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Evening Standard Crossword October 2 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 2 2020 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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#
BelieveTRUST5Across1 DistantREMOTE6Across5 AdhesivePASTE5Across8 The fairest of the fairASHBLONDE9Across9 DoctorPHYSICIAN9Across9 NovelORIGINAL8Across10 ProperDECENT6Across10 To hide it, put on an overcoatPAINTOUT8Across10 GreedyAVID4Across11 In a twinkling and words to that effectSOON4Across12 Stack of paperREAM4Across12 He doesn't allow coloursBANNER6Across13 Fall overTUMBLE6Across13 DirgeLAMENT6Across14 Think it's a trap I myself set outsideIMAGINE7Across14 StudentLEARNER7Across14 DimOBSCURE7Across15 Had deteriorated and was taking dope?GONETOPOT9Across15 Inject against diseaseINOCULATE9Across15 Someone important in the dairy?BIGCHEESE9Across17 Jurisdiction over naval affairsADMIRALTY9Across17 Follow on and acquit themselves really wellSUCCEED7Across18 Golf-pegTEE3Across18 CartilageGRISTLE7Across18 FaucetTAP3Across19 SanctuaryASYLUM6Across20 I would have gone running out to get himGIDEON6Across20 CartDRAY4Across21 Norse godTHOR4Across21 So little time-an hour-to ourselvesTHUS4Across21 LeafPETAL5Across23 AppearSEEM4Across24 Severe headacheMIGRAINE8Across24 Does try to enter the competitionsCONTESTS8Across24 Open to suggestionAMENABLE8Across26 It's not simple to make upCOMPOUND8Across26 LairDEN3Across27 Betting machineTOTE4Across28 On the subject of surplusOVER4Across28 RugMAT3Across29 Expel air from the noseSNEEZE6Across29 Cold tartBITTER6Across29 Gets on to Peg, who won't talk to one on the phoneHANGSUP7Across31 UnaffectedNATURAL7Across31 Kept at a low temperatureCHILLED7Across31 SeamanSAILOR6Across32 Eroded by wind and rainWEATHERED9Across34 Required and rang to getCALLEDFOR9Across34 WearyTIRE4Across34 EnclosedHOUSED6Across35 Something with no chance of successLOSTCAUSE9Across36 Adam?FIRSTNAME9Across36 He doesn't believe in buying stockRUSTLER7Across38 JavelinSPEAR5Across38 Endow with new skillsRETRAIN7Across38 Lets the sow loose after allALLOWS6Across39 DemureMODEST6Across39 Great noiseRACKET6Across39 Group of countries with common interestBLOC4Across40 Like that far-fetched story about the giant?TALL4Across40 PromptREADY5Across40 Rose up against authorityREBELLED8Across41 The summit is a strange place to find a pub inPINNACLE8Across41 Get rid ofELIMINATE9Across42 Making sure, or one will be wrongERRONEOUS9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Getting the ticket a long time after for the tripsPASSAGES8Down1 FairSPORTING8Down1 Device producing electricityDYNAMO6Down2 Puzzled to find oneself on the ground beside the horse?THROWN6Down2 RegretRUE3Down2 FeignSIMULATE8Down3 Topless is best of allUNCAPPED8Down3 AddressSPEECH6Down3 Make possibleENABLE6Down4 Dear girl, come back in for a little sustenancePEANUT6Down4 BrownTAN3Down4 GenuineREAL4Down5 HerbROSEMARY8Down5 Room for more in the nurserySPAREBED8Down5 CrippledMAIMED6Down6 Din in to the groom that's where he should eatDININGROOM10Down6 Small rodentFIELDMOUSE10Down6 CoarseEARTHY6Down7 Join the English diplomatATTACHE7Down7 CompetitionRIVALRY7Down7 "A broken flute", I put in, "is useless"FUTILE6Down8 SensualCARNAL6Down8 BeganSTARTED7Down9 Go back?; Just the opposite!REVERSE7Down11 Swiss cheeseGRUYERE7Down11 TankVAT3Down12 CaribouDEER4Down13 SaysUTTERS6Down16 Understanding, try to put it away insideTREATY6Down16 BundleBALE4Down16 ConsumedEATEN5Down17 FoolIDIOT5Down19 It tastes spicy and cold, dearCLOVE5Down19 MonkeyAPE3Down20 Talk about fuel?GAS3Down20 StylePANACHE7Down20 Meat prepared for MuslimsHALAL5Down22 AtmosphereAURA4Down22 Measures the pointers on the dialHANDS5Down22 Crazy personMANIAC6Down23 Does it melt when the music's hot?CORNET6Down23 MethodSYSTEM6Down24 StupidlyIGNORANTLY10Down25 What the body-snatchers charged for their wares?STIFFPRICE10Down25 DischargeEMIT4Down25 Transport back from the racesCAR3Down26 SpiteMALICE6Down26 Playing cardACE3Down26 Waiter on a shipSTEWARD7Down27 Agrees it's not for dogsCONCURS7Down27 ForthcomingFUTURE6Down28 HillTOR3Down30 Fabled S. American cityELDORADO8Down30 Warn one then about the rate of exchangeTHREATEN8Down30 Listen for the funny word in it: "travail"HARDWORK8Down31 Merely superficialCOSMETIC8Down31 SoakedDRENCHED8Down32 If you don't look at it so closely, it's very goodPEERLESS8Down32 Less expensiveCHEAPER7Down33 Shutting up with the salt water fishSEALING7Down33 ReposeREST4Down33 Dog not nervous of shootingLASSIE6Down35 Stag's hornANTLER6Down35 ScullOAR3Down36 Had sunk, without exception, into the morassFALLEN6Down36 Small securable compartmentLOCKER6Down36 It's a river, lady, and a great big one!AMAZON6Down37 Remove a cargoUNLOAD6Down37 FinishEND3Down37

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