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Evening Standard Crossword October 20 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 20 2022 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 124 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#
Ballroom danceCHACHA6Across1 MoistDAMP4Across1 Edifice playfully termed a centre for crooks!CASTLE6Across1 TuneAIR3Across4 PantGASP4Across6 BoundaryFRONTIER8Across7 When a Frenchman joins the gang, it's a bad thingGANGRENE8Across7 HueCOLOUR6Across8 Girl of limited imaginationGINA4Across8 BellowROAR4Across8 FigurineSTATUE6Across9 SerpentASP3Across10 The fathead felt unwell and did badlyFAILED6Across10 CatastropheFIASCO6Across10 Incendiary liquidNAPALM6Across11 More than doubly!THRICE6Across11 DenudeSTRIP5Across12 ObtainGET3Across14 Fire department colourRED3Across14 DemiseDEATH5Across14 DevilSATAN5Across15 PlanetVENUS5Across16 Supporter of lease renewalEASEL5Across16 Angry with a joker?WILD4Across17 PeepersEYES4Across17 StickADHERE6Across18 Wine gets Katy upset about nothingTOKAY5Across19 Light beerLAGER5Across19 CombinedUNITED6Across20 Being trimmed makes father angry!PARED5Across21 WildFERAL5Across21 Regretful of being so merry without meSORRY5Across22 Leaves of a bookPAGES5Across22 PaceSTEP4Across23 Spots before the eyesSEES4Across23 FamousNOTED5Across24 PanacheFLAIR5Across26 ScantySPARE5Across26 Stayed awake late, prepared to take noticeSATUP5Across26 Out West, a girl has her capacityGAL3Across28 BreezyWINDY5Across28 Golf standardPAR3Across28 Shows a preference for the soft piecesPLUMPS6Across29 Hold fastADHERE6Across29 MarryWED3Across30 NoiselessSILENT6Across30 As a singer, kept one's mouth shutHUMMED6Across30 I take politicians to be mischief makers!IMPS4Across31 DomesticatedTAME4Across31 Longed for, like an ancient barbarian with terrible greedHUNGERED8Across32 CourteousPOLITE6Across32 Daddy longlegsCRANEFLY8Across32 Leggy team?ELEVEN6Across33 ShrewdASTUTE6Across33 Man's nameERNEST6Across33 IntendMEAN4Across34 EquipmentKIT3Across35 CentreCORE4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Hot drinkCOFFEE6Down1 Sort of restriction of which a despicable fellow has not manyCURFEW6Down1 AssumeADOPT5Down2 Found things difficult when lied to badlyTOILED6Down2 ShutsCLOSES6Down2 HairstyleAFRO4Down3 UndertakePROMISE7Down3 For instance, in modern times, we no longer say itEGAD4Down3 One clever enough to be boss at the Oval?EGGHEAD7Down4 AtmosphereAURA4Down4 DisentangleUNRAVEL7Down4 GrateRASP4Down5 GiantTITAN5Down5 For some housemistresses, there's nothing quite final about themSEMIS5Down5 ClassGRADE5Down6 Do such nuts taste like beet, perhaps, to an apprentice?BETEL5Down6 Percussion instrumentsDRUMS5Down6 HodSCUTTLE7Down7 FuryRAGE4Down8 A mixed grill could be just too much for her!GIRL4Down8 PerformACT3Down9 Teddy boyNED3Down9 SpringSPA3Down11 A pencil, perhaps, is a little lightRAY3Down12 OceanSEA3Down12 For everyPER3Down12 Pack up an ear-piece in a boxCEASE5Down13 EqualityPAR3Down13 Forward thrustLUNGE5Down13 SeraglioHAREM5Down15 A letter or two going by roadLORRY5Down15 NumberTEN3Down16 FruitNUT3Down17 I only trade in perfectionIDEAL5Down18 CedeYIELD5Down18 Jack thanks a raw beginnerTAR3Down19 LamentDEPLORE7Down19 LimbLEG3Down19 An opener of noteKEY3Down20 FuelGAS3Down20 Flowers provide both drink and foodPOPPIES7Down21 NovelNEW3Down21 One who shoes horsesFARRIER7Down21 FoolishIDIOTIC7Down22 Pastry dishPIE3Down22 The total amount, some saidSUM3Down22 FishSALMON6Down23 Just a taste is more than plentySAMPLE6Down23 ParchedDRY3Down23 Elm, sayTREE4Down24 They're in the Wilhelmstrasse, not the Unter den LindenELMS4Down24 PowerfulPOTENT6Down25 A gloomy little room can only be depressingSADDEN6Down25 PoemODE3Down25 Old soldier who rebuilt a shipSPAHI5Down26 DecorativeFANCY5Down26 RuleREIGN5Down27 In frontAHEAD5Down27 Goes round giving entertainmentTURNS5Down27 --- Zadora, actressPIA3Down28 Stick to one part of your argumentGUM3Down28 DissuadeDETER5Down29 Cover the skinHIDE4Down30 FeebleWEAK4Down30 Eyelid inflammationSTYE4Down30 DashDART4Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, October 20, 2022. 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.