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Evening Standard Crossword October 21 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 21 2021 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 127 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#
ConquerMASTER6Across1 Take the club with tape wound round itACCEPT6Across4 RiffraffRABBLE6Across4 ObjectiveTARGET6Across5 Golden horsePALOMINO8Across7 That well-read old Rugby boyTOMBROWN8Across7 SubsideCOLLAPSE8Across8 Flighty in a fanciful way, but they have saintly mannersSTAIRS6Across8 Morning mealBRUNCH6Across8 AnonSOON4Across9 One who perseveresTRIER5Across10 Everybody at a loose end on the 4th of July can go bowling hereALLEY5Across10 VehicleCAR3Across10 PrecipitationSLEET5Across12 Such a frost means the house needs a bit of warmthHOAR4Across13 BoorLOUT4Across13 Indian dressSARI4Across14 On some days, volunteers informationDATA4Across14 StrikesHITS4Across15 FixedSET3Across15 You can eat a third of one in a busBUNS4Across15 He's suspendedBOB3Across16 VitalityPEP3Across16 They possibly pass as healthy placesSPAS4Across17 SnatchGRAB4Across17 AbroadOUT3Across17 SickILL3Across18 RecedeEBB3Across19 The air with which men get out of lineMIEN4Across19 QuarrelSPAT4Across19 BurstERUPT5Across20 LizardCHAMELEON9Across21 One helping to make a bed for the top directors?HEADBOARD9Across21 HatchetAXE3Across21 ScullOAR3Across22 Only a little drink, but Joe left light-headedGILL4Across23 EnquireASK3Across23 Thick endBUTT4Across23 RoutineROTE4Across24 FateLOT3Across24 Cannabis would be too much for herANNA4Across24 MaterialNYLON5Across26 GrooveRUT3Across26 Cool guy on the short list?CAT3Across26 HotnessHEAT4Across27 He composed "Rule Britannia" from clear necessityARNE4Across27 Nearly allMOST4Across29 She needs two articlesTHEA4Across29 FinishEND3Across29 Claimed falsely to have tucked a note inside the coverLIED4Across32 Water sourceWELL4Across32 The poet dines only at the weekendKEATS5Across33 AgitateSTIR4Across33 AwryASKEW5Across33 There's £1 in the pot for the bagVALISE6Across34 DisasterCALAMITY8Across34 ExpeditionSAFARI6Across34 A girl's secret loves simply vanishDISSOLVE8Across35 FightCOMBAT6Across35 TurtleTERRAPIN8Across35 A game anyone may be forTENNIS6Across36 TrembleDITHER6Across36 Stinging plantNETTLE6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PimplesSPOTS5Down1 It's played with subtle art in extremes of soundSTRAD5Down1 PanacheFLAIR5Down2 FragranceAROMA5Down2 Was maybe apt to be sniffed atSMELT5Down2 LoftyTALL4Down3 Muslim rulerEMIR4Down3 Be devout, I beseech you!PRAY4Down3 AutomatonROBOT5Down4 A girl embraces, thus, an old sailorANSON5Down4 RebuffREPEL5Down4 SubjectTHEME5Down5 Boxing matchBOUT4Down5 The tea lady?CHAR4Down5 Small ornamental caseLOCKET6Down6 StampedeRUSH4Down6 Though good, he takes an age getting a housePARSON6Down6 ElicitEVOKE5Down7 Type of appleRUSSET6Down9 Brown's out to upset Sam, the navigatorTASMAN6Down9 Fishing-basketCREEL5Down10 KnockRAP3Down11 It's legal to crack some walnutsLAW3Down11 StrictSTERN5Down12 Renew the lease for the standEASEL5Down12 NumberEIGHT5Down12 EquivalentEQUAL5Down13 He'll hand out a sub, perhapsHUSBAND7Down13 UngrudgingLIBERAL7Down13 GiantTITAN5Down14 A good rebuttalBAD3Down15 Bad actorHAM3Down15 QuenchSLAKE5Down15 TrampleTREAD5Down16 A restful place to be at the back of beyondBED3Down16 Cooking vesselPAN3Down16 Where a dancer may use an alias, on the quiet?PALAIS6Down18 SomewhatRATHER6Down18 Having only one speed can make you furious!IRATE5Down20 OdesPOEMS5Down20 IncisionCUT3Down21 It's striking when we cover it in whiteHIT3Down21 Auction itemLOT3Down22 Anybody can be exemplary!ONE3Down22 Fuel gasBUTANE6Down23 A sheltered place to get out and walkGARAGE6Down23 To gamble is best without a bit of risk!BET3Down25 SurpassOUTDO5Down25 EmployUSE3Down25 Sail-boatYACHT5Down27 Chosen fewELITE5Down28 Oliver's plants?REEDS5Down28 LubricatedOILED5Down28 African mammalOKAPI5Down30 SaltpetreNITRE5Down30 A greeting for everyone in the houseHALLO5Down30 Strong stringTWINE5Down31 DingyDRAB4Down31 Cricket remains of burning interest to someASHES5Down31 DesireWANT4Down32 One with a big share in a zoo?LION4Down32 ExcludeOMIT4Down32 Skis breaking at a touch!KISS4Down33 Land measureACRE4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, October 21, 2021. 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.