult operation means toilHARDGRAFT9Across21 InsectDRAGONFLY9Across21 Girl on a motorway in the south of FranceMIDI4Across23 RetainKEEP4Across23 CalledNAMED5Across24 Latest model afoot?LAST4Across24 CarryTOTE4Across24 UncookedRAW3Across26 TwentySCORE5Across26 Not left in the darkLIT3Across26 JettyPIER4Across27 Attracted to one of the Barrymores?DREW4Across27 DonatedGIVEN5Across28 Nautical cryAHOY4Across29 Three miles would be too much for him!EMIL4Across29 UnusualODD3Across30 Writing implementsPENS4Across32 Weaken the standardFLAG4Across32 CrownDIADEM6Across32 Complain at having to hold the key?GRIPE5Across33 EvokeELICIT6Across33 Sleep noisilySNORE5Across33 Friendly name for a German songALLIED6Across34 NothingZERO4Across34 PranceCAVORT6Across34 One with lofty thought to enumerate?IDEALIST8Across35 GratuityTIP3Across35 MechanicENGINEER8Across35 Hey - that's quick!PRESTO6Across36 RequireNEED4Across36 Radiator, sayHEATER6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ChopsHACKS5Down1 They're past being politiciansWHIGS5Down1 Egypt's capitalCAIRO5Down2 In France, historically, did it see some Norman jousting?ANJOU5Down2 HoarseGRUFF5Down2 Not upDOWN4Down3 Bird jointly tailedDOVE4Down3 SwerveDEFLECT7Down3 Light boatCANOE5Down4 RosterROTA4Down4 Introductory poem about a RoundheadPROEM5Down4 DroopWILT4Down5 ProhibitionVETO4Down5 View Romeo as a prophet!SEER4Down5 EssentialVITAL5Down6 Native of ancient TroyTROJAN6Down6 Outwardly oral testORDEAL6Down6 ApparitionSPECTRE7Down7 Off courseADRIFT6Down9 Matches made from staves?VESTAS6Down9 Plenty of clothingLOT3Down11 Not newOLD3Down11 EqualityPAR3Down11 One of those Norfolk girls?BROAD5Down12 ObjectiveAIM3Down12 InformedAWARE5Down12 Fish-eggsROE3Down13 Not a short member of the fielding sideLONGLEG7Down13 RelegatesDEMOTES7Down13 SackBAG3Down15 Cushy place to live?PAD3Down15 In comedy, it has pointWIT3Down16 VaseURN3Down16 LadBOY3Down16 CatTOM3Down17 Restraint of lazy bromineBRIDLE6Down18 NattyDAPPER6Down18 AttributeASCRIBE7Down19 Not dirtyCLEAN5Down20 Later, in a relatively stern positionAFTER5Down20 Badly affected by success?HIT3Down21 PrecipitationDEW3Down21 FixPEG3Down21 Such recruits would be new to warRAW3Down22 IssueEDITION7Down22 And notNOR3Down22 FellowDON3Down23 His is a grinding jobMILLER6Down23 Martial artKARATE6Down23 Gratuitous guidanceTIP3Down25 In favour ofFOR3Down25 AppendADD3Down25 WirelessRADIO5Down27 Set one in the road somehowRADIO5Down28 BuryINTER5Down28 ChosenELITE5Down29 ExcludeOMIT4Down30 Ramshackle dwellingHOVEL5Down30 It's only a small figure, noteMINIM5Down30 Port can make you lithe!LEITH5Down31 IntenseDEEP4Down31 DesireYEARN5Down31 Appendages of elfin size?FINS4Down32 MailPOST4Down32 Weight unit usable in margarine makingGRAM4Down33 Go by seaSAIL4Down33

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