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Evening Standard Crossword October 2 2023 Answers

Monday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 2 2023 answers. The Monday 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#
FiredSHOT4Across1 RescuedSAVED5Across3 Deride the fact that it's very noisy at the back of the discoSCOFF5Across3 ObscureDIM3Across4 LureBAIT4Across6 For a man, a nominal award?OSCAR5Across8 ConspiracyCABAL5Across8 EdgeRIM3Across9 RestrictLIMIT5Across10 CageIMPRISON8Across10 I call for a change of colourLILAC5Across10 Possibly not a high speed?TON3Across11 Teacher's titleSIR3Across11 SpokenORAL4Across11 Turn and leave the rail terminus with a writerGOGOL5Across12 SorceryMAGIC5Across12 BullfighterMATADOR7Across13 Pay for a knockout finish to the boutFORKOUT7Across13 OddRUM3Across14 Musical instrumentCELLO5Across15 Flogs with strips of leather?WELTS5Across15 ViperADDER5Across16 Silliest deception?LIE3Across18 ContainerCAN3Across18 Pretty average TV, for instanceMEDIUM6Across19 ExhaustedDEPLETED8Across19 OpticalVISUAL6Across19 Furniture itemCABINET7Across21 Communications satellite that had the power to startle?TELSTAR7Across21 LeafPETAL5Across21 Asian countryLAOS4Across22 Would sound like a xylophone, presumablyWOOD4Across22 LakeMERE4Across23 A little kiss for Gregory?PECK4Across23 ClaimedDEMANDED8Across23 He joins a publicity specialist as chiefHEADMAN7Across24 Apart fromBESIDES7Across24 LockTRESS5Across24 Was frugal with the arrangement for a spreadSPARED6Across26 Deposit on teethTARTAR6Across26 TeaseRAG3Across27 Listener's noted warm heartEAR3Across29 DepressedSAD3Across29 Thanks to the French, they're associated with CanterburyTALES5Across31 ManageFARE4Across31 Become establishedSETIN5Across31 Angered by an anagramENRAGED7Across32 Cedar, sayCONIFER7Across32 ApedIMITATED8Across33 Moves the wrists with no initial pointSTIRS5Across34 HintCUE3Across34 ClawTALON5Across34 Mining union's weapon?GUN3Across35 CastSHED4Across35 IncisionCUT3Across35 A plot cooked up by an ancient GreekPLATO5Across36 SilenceGAG3Across36 Holy bookKORAN5Across36 Formal positions in fencing?POSTS5Across37 CompanionMATE4Across37 Artificial waterwayCANAL5Across37 Investigate two failures in the Scottish National PartySNOOP5Across38 UncladNAKED5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Of the noseNASAL5Down1 A villa in BirminghamASTON5Down1 Venezuelan capitalCARACAS7Down2 Caused resentment when one's status was advancedRANKLED7Down2 AbodeHOME4Down2 RippedTORE4Down3 Way offAFAR4Down4 Flier making love in bedCOOT4Down4 ArguedDISPUTED8Down4 EvokeELICIT6Down5 PitMINE4Down5 Best of the bunch?FLOWER6Down5 OffspringBROOD5Down6 Cuts into cubesDICES5Down6 Given a suitable place in the cabinetFILED5Down6 TuneAIR3Down7 Holiday homeVILLA5Down7 Language in which to proscribe a trade union?BANTU5Down7 LikenessIMAGE5Down8 PieceBIT3Down9 Gosh - a French horn!COR3Down9 SkilfulADEPT5Down12 Speculated as to what the guest saidGUESSED7Down12 NicknameMONIKER7Down12 RoomSPACE5Down13 MaterialREP3Down14 Being well drilled can make men richOIL3Down14 FlatfishDAB3Down14 Measuring-deviceMETER5Down15 Rouse some mixed-up juvenilesLIVEN5Down16 EnticesLURES5Down16 ShabbyDOWDY5Down17 It obscures some chaos around the weekendSMOKE5Down17 Of greater ageOLDER5Down17 PromptREADY5Down18 Man dies, senselessly, for young womenMAIDENS7Down19 Deer meatVENISON7Down19 Don't stick at pontoon!TWIST5Down20 CoagulatesCLOTS5Down20 HarmfulDAMAGING8Down20 All to give a child a nameTOTAL5Down21 WooCOURT5Down21 LoiterLAG3Down22 Health-checkMEDICAL7Down23 Ideal, but it can make Pa groan!PARAGON7Down23 FruitBANANA6Down24 On the map of Greater London, is it next to Charlton?HESTON6Down24 Karate expertDAN3Down25 Ruin in one short monthMAR3Down25 AttainREACH5Down25 War-horseSTEED5Down26 Friendly, soft-headed associatePALLY5Down27 Greek authorAESOP5Down27 Lies in a forest streamRESTS5Down28 GiantTITAN5Down28 FlyWING4Down28 PeacefulCALM4Down29 A certain amount of decimationTENTH5Down30 Iron, sayMETAL5Down30 ChairSEAT4Down30 NucleusCORE4Down32 RegretRUE3Down32 Therefore contributing to the greater goodERGO4Down32 Grand American nameGUS3Down33 MerrimentFUN3Down33

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