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Evening Standard Crossword October 22 2020 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 22 2020 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 128 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#
WebTISSUE6Across1 Boy's nameEDWARD6Across4 While being unobtrusive, bustle aroundSUBTLE6Across4 CakeGATEAU6Across5 LarynxVOICEBOX8Across7 It's illuminating, in a way, during flightFANLIGHT8Across7 The shaky rotter's rude replyRETORT6Across8 NaughtyPERVERSE8Across8 PinaforesAPRONS6Across8 ChamberROOM4Across9 Note the new rent to put in the bookENTER5Across10 Pig-penSTY3Across10 Flying toysKITES5Across10 StructureFRAME5Across12 See art as a vehicleCART4Across13 BleepBLIP4Across13 LevelEVEN4Across14 Neapolitan tide?NEAP4Across14 Movable barrierGATE4Across15 Thus, keys may be used to clear the sinkSODA4Across15 SorrowfulSAD3Across15 Badly short of numbers at the seasideBAY3Across16 GainWIN3Across16 Box for a spare partSPAR4Across17 RemainSTAY4Across17 LubricateOIL3Across17 PinchNIP3Across18 Bend and shorten the tailSCUT4Across19 Thick paperCARD4Across19 BirdEMU3Across19 OverheadALOFT5Across20 Supporters always behind youFOLLOWERS9Across21 IntentionallyPURPOSELY9Across21 SickILL3Across21 And notNOR3Across22 An L of a place for radio communication!LIMA4Across23 FishEEL3Across23 Woody plantTREE4Across23 Organ of smellNOSE4Across24 DelveDIG3Across24 She's no academicianNORA4Across24 Sea-duckEIDER5Across26 Quick throwSHY3Across26 Rock back in a big way!GIB3Across26 Sailors possibly in a shipwreckCREW4Across27 Make beerBREW4Across27 Peruse writingREAD4Across29 Won't you find this in the North Atlantic?THAT4Across29 BalladLAY3Across29 Fare for reduction?DIET4Across32 Excess supplyGLUT4Across32 Be a companion at Daytona, sayBEACH5Across33 FormerlyONCE4Across33 PhaseSTAGE5Across33 Ed sets out to break horsesSTEEDS6Across34 EaseFACILITY8Across34 HatBOWLER6Across34 They're instrumental in president meeting aliensTRUMPETS8Across35 Bomb-holeCRATER6Across35 AltercationARGUMENT8Across35 In which we serve, gamelyTENNIS6Across36 IndulgenceLUXURY6Across36 Breakfast foodCEREAL6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ElicitEVOKE5Down1 Not unusually, one may be out to include a share indexOFTEN5Down1 Ski slopePISTE5Down2 UnsuitableINEPT5Down2 She gets Tina's back up with an article!ANITA5Down2 Scene of some pierrot showsPIER4Down3 RescueSAVE4Down3 Current eventsNEWS4Down3 Violin in the virtuoso's traditionSTRAD5Down4 MistakeERROR5Down4 Praise highlyEXALT5Down4 Upturned tub, tip-top for holding waterBUTT4Down5 GlimmerGLEAM5Down5 DistortWARP4Down5 A trail possibly used by a cowboyLARIAT6Down6 PeriodTERM4Down6 StaleRANCID6Down6 FragranceAROMA5Down7 Rubber giving faultless service for yearsERASER6Down9 BitsPIECES6Down9 PassSPEND5Down10 Fresh directionsNEW3Down11 YouthfulYOUNG5Down11 Climbing plantIVY3Down11 The place for new poems?EPSOM5Down12 FollowENSUE5Down12 BlazeFLARE5Down12 Uncommonly, perhaps, it goes to one's headCORONET7Down13 DodgeAVOID5Down13 Rifle attachmentBAYONET7Down13 Go inENTER5Down14 Girl preserved by TedSAL3Down15 HiatusGAP3Down15 TumbleSPILL5Down15 PostponeDELAY5Down16 Can it carry only half a bushel?BUS3Down16 SardonicWRY3Down16 Having authority, detectives are calmPLACID6Down18 ThreefoldTREBLE6Down18 Cater badly for boxingCRATE5Down20 AttentiveALERT5Down20 Children's story?FIB3Down21 SnoopPRY3Down21 But it's not a hit with the audiophile!WOW3Down22 Female pigSOW3Down22 Ceremonial seatTHRONE6Down23 Tell it differently, just a bitLITTLE6Down23 InteriorINNER5Down25 A worn master keyMAC3Down25 DroopSAG3Down25 DeduceINFER5Down27 RusticRURAL5Down28 Lies in ultimate distress, possiblyRESTS5Down28 SurpassEXCEL5Down28 KeenEAGER5Down30 PerformerACTOR5Down30 Rushes to distribute a shareHARES5Down30 Life's endDEATH5Down31 PlaguePEST4Down31 So wrong in the case of that which is plural!THOSE5Down31 MerrimentGLEE4Down32 Cleric who went to DixieDEAN4Down32 BendFLEX4Down32 How things may go in the nightBUMP4Down33 Squalid dwellingSLUM4Down33

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