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Evening Standard Crossword October 23 2023 Answers

Monday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 23 2023 answers. The Monday 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#
DingyDRAB4Across1 GlassesSPECS5Across3 Food for the journey to Bourne EndTRIPE5Across3 IntimidateCOW3Across4 LoanLEND4Across6 Is he known for his receptiveness?ROGER5Across8 Thin biscuitWAFER5Across8 EraAGE3Across9 TagLABEL5Across10 FilterSTRAINER8Across10 Possibly large fine!REGAL5Across10 Hasten to add to the scoreRUN3Across11 NothingNIL3Across11 BirdDOVE4Across11 Officer playfully followed by BarbaraMAJOR5Across12 Desert animalCAMEL5Across12 UngrudgingLIBERAL7Across13 A number of new leaversSEVERAL7Across13 FreeRID3Across14 ManservantVALET5Across15 It goes to one's head, and that's fineTIARA5Across15 TrapSNARE5Across16 Deserter from the artillery on TuesdayRAT3Across18 GratuityTIP3Across18 As written by the bard, I seePOETIC6Across19 SuppliedPROVIDED8Across19 Pleasure craftPEDALO6Across19 Group discussionSEMINAR7Across21 A few words to start you readingCAPTION7Across21 LeafPETAL5Across21 Common senseNOUS4Across22 As much as you eat in the time allowedMEAL4Across22 AgentsREPS4Across23 A bit to get you hooked?BAIT4Across23 StayedREMAINED8Across23 His reproductions are impressivePRINTER7Across24 Ally or companionPARTNER7Across24 LawfulLEGAL5Across24 Finds the answer to how to make love in a shipSOLVES6Across26 Of the starsASTRAL6Across26 KnockRAP3Across27 Did he father the television series?TED3Across29 CabinHUT3Across29 The rest may be due to WayneSLEEP5Across31 FairJUST4Across31 Work doughKNEAD5Across31 Hide in the southeast of an islandSECRETE7Across32 Deer meatVENISON7Across32 FirstORIGINAL8Across33 If time is money, treat both similarlySPEND5Across34 RabbitDOE3Across34 LoaferIDLER5Across34 There's nothing we have yet to pay!OWE3Across35 CurveBEND4Across35 ChafeRUB3Across35 Do fencers use it out of spite?PISTE5Across36 SinkSAG3Across36 ArtSKILL5Across36 In South Africa, had they strange robes?BOERS5Across37 SimpleEASY4Across37 FruitLEMON5Across37 People with fine horsesARABS5Across38 ChairsSEATS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Sudden fearPANIC5Down1 Weary, having been drilledBORED5Down1 ErasesDELETES7Down2 Is warfare all over for him?GENERAL7Down2 SpeedRATE4Down2 BoastBRAG4Down3 Burst of noisePEAL4Down4 Genuine piece of pure alabasterREAL4Down4 ContemplateCONSIDER8Down4 IntelligentCLEVER6Down5 AdmonishWARN4Down5 A little matter that's positively elementaryPROTON6Down5 LoadedLADEN5Down6 Cold dishSALAD5Down6 Weird sound emanating from a great lakeEERIE5Down6 SelfEGO3Down7 CantBEVEL5Down7 Start roaming around in New ZealandMAORI5Down7 Not everNEVER5Down8 Petty lieFIB3Down9 Not being the big boss, he's addressed informallyGUV3Down9 MarSPOIL5Down12 Business is important!MATTERS7Down12 MetropolisCAPITAL7Down12 LeavingGOING5Down13 TearRIP3Down14 Striking legal case?RAP3Down14 Raised edgeRIM3Down14 DissuadeDETER5Down15 It's essentially fragrantATTAR5Down16 StratumLAYER5Down16 StadiumARENA5Down17 A pretty attractive sort of accent?ACUTE5Down17 Browned breadTOAST5Down17 EvadeELUDE5Down18 Sharp sort of remark?POINTED7Down19 LeopardPANTHER7Down19 Wrong by a mile, effectively?AMISS5Down20 Move furtivelySNEAK5Down20 HarmfulDAMAGING8Down20 Send half a mile by taxiCABLE5Down21 A setSUITE5Down21 CircuitLAP3Down22 Gives up workRETIRES7Down23 Just the place for the rest of the nightBEDROOM7Down23 Light oarPADDLE6Down24 To look very soft hearted can be sweetPEPPER6Down24 Religious sisterNUN3Down25 Not the complete sleuthTEC3Down25 OozeEXUDE5Down25 PerformedACTED5Down26 Reminder of the golden past?OLDIE5Down27 Cobra, saySNAKE5Down27 Figure a new seat to be mainly of matchwood!VESTA5Down28 Complains bitterlyRAILS5Down28 DeficitLOSS4Down28 TravelRIDE4Down29 It's tough at the rearSTERN5Down30 AutomatonROBOT5Down30 Go byPASS4Down30 UndergarmentVEST4Down32 BoySON3Down32 Cut buns to pieces!SNUB4Down32 The female you copiedEWE3Down33 TotalSUM3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, October 23, 2023. 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.