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Evening Standard Crossword October 22 2021 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 22 2021 answers. The Friday 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#
LabourTOIL4Across1 NovelNEW3Across4 OtherwiseELSE4Across6 EntrapNET3Across9 Bread that's not wrapped?LOOSECASH9Across9 IrritabilityILLTEMPER9Across9 NaughtyPERVERSE8Across10 Earned, for having arrestedPULLEDIN8Across10 ToughLEATHERY8Across10 DashDART4Across11 Said it's part breadROLL4Across12 HoodCOWL4Across12 Got the snake trapped? That's capital!BOGOTA6Across13 CakeGATEAU6Across13 "Tourist" is one of the fallersTRIPPER7Across14 WeedTHISTLE7Across14 TaxiCAB3Across14 StolePURLOINED9Across15 Enjoyment the athlete who broke the record had?GREATTIME9Across15 SkilfulADEPT5Across16 The plant, a weed, will run rampant in a whileSPEEDWELL9Across17 Very likelyDOUBTLESS9Across17 Cut back not definite?TONSURE7Across18 GemEMERALD7Across18 PerformedEXECUTED8Across19 Compensated for having given material assistanceREPAID6Across20 BirdPARROT6Across20 BannerFLAG4Across21 DangerPERIL5Across21 You get the pointTHEE4Across21 ClaimedDEMANDED8Across23 Get ready for attackSETABOUT8Across24 PardonedFORGIVEN8Across24 SnagHITCH5Across24 Arrived or, conversely, pulled outROLLEDUP8Across26 OpeningAPERTURE8Across26 GratuityTIP3Across27 Again it's too muchOVER4Across28 DanceREEL4Across28 SummaryPRECIS6Across29 Feel and be strangely weakFEEBLE6Across29 AcridPUNGENT7Across31 FoundationBASE4Across31 Mended the tent the kid had damagedKNITTED7Across31 FirstORIGINAL8Across33 Had been a forger, one didn't let oneself forgetMADEANOTE9Across34 AimINTENTION9Across34 VegetablePEA3Across34 AsteriskSTAR4Across35 TreeASH3Across36 PleasantAGREEABLE9Across36 They're unable to hear or see the cars outsideCLOTHEARS9Across36 BorderEDGE4Across37 UnfriendlyHOSTILE7Across38 Asks to name the childCALLSON7Across38 LassoLARIAT6Across39 Unseated from the said seatTHROWN6Across39 MoveSTIR4Across40 Duck, chum! It's a stone!OPAL4Across40 Pray tell me, ladySAYGRACE8Across41 DisclosedREVEALED8Across41 Unwilling to get an awful clutter outside tidied upRELUCTANT9Across42 FoolishSENSELESS9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FollowerDISCIPLE8Down1 It means you've given your consent and no mistake!ALLRIGHT8Down1 ScowlGLOWER6Down2 Miner has no right to dogCOLLIE6Down2 FinishedOVER4Down2 WrenchedSPRAINED8Down3 The wild lion is put in her careCAROLINE8Down3 ExistLIVE4Down3 ToldNARRATED8Down4 AllyFRIEND6Down4 Single out the cold water pipe with the hole in itCHOOSE6Down4 SharpenWHET4Down5 FishFLOUNDER8Down5 Says one's piece in a high voice?SPEAKSUP8Down5 FinishedENDED5Down6 PenultimateLASTBUTONE10Down6 A plain no?FLATDENIAL10Down6 MeadowLEA3Down7 EconomicalTHRIFTY7Down7 Doesn't let one forget about and is disturbed byREMINDS7Down7 UndressSTRIP5Down8 SquirmWRITHE6Down8 For the not very intelligent, it's easySIMPLE6Down8 The doctor and the sick man made wellDRILLED7Down11 CommunicationMESSAGE7Down11 CogsTEETH5Down12 BanquetFEAST5Down13 BeakerCUP3Down14 CapBERET5Down15 FruitORANGE6Down16 The bird flying out is able toTOUCAN6Down16 EscapeELUDE5Down17 DealTRADE5Down18 In the south of France, an English member of the familyNIECE5Down19 ProduceEVOKE5Down19 EnclosurePEN3Down20 DecreaseDIMINISH8Down20 Go off hill climbingROT3Down20 BigLARGE5Down22 CircuitLAP3Down22 Visit, late, a place you visit oftenHAUNT5Down22 Through his mistake, diePERISH6Down23 AttitudeSTANCE6Down23 A most individual means of getting a private roadONESOWNWAY10Down25 PastaVERMICELLI10Down25 UnsuitableINAPT5Down25 TransparentCLEAR5Down26 AnimalASS3Down26 Feel sorry, in a way, for the FrenchRUE3Down26 CargoFREIGHT7Down27 Creatures that are party to a terrible crimeDORMICE7Down27 StuporCOMA4Down28 RaspFILE4Down29 SuspendHANG4Down30 FinishCONCLUDE8Down30 Whispered "The beard is a disguise"BREATHED8Down30 BelongsPERTAINS8Down31 Be fully aware that you are no stranger toKNOWWELL8Down31 Does, perhaps, at night appear lonelyDESOLATE8Down32 OceanSEA3Down32 SpeculateTHEORISE8Down32 An extract from "The Corridor"PASSAGE7Down33 AnimateENLIVEN7Down33 ThrownTOSSED6Down35 Taking the key, gets out a roll of moneyDOLLAR6Down35 The dog, the time after, got upset by the poisonCURARE6Down36 OverACROSS6Down36 Pop back and ring to make a requestAPPEAL6Down37 ImprovedBETTER6Down37

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