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Evening Standard Crossword October 23 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 23 2020 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#
LoftyTALL4Across1 RotterCAD3Across4 FuelCOAL4Across6 TeaseRAG3Across9 At an awful price, about to get Indian foodPATNARICE9Across9 Not mappedUNCHARTED9Across9 AssureCONVINCE8Across10 Don't include - among the cars to be garaged?LEAVEOUT8Across10 Foolish talkCLAPTRAP8Across10 SpokenORAL4Across11 No novice; a girlNOLA4Across12 Garden of paradiseEDEN4Across12 Meaning to bring it in from an outside sourceIMPORT6Across13 Long-term shockTRAUMA6Across13 Unimportant test the four are taking part inTRIVIAL7Across14 Inflatable partBLADDER7Across14 TuneAIR3Across14 Refraining from useABSTINENT9Across15 I drop Charlie off and come to shoreREACHLAND9Across15 EmployingUSING5Across16 Not altogether friendly when Arthur and I go inPARTIALLY9Across17 Racing dogGREYHOUND9Across17 Pip, the dog, is inside tied upSECURED7Across18 Naval servicemenMARINES7Across18 GuardedDEFENDED8Across19 Smelling unpleasant, having got caught in the drain, somehowRANCID6Across20 ReleaseUNYOKE6Across20 Dirt in chimneySOOT4Across21 LukewarmTEPID5Across21 Begin by taking round to the foldOPEN4Across21 OccupantRESIDENT8Across23 A pest on the golf course?GREENFLY8Across24 Full of guiltCONTRITE8Across24 FlashlightTORCH5Across24 "An old roue" is mere banterBADINAGE8Across26 Fortified placeGARRISON8Across26 GuidedLED3Across27 Left againOVER4Across28 Poker stateANTE4Across28 African antelopeIMPALA6Across29 Seem annoyed when speaking of the wifeBRIDLE6Across29 Nose and throat conditionCATARRH7Across31 WiseSAGE4Across31 Gives information about plantsGRASSES7Across31 ExampleINSTANCE8Across33 Reminded oneself of what the word "mother" meansMADENOTES9Across34 Gives upRENOUNCES9Across34 BeverageTEA3Across34 AssistanceHELP4Across35 YouthLAD3Across36 FreedLIBERATED9Across36 Danger averted by a yell from right beside you?CLOSECALL9Across36 VatTANK4Across37 Bird of preyKESTREL7Across38 A tin of split peas served as guest food?CANAPES7Across38 Abnormal animalMUTANT6Across39 Supports and foots the bills forSTANDS6Across39 Without fatLEAN4Across40 Looks at the said agreementsEYES4Across40 See to it that you convince beyond doubtMAKESURE8Across41 Sea organismsPLANKTON8Across41 Move across and sit byTRANSPOSE9Across42 Scientific study of soundACOUSTICS9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
TepidLUKEWARM8Down1 Knowledgeable about heraldry, is peevedUPINARMS8Down1 Right to approachACCESS6Down2 The street name is a girl's nameSTELLA6Down2 SoonANON4Down2 Naked, commonlySTARKERS8Down3 For the company employee, decisive managementFIRMHAND8Down3 AdoreLOVE4Down3 ContemplateCONSIDER8Down4 Alter slightlyADJUST6Down4 Having lost the lead for a short timeSECOND6Down4 IntenseDEEP4Down5 UntidySCRAGGLY8Down5 Great excitement on the home turnFLATSPIN8Down5 TraverseCROSS5Down6 CriminalLAWBREAKER10Down6 Having the boss mentality, he does all the planningMASTERMIND10Down6 ScullOAR3Down7 DiplomatATTACHE7Down7 Come back to see the parson and I sit beside himREVISIT7Down7 AnewAGAIN5Down8 Horse-drawn carriageLANDAU6Down8 Having knocked back the drink, she concocts a lieMURIEL6Down8 Shelling out about a pound for using the tennis court?PLAYING7Down11 LearnedERUDITE7Down11 ConfessADMIT5Down12 BidOFFER5Down13 InsectANT3Down14 RepulseREPEL5Down15 Set fire toIGNITE6Down16 Having injured an arm, he had protected itHARMED6Down16 BuryINTER5Down17 CircumferenceGIRTH5Down18 The figure you have in mind to sculptCARVE5Down19 Bird's resting placeROOST5Down19 EmployUSE3Down20 SickDISEASED8Down20 Catch in the lightRAY3Down20 SmellODOUR5Down22 PerformedDID3Down22 Calls for the sheetsPAGES5Down22 Putting a silly point in is madINSANE6Down23 BeerBITTER6Down23 The magazine proprietor's eldest child?FIRSTISSUE10Down25 FaultlessIMMACULATE10Down25 Egg-shapedOVATE5Down25 InexpensiveCHEAP5Down26 Indian stateGOA3Down26 May be humming the note you hearBEE3Down26 Spicy pepperPAPRIKA7Down27 Stick back the animals with the other animalsDORMICE7Down27 MurderKILL4Down28 DividePART4Down29 ScrutiniseSCAN4Down30 Taking for grantedASSUMING8Down30 Stopped first to go through the various deedsDESISTED8Down30 Helper on shipCABINBOY8Down31 A lot of wood from which to make church pews?GOODDEAL8Down31 With a bunch of pals, she had been playing in the waterSPLASHED8Down32 SolidifyGEL3Down32 Pleasure seekerHEDONIST8Down32 What's biting when the fisherman gets a bite?SNAPPER7Down33 Flow of electricityCURRENT7Down33 Cuddle closelyNESTLE6Down35 A refusal to give a home to one boyDENIAL6Down35 Plans to get child star performingCHARTS6Down36 DeadlyLETHAL6Down36 Why on a seesaw, nonetheless?ANYHOW6Down37 DissertationTHESIS6Down37

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