Evening Standard Crossword October 21 2020 Answers
Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified
Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 21 2020 answers. The Wednesday 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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Click a clue for every answer it has ever hadClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Humiliating failureFIASCO6Across1
MistakeSLIP4Across1
Of Dutch courage?BOTTLE6Across1
BarrierDAM3Across4
CompassionPITY4Across6
Heavy rainfallDOWNPOUR8Across7
Name a town with honestyVERACITY8Across7
RivuletSTREAM6Across8
He has to live with a goddessHEBE4Across8
Asian desertGOBI4Across8
CharacterNATURE6Across9
SnoopPRY3Across10
Maybe turn out a master or presidentTRUMAN6Across10
Musical instrumentVIOLIN6Across10
StudentsPUPILS6Across11
One who sailed under jolly Roger?PIRATE6Across11
SorrowGRIEF5Across12
LimbLEG3Across14
Such prices feature in the wine tradeNET3Across14
SeatCHAIR5Across14
Old-fashionedDATED5Across15
Shoe fastenersLACES5Across16
The foreigners send a replacementDANES5Across16
Covers used in drugstoresRUGS4Across17
FathersDADS4Across17
CalmSERENE6Across18
Agree the amountTALLY5Across19
FaithfulLOYAL5Across19
SarcasticIRONIC6Across20
The rotten toady finishes tonight!TODAY5Across21
Big catTIGER5Across21
Strapping left in placeBURLY5Across22
Drink in eagerlyLAPUP5Across22
GustedBLEW4Across23
Fast timeLENT4Across23
CalledNAMED5Across24
DesolateBLEAK5Across26
ObserveWATCH5Across26
Swimmer, always about 50ELVER5Across26
Show willingNOD3Across28
MightPOWER5Across28
Snooker rodCUE3Across28
Agrees to change the designDEIGNS6Across29
BlushREDDEN6Across29
SpoutJET3Across30
Zimbabwe's capitalHARARE6Across30
Sprightly girl out for a day of celebrationLIVELY6Across30
Frank's universityOPEN4Across31
PortentOMEN4Across31
Connives in the rehashing of old cluesCOLLUDES8Across32
DelightPLEASE6Across32
Spill outOVERFLOW8Across32
Broken slates used decorativelyTASSEL6Across33
WorshippedADORED6Across33
Set afloatLAUNCH6Across33
WhirlpoolEDDY4Across34
ChildTOT3Across35
LocationSITE4Across36
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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FerventFERVID6Down1
A striking dairy productBUTTER6Down1
SubsequentlyLATER5Down2
Ideas that make the message less wiseTHEMES6Down2
ShawlsSTOLES6Down2
Norse godODIN4Down3
LeadPRECEDE7Down3
In any event it's regularEVEN4Down3
Knock casually yet quicklyRAPIDLY7Down4
HeapDUMP4Down4
Sharp-edgedANGULAR7Down4
NumerousMANY4Down5
ThemeTOPIC5Down5
Allegedly alpine town?WIGAN5Down5
ThrowPITCH5Down6
Kinds of nasty pesticidesTYPES5Down6
Twelve dozenGROSS5Down6
Bus-stationsTERMINI7Down7
Precious metalGOLD4Down8
Suspended the old barbarian for good!HUNG4Down8
LargeBIG3Down9
Fly-by-night!BAT3Down9
Fish eggsROE3Down11
The swimmer gives us a beamRAY3Down12
FuelGAS3Down12
ChumPAL3Down12
It fits in jointlyTENON5Down13
EnthusiastFAN3Down13
ShelfLEDGE5Down13
ScoundrelROGUE5Down15
Absurdly, many are in blossomMADLY5Down15
NumberTEN3Down16
ObscureDIM3Down17
Sam the pawnbroker?UNCLE5Down18
Leisurely walkAMBLE5Down18
In a storm, it could take a bit of climbingTOR3Down19
EmpoweredENABLED7Down19
Impudent talkLIP3Down19
Song or melody to perform without pianoLAY3Down20
YeahYEP3Down20
Eject all the people who've shown up?TURNOUT7Down21
MaterialREP3Down21
Become airborneTAKEOFF7Down21
SmellyODOROUS7Down22
StriplingLAD3Down22
Ask to be at the grand openingBEG3Down22
Writing deskBUREAU6Down23
Are they very fond of left-overs?LOVERS6Down23
DogCUR3Down23
Lacking fatLEAN4Down24
Even 500 instead of 5 is heavenly!EDEN4Down24
SpannerWRENCH6Down25
Medicinal substance left by your medical officerTHYMOL6Down25
HatchetAXE3Down25
Dictate from the dictionaryEDICT5Down26
StreamBROOK5Down26
RidiculousCRAZY5Down27
VergesEDGES5Down27
Clubhouse?VILLA5Down27
English riverCAM3Down28
Pinch a drink!NIP3Down28
UprightERECT5Down29
Missing, perhaps stolen, mostlyLOST4Down30
JokeJEST4Down30
Wolf's cryHOWL4Down30
SourTART4Down31
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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 21, 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.