Evening Standard Crossword October 23 2020 Answers

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Below are all 132 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for October 23 2020. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Lofty41 AcrossReveal answer → Rotter34 AcrossReveal answer → Fuel46 AcrossReveal answer → Tease39 AcrossReveal answer → At an awful price, about to get Indian food99 AcrossReveal answer → Not mapped99 AcrossReveal answer → Assure810 AcrossReveal answer → Don't include - among the cars to be garaged?810 AcrossReveal answer → Foolish talk810 AcrossReveal answer → Spoken411 AcrossReveal answer → No novice; a girl412 AcrossReveal answer → Garden of paradise412 AcrossReveal answer → Meaning to bring it in from an outside source613 AcrossReveal answer → Long-term shock613 AcrossReveal answer → Unimportant test the four are taking part in714 AcrossReveal answer → Inflatable part714 AcrossReveal answer → Tune314 AcrossReveal answer → Refraining from use915 AcrossReveal answer → I drop Charlie off and come to shore915 AcrossReveal answer → Employing516 AcrossReveal answer → Not altogether friendly when Arthur and I go in917 AcrossReveal answer → Racing dog917 AcrossReveal answer → Pip, the dog, is inside tied up718 AcrossReveal answer → Naval servicemen718 AcrossReveal answer → Guarded819 AcrossReveal answer → Smelling unpleasant, having got caught in the drain, somehow620 AcrossReveal answer → Release620 AcrossReveal answer → Dirt in chimney421 AcrossReveal answer → Lukewarm521 AcrossReveal answer → Begin by taking round to the fold421 AcrossReveal answer → Occupant823 AcrossReveal answer → A pest on the golf course?824 AcrossReveal answer → Full of guilt824 AcrossReveal answer → Flashlight524 AcrossReveal answer → "An old roue" is mere banter826 AcrossReveal answer → Fortified place826 AcrossReveal answer → Guided327 AcrossReveal answer → Left again428 AcrossReveal answer → Poker state428 AcrossReveal answer → African antelope629 AcrossReveal answer → Seem annoyed when speaking of the wife629 AcrossReveal answer → Nose and throat condition731 AcrossReveal answer → Wise431 AcrossReveal answer → Gives information about plants731 AcrossReveal answer → Example833 AcrossReveal answer → Reminded oneself of what the word "mother" means934 AcrossReveal answer → Gives up934 AcrossReveal answer → Beverage334 AcrossReveal answer → Assistance435 AcrossReveal answer → Youth336 AcrossReveal answer → Freed936 AcrossReveal answer → Danger averted by a yell from right beside you?936 AcrossReveal answer → Vat437 AcrossReveal answer → Bird of prey738 AcrossReveal answer → A tin of split peas served as guest food?738 AcrossReveal answer → Abnormal animal639 AcrossReveal answer → Supports and foots the bills for639 AcrossReveal answer → Without fat440 AcrossReveal answer → Looks at the said agreements440 AcrossReveal answer → See to it that you convince beyond doubt841 AcrossReveal answer → Sea organisms841 AcrossReveal answer → Move across and sit by942 AcrossReveal answer → Scientific study of sound942 AcrossReveal answer →

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Tepid81 DownReveal answer → Knowledgeable about heraldry, is peeved81 DownReveal answer → Right to approach62 DownReveal answer → The street name is a girl's name62 DownReveal answer → Soon42 DownReveal answer → Naked, commonly83 DownReveal answer → For the company employee, decisive management83 DownReveal answer → Adore43 DownReveal answer → Contemplate84 DownReveal answer → Alter slightly64 DownReveal answer → Having lost the lead for a short time64 DownReveal answer → Intense45 DownReveal answer → Untidy85 DownReveal answer → Great excitement on the home turn85 DownReveal answer → Traverse56 DownReveal answer → Criminal106 DownReveal answer → Having the boss mentality, he does all the planning106 DownReveal answer → Scull37 DownReveal answer → Diplomat77 DownReveal answer → Come back to see the parson and I sit beside him77 DownReveal answer → Anew58 DownReveal answer → Horse-drawn carriage68 DownReveal answer → Having knocked back the drink, she concocts a lie68 DownReveal answer → Shelling out about a pound for using the tennis court?711 DownReveal answer → Learned711 DownReveal answer → Confess512 DownReveal answer → Bid513 DownReveal answer → Insect314 DownReveal answer → Repulse515 DownReveal answer → Set fire to616 DownReveal answer → Having injured an arm, he had protected it616 DownReveal answer → Bury517 DownReveal answer → Circumference518 DownReveal answer → The figure you have in mind to sculpt519 DownReveal answer → Bird's resting place519 DownReveal answer → Employ320 DownReveal answer → Sick820 DownReveal answer → Catch in the light320 DownReveal answer → Smell522 DownReveal answer → Performed322 DownReveal answer → Calls for the sheets522 DownReveal answer → Putting a silly point in is mad623 DownReveal answer → Beer623 DownReveal answer → The magazine proprietor's eldest child?1025 DownReveal answer → Faultless1025 DownReveal answer → Egg-shaped525 DownReveal answer → Inexpensive526 DownReveal answer → Indian state326 DownReveal answer → May be humming the note you hear326 DownReveal answer → Spicy pepper727 DownReveal answer → Stick back the animals with the other animals727 DownReveal answer → Murder428 DownReveal answer → Divide429 DownReveal answer → Scrutinise430 DownReveal answer → Taking for granted830 DownReveal answer → Stopped first to go through the various deeds830 DownReveal answer → Helper on ship831 DownReveal answer → A lot of wood from which to make church pews?831 DownReveal answer → With a bunch of pals, she had been playing in the water832 DownReveal answer → Solidify332 DownReveal answer → Pleasure seeker832 DownReveal answer → What's biting when the fisherman gets a bite?733 DownReveal answer → Flow of electricity733 DownReveal answer → Cuddle closely635 DownReveal answer → A refusal to give a home to one boy635 DownReveal answer → Plans to get child star performing636 DownReveal answer → Deadly636 DownReveal answer → Why on a seesaw, nonetheless?637 DownReveal answer → Dissertation637 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, October 23, 2020. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.