Evening Standard Crossword October 21 2021 Answers

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Below are all 127 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for October 21 2021. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Conquer61 AcrossReveal answer → Take the club with tape wound round it64 AcrossReveal answer → Riffraff64 AcrossReveal answer → Objective65 AcrossReveal answer → Golden horse87 AcrossReveal answer → That well-read old Rugby boy87 AcrossReveal answer → Subside88 AcrossReveal answer → Flighty in a fanciful way, but they have saintly manners68 AcrossReveal answer → Morning meal68 AcrossReveal answer → Anon49 AcrossReveal answer → One who perseveres510 AcrossReveal answer → Everybody at a loose end on the 4th of July can go bowling here510 AcrossReveal answer → Vehicle310 AcrossReveal answer → Precipitation512 AcrossReveal answer → Such a frost means the house needs a bit of warmth413 AcrossReveal answer → Boor413 AcrossReveal answer → Indian dress414 AcrossReveal answer → On some days, volunteers information414 AcrossReveal answer → Strikes415 AcrossReveal answer → Fixed315 AcrossReveal answer → You can eat a third of one in a bus415 AcrossReveal answer → He's suspended316 AcrossReveal answer → Vitality316 AcrossReveal answer → They possibly pass as healthy places417 AcrossReveal answer → Snatch417 AcrossReveal answer → Abroad317 AcrossReveal answer → Sick318 AcrossReveal answer → Recede319 AcrossReveal answer → The air with which men get out of line419 AcrossReveal answer → Quarrel419 AcrossReveal answer → Burst520 AcrossReveal answer → Lizard921 AcrossReveal answer → One helping to make a bed for the top directors?921 AcrossReveal answer → Hatchet321 AcrossReveal answer → Scull322 AcrossReveal answer → Only a little drink, but Joe left light-headed423 AcrossReveal answer → Enquire323 AcrossReveal answer → Thick end423 AcrossReveal answer → Routine424 AcrossReveal answer → Fate324 AcrossReveal answer → Cannabis would be too much for her424 AcrossReveal answer → Material526 AcrossReveal answer → Groove326 AcrossReveal answer → Cool guy on the short list?326 AcrossReveal answer → Hotness427 AcrossReveal answer → He composed "Rule Britannia" from clear necessity427 AcrossReveal answer → Nearly all429 AcrossReveal answer → She needs two articles429 AcrossReveal answer → Finish329 AcrossReveal answer → Claimed falsely to have tucked a note inside the cover432 AcrossReveal answer → Water source432 AcrossReveal answer → The poet dines only at the weekend533 AcrossReveal answer → Agitate433 AcrossReveal answer → Awry533 AcrossReveal answer → There's £1 in the pot for the bag634 AcrossReveal answer → Disaster834 AcrossReveal answer → Expedition634 AcrossReveal answer → A girl's secret loves simply vanish835 AcrossReveal answer → Fight635 AcrossReveal answer → Turtle835 AcrossReveal answer → A game anyone may be for636 AcrossReveal answer → Tremble636 AcrossReveal answer → Stinging plant636 AcrossReveal answer →

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Pimples51 DownReveal answer → It's played with subtle art in extremes of sound51 DownReveal answer → Panache52 DownReveal answer → Fragrance52 DownReveal answer → Was maybe apt to be sniffed at52 DownReveal answer → Lofty43 DownReveal answer → Muslim ruler43 DownReveal answer → Be devout, I beseech you!43 DownReveal answer → Automaton54 DownReveal answer → A girl embraces, thus, an old sailor54 DownReveal answer → Rebuff54 DownReveal answer → Subject55 DownReveal answer → Boxing match45 DownReveal answer → The tea lady?45 DownReveal answer → Small ornamental case66 DownReveal answer → Stampede46 DownReveal answer → Though good, he takes an age getting a house66 DownReveal answer → Elicit57 DownReveal answer → Type of apple69 DownReveal answer → Brown's out to upset Sam, the navigator69 DownReveal answer → Fishing-basket510 DownReveal answer → Knock311 DownReveal answer → It's legal to crack some walnuts311 DownReveal answer → Strict512 DownReveal answer → Renew the lease for the stand512 DownReveal answer → Number512 DownReveal answer → Equivalent513 DownReveal answer → He'll hand out a sub, perhaps713 DownReveal answer → Ungrudging713 DownReveal answer → Giant514 DownReveal answer → A good rebuttal315 DownReveal answer → Bad actor315 DownReveal answer → Quench515 DownReveal answer → Trample516 DownReveal answer → A restful place to be at the back of beyond316 DownReveal answer → Cooking vessel316 DownReveal answer → Where a dancer may use an alias, on the quiet?618 DownReveal answer → Somewhat618 DownReveal answer → Having only one speed can make you furious!520 DownReveal answer → Odes520 DownReveal answer → Incision321 DownReveal answer → It's striking when we cover it in white321 DownReveal answer → Auction item322 DownReveal answer → Anybody can be exemplary!322 DownReveal answer → Fuel gas623 DownReveal answer → A sheltered place to get out and walk623 DownReveal answer → To gamble is best without a bit of risk!325 DownReveal answer → Surpass525 DownReveal answer → Employ325 DownReveal answer → Sail-boat527 DownReveal answer → Chosen few528 DownReveal answer → Oliver's plants?528 DownReveal answer → Lubricated528 DownReveal answer → African mammal530 DownReveal answer → Saltpetre530 DownReveal answer → A greeting for everyone in the house530 DownReveal answer → Strong string531 DownReveal answer → Dingy431 DownReveal answer → Cricket remains of burning interest to some531 DownReveal answer → Desire432 DownReveal answer → One with a big share in a zoo?432 DownReveal answer → Exclude432 DownReveal answer → Skis breaking at a touch!433 DownReveal answer → Land measure433 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, October 21, 2021. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.