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Evening Standard Crossword October 2 2018 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 2 2018 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 126 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#
Watch bandSTRAP5Across1 Fishy starting price for a rodent race runner!SPRAT5Across1 ConfessADMIT5Across2 She's in the poolKITTY5Across6 DawdleDALLY5Across6 HurryHASTE5Across7 PutPLACE5Across8 Rifle attachmentBAYONET7Across9 Jacket, not a twinsetDOUBLET7Across9 AlternativeOTHER5Across10 WedMARRY5Across10 To Ann, a changed man!ANTON5Across10 Strong pointFORTE5Across11 One-fifth of a ton?SCORE5Across11 Sudden frightALARM5Across12 Port can make you lithe!LEITH5Across12 TuneAIR3Across12 LastlyFINALLY7Across13 Does it provide but little transportation?MINIBUS7Across13 UnaccompaniedALONE5Across13 On his own, Mr SloanTOD3Across15 WanderMEANDER7Across15 SpeakSAY3Across15 Winged wader, once worshippedIBIS4Across17 FaultDEFECT6Across17 Corrosive substanceACID4Across17 Dignified way to get an appointmentSEDATE6Across18 Steal cattleRUSTLE6Across18 BaskSUN3Across19 Lower the cover at the leisure centreSCOWL5Across19 StinkingFETID5Across19 What a cloud burst may do when some children go to churchDRENCH6Across20 UseEMPLOY6Across20 CheatedTRICKED7Across20 Fair twins?SOSO4Across22 Not so muchLESS4Across22 WatchedEYED4Across23 Thus a learner can be 'King'SOL3Across24 PlaythingTOY3Across24 AdroitDEFT4Across25 Nightclub showCABARET7Across25 Also in the scheme as a unitPLATOON7Across25 In her job, many may be on the doleMODEL5Across26 WithdrewRETIRED7Across26 Blacksmith's blockANVIL5Across26 NoiseSOUND5Across27 Be out till morning, perhapsSLEEP5Across27 Mystic rites or essaysTRIES5Across28 ConcealsHIDES5Across28 Forbear to check out the RAF activityREFRAIN7Across29 LockjawTETANUS7Across29 Fred gets out of line, but isn't given a roasting!FRIED5Across30 At no timeNEVER5Across30 TinCAN3Across30 ChuckedTHREW5Across31 DistantREMOTE6Across31 Where the Aussies have a Scottish accent?PERTH5Across31 SaggedDROOPED7Across34 QuotedCITED5Across37 FreeRID3Across38 SewerDRAIN5Across39 PerforatedHOLED5Across40 DemiseDEATH5Across41 RecededEBBED5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
WireCABLE5Down1 Mournful, pitiableTRAGIC6Down2 ExpiateATONE5Down2 A writer's pointPENNIB6Down2 A Spaniard is a handsome fellowADONIS6Down3 DiscoverDETECT6Down3 OverseasABROAD6Down3 DetailITEM4Down4 Actually more than a stoneTON3Down4 RemunerationPAY3Down4 DesignedPLANNED7Down5 They're instrumental in making players puffOBOES5Down5 StupidityFOLLY5Down5 TwistSCREW5Down6 The flier crashed into the back of the helter-skelter!KESTREL7Down6 SwindleDEFRAUD7Down6 Is the number of years for one!ITCH4Down7 Particle of matterATOM4Down7 Is it like a trout swimming around Beach Head?TURBOT6Down8 DeadlyLETHAL6Down8 HelpAID3Down9 SaverRESCUER7Down11 A middling meal?LUNCH5Down12 Narrow wayALLEY5Down12 ViperADDER5Down13 AspectFACET5Down13 Watches, as objectsMINDS5Down13 TenderOFFER5Down14 Another name for Elgin, maybeNIGEL5Down14 Cold, chillyNIPPY5Down14 Whole-hearted boat-building is forbidden!TABOO5Down15 GuideSTEER5Down15 Sea birdAUK3Down16 LeavenYEAST5Down16 Devilish contributor to pandemoniumDEMON5Down16 CoachedTRAINED7Down18 CompetitorRIVAL5Down18 Heave up out of wells, possiblySWELL5Down18 Picked up something good for the EditorSCOOPED7Down19 Break down or failFOUNDER7Down19 Big wave in possible contact with a coasterROLLER6Down21 SulkyMOROSE6Down21 StorehouseDEPOT5Down21 Prolific, abundantLAVISH6Down22 Enters in the style of LaurenceSTERNE6Down22 War horseSTEED5Down22 StrictSEVERE6Down23 The only national theatre near PortsmouthSOLENT6Down23 DecipheredDECODED7Down24 Cheroot, sayCIGAR5Down25 Her mother's beautiful, tooPEARL5Down25 Just a body of waterMERE4Down26 Poker stakeANTE4Down26 FaucetTAP3Down27 A gratuity for taking the rubbishTIP3Down28 CabinHUT3Down28 DetermineDECIDE6Down28 MistakeERROR5Down29 Booby-trappedMINED5Down32 CogsTEETH5Down33 LubricateOIL3Down35 DullDRAB4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, October 2, 2018. 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.