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Evening Standard Crossword October 23 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 23 2019 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 126 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#
Ballroom danceCHACHA6Across1 The pair Cleo possibly holds upCOUPLE6Across1 HatredODIUM5Across3 Athletic as Bobby or JackCHARLTON8Across7 Sweet on a stickLOLLIPOP8Across7 Little girl quiet and attractiveDISH4Across8 Duty listROTA4Across8 StickADHERE6Across9 Place left between two ducksOPORTO6Across10 MaltreatsABUSES6Across10 SubsideSETTLE6Across10 Fights for mere morselsSCRAPS6Across11 FindLOCATE6Across11 CapBERET5Across11 SpokenORAL4Across12 Green-eyed historic hero?NEY3Across14 InsectBEE3Across14 PaddleWADE4Across15 Can she fly a kite?KATIE5Across16 ElectionsVOTES5Across16 DirectionEAST4Across17 The ship had cast offSHED4Across17 PurifiedREFINED7Across17 On good terms, like ship's officersMATEY5Across19 Cowboy displayRODEO5Across19 ThroughPER3Across20 DynastRULER5Across21 Will not yield, but does go in a bit!BIGOT5Across21 ClothingDRESS5Across21 Park explorerMUNGO5Across22 HeathenPAGAN5Across22 HeroicEPIC4Across23 Harsh grating noiseRASP4Across23 Cause to become hale?HEAL4Across23 StigmaSLUR4Across25 A bit of sabotage afootSABOT5Across26 LukewarmTEPID5Across26 That womanHER3Across28 Canine contribution to an occurrenceCUR3Across28 MaterialREP3Across28 Primary sourceORIGIN6Across29 Grab a car partCLUTCH6Across29 ArrangeDISPOSE7Across30 Of the faceFACIAL6Across30 Many accept the artist in himMANRAY6Across30 AmongAMID4Across31 Chooses a different spotOPTS4Across31 Considered the wild deer at the watersidePONDERED8Across32 Draws towardsATTRACTS8Across32 CheeseEDAM4Across33 Emphasise that it can fractureSTRESS6Across33 TopicsTHEMES6Across33 ThrowTOSS4Across35 ViewVISTA5Across36 ItemDETAIL6Across38 Skin troubleECZEMA6Across39 VigilantALERT5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Dotty little things going around, that is, in coloniesCOLONS6Down1 InventCREATE6Down1 ChiefMAJOR5Down1 Dad took a rattly ride in partnershipPAIRED6Down2 Small cupboardCLOSET6Down2 BundleSHEAF5Down2 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down3 Repetitive part of the chorusECHO4Down3 SphereORB3Down3 FinishedALLOVER7Down4 It's game and chirpyCRICKET7Down4 ConsideredDEEMED6Down4 Small fishSPRAT5Down5 EmployedUSED4Down5 Furry friend can make toastSTOAT5Down5 EncounteredMET3Down6 Secret agentsSPIES5Down6 It grows wild in SienaANISE5Down6 ThongSTRAP5Down7 ChafesRUBS4Down8 DissuadeDETER5Down8 Cheated many an individualDONE4Down8 Golfer's pegTEE3Down9 Dirty, untidy yet somewhat stylish place?STY3Down9 Sunfish?RAY3Down12 Dove's callCOO3Down12 RespectedREVERED7Down13 RipsTEARS5Down13 Paint, milky when stirredPINTA5Down13 RestrictLIMIT5Down14 Of the sunSOLAR5Down15 What a hound may do about a horse being looseBAGGY5Down15 DisheartenDEPRESS7Down16 FearDREAD5Down18 Two familiar names for meatHALAL5Down18 Following in timeAFTER5Down18 DonkeyASS3Down19 Diminutive department of governmentMIN3Down19 Floor coveringRUG3Down19 To love excessivelyTOO3Down20 LairDEN3Down20 Noted batsman good at cuttingBUTCHER7Down21 FundamentalRADICAL7Down21 French word for a car testMOT3Down22 SlumberedSLEPT5Down22 Farm animalPIG3Down22 Cooking instructionsRECIPE6Down23 Watch this horse!HUNTER6Down23 IntimidateCOW3Down24 Goes wrong, as one points out with a growlERRS4Down24 DryARID4Down24 FliersPILOTS6Down25 Coverings reapplied in relaysLAYERS6Down25 SumTOTAL5Down26 There's a policeman in the roomSCOPE5Down26 Rabbit resembling cake?BUNNY5Down27 RubbishLITTER6Down27 Ski-slopePISTE5Down27 Bad actorHAM3Down28 PromptREADY5Down28 Do better than raise the pace a bit?CAP3Down28 CelebrationPARTY5Down29 RapidFAST4Down30 Old boys nominally up to dateMODS4Down30 SeepedOOZED5Down31 CompositionESSAY5Down32 TabletPILL4Down34 By way ofVIA3Down36 DeedACT3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. 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.