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Evening Standard Crossword October 22 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 22 2018 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
Leg partTHIGH5Across3 In a way, drink helps to make blood!SERUM5Across3 InclineSLOPE5Across4 Non-ethicalAMORAL6Across7 Being down, the Spanish bow outBELOW5Across8 Light boatCANOE5Across8 PairDUO3Across9 CoachBUS3Across10 Flows out slowlyOOZES5Across10 Fabric liable to show a stainSATIN5Across10 Man mountain?BEN3Across11 FaintDIM3Across11 Italian in a right state!ROMAN5Across12 MaximMOTTO5Across12 RusticRURAL5Across12 PeddleHAWK4Across13 Historic knight of the willow (hard as nails?)BRADMAN7Across13 Hand overDELIVER7Across13 William's expensesBILLS5Across15 BeliefTENET5Across15 DejectionDUMPS5Across15 DressENROBE6Across17 Prisoner of the Gulag?LAG3Across18 Popular petCAT3Across18 It can be in a contract for many a purposeCLAUSE6Across19 PitcherEWER4Across19 Wish or long forDESIRE6Across19 ProhibitedTABOO5Across20 WearinessFATIGUE7Across21 Such a scout needs to have initiativeVENTURE7Across21 Hair from sheepWOOL4Across22 Was dishonest in giving a boy only £1LIED4Across22 CliqueSET3Across22 Forward by TuesdayPERT4Across23 ClosedSHUT4Across23 Special anniversaryJUBILEE7Across24 DarkenBLACKEN7Across24 Currently, they're usually abbreviatedAMPERES7Across24 CouchSETTEE6Across26 Container of courage?BOTTLE6Across26 StrayERR3Across27 AttainREACH5Across28 Rowing bladeOAR3Across29 A little house, locallyPUB3Across29 Though slow, it'll go smoothly round the pointSNAIL5Across31 GuideSTEER5Across31 SavageWILD4Across31 Scene of some final memoriesWEMBLEY7Across32 NaturistsNUDISTS7Across32 PilotAIRMAN6Across33 DonkeysASSES5Across34 Murphy, maybe, could have dug one upTUBER5Across34 Not much room for experiment?LAB3Across35 Not at homeOUT3Across35 Jewish priestRABBI5Across35 No wildly keen traveller!NOMAD5Across36 Fight with swordsFENCE5Across36 State of being cross during mealsTEXAS5Across37 MelodiesTUNES5Across37 UproarRIOT4Across37 StickBATON5Across38 Wild animalHYENA5Across38 A poor rhyme for greedyNEEDY5Across38 FinishEND3Across39 EntrapNET3Across41 InferDEDUCE6Across42 RenovateRENEW5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
A 'crossed' animalZEBRA5Down1 Loses colourFADES5Down1 BagSACHET6Down1 Enamoured and persuaded to be caressedFONDLED7Down2 Causing laughterCOMICAL7Down2 Spider trapCOBWEB6Down2 LabelTAB3Down3 Period of timeHOUR4Down4 BogSUMP4Down4 The school of SuetoniusETON4Down4 LaxLOOSE5Down5 Pointed beardGOATEE6Down5 Superior fur of practical applicationUSABLE6Down5 WretchedPATHETIC8Down6 Frenzy of a fellow to get a first-class returnMANIA5Down6 CavitiesHOLES5Down6 Still in use as cash registersTILLS5Down7 Underground drainSEWER5Down7 Board gameLUDO4Down8 NothingNIL3Down9 The field of simple arithmeticLEA3Down9 SignSUBSCRIBE9Down11 Suitable music for a chap in a rageRAGTIME7Down12 EntourageRETINUE7Down12 Container for liquidsVAT3Down14 HandleKNOB4Down14 His wife possibly brings endless woe to himMAN3Down14 MildMEEK4Down16 Money can be sure to offer temptationsLURES5Down16 RecessNICHE5Down16 At bottom, they're supportiveSEATS5Down17 TouchyTESTY5Down17 PartROLE4Down18 It's slow to growCREEPER7Down19 QuestionableDUBIOUS7Down19 Tiger's woods?CLUBS5Down20 Of SwitzerlandSWISS5Down20 She can be illuminating, however brieflyVESTA5Down21 RenounceABDICATE8Down21 Strong pointFORTE5Down21 PeriodTERM4Down23 Thoughtful, solemnSERIOUS7Down23 They're never alone on the beachPEBBLES7Down23 Refer to everybody with due deviousnessALLUDE6Down24 Knitted garmentJERSEY6Down24 BedouinARAB4Down25 The odd bit of crumpetRUM3Down25 StriplingLAD3Down25 CloseNEAR4Down26 Plant one on both sidesONION5Down27 AnaestheticETHER5Down27 Great man upset by a bad bit of battingTITAN5Down28 EducateTEACH5Down28 SpiteANIMUS6Down29 EnmityHATRED6Down30 Freshwater mammalOTTER5Down30 Manage to bake a little bread and you can eat itKEBAB5Down30 IdlerDRONE5Down32 Weak character removed from the plotWEED4Down32 Inert gasNEON4Down32 Figure a piece of wax is far from firmLAX3Down33 StarSUN3Down33 PeelRIND4Down34 AfreshANEW4Down36 LairDEN3Down40

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, October 22, 2018. 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.