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Evening Standard Crossword October 23 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 23 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 130 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#
DiscordSTRIFE6Across1 StupidAPISH5Across3 Brother of one of the Seven Sisters?CLIFF5Across3 YardSPAR4Across5 MightPOWER5Across8 The lorry I had was not articulated!RIGID5Across8 MonthMARCH5Across8 DoltOAF3Across9 Bit of a blighter, but no 'heavy'LIGHT5Across10 CrippleMAIM4Across10 DistinguishedNOTED5Across10 Not old enough for a state nurseTEN3Across11 DungeonCELL4Across11 DecomposeROT3Across11 Such a tree no elm could beLEMON5Across12 GoodnessPIETY5Across12 HutCABIN5Across12 BoozeALCOHOL7Across13 American gentleman in Cheshire?CHESTER7Across13 PlunderMARAUD6Across13 LordsPEERS5Across15 Darling invention of J.M. BarrieWENDY5Across15 LegendSAGA4Across16 Narrow broochPIN3Across18 In horticultural hands it has a disturbing effectHOE3Across18 ComplyOBEY4Across18 Price rise, possible rip-off, for French fruitCERISE6Across19 Sri Lanka, formerlyCEYLON6Across19 LimbLEG3Across20 Holding water, it can make you rich, petPITCHER7Across21 Retailer of meatBUTCHER7Across21 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across22 Rude thing to call many a reprobateDRIP4Across22 DecayROT3Across22 Writing tableDESK4Across23 Wherein to browse to quiet music?SHOP4Across23 BornNEE3Across23 Fairground rideWALTZER7Across24 Where Americans pay bills around mid-MaySEATTLE7Across24 ConcealHIDE4Across24 ParadiseEDEN4Across25 Structures providing poor shelter?ARCHES6Across26 First, originalPRIMAL6Across26 ScoffDERIDE6Across28 A form of fish foodROE3Across29 Raised edgeRIM3Across29 AgueFEVER5Across30 Hairdressing shopSALON5Across31 Cut off during rehearsal maybe?SHEAR5Across31 Taking the trouble to be thriftyCAREFUL7Across32 DistantAFAR4Across32 Edinburgh, sayCAPITAL7Across32 OutletVENT4Across33 New bill about ultimate justice, a legal considerationLIBEL5Across34 FruitNUT3Across34 PerfectIDEAL5Across34 Write a pointed articlePEN3Across35 FuriousRABID5Across35 SpiritGIN3Across35 Diminutive underground guardGNOME5Across36 StripPEEL4Across36 Wash throughRINSE5Across36 Years building an out-of-the way nestTEENS5Across37 DreadTERROR6Across37 Desires, expectationsHOPES5Across37 In place of an enclosure, a treeASPEN5Across38 DealTRADE5Across38

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TempestuousSTORMY6Down1 In a few words, it's a shame being out of breathPITHY5Down1 PrematureEARLY5Down1 ImprovedREFORMED8Down2 It's shared among the familyKINSHIP7Down2 Sea creatureOCTOPUS7Down2 CelebratedFAMOUS6Down3 Look to make a new hat out of leatherLEER4Down4 DesignatedNOMINATED9Down4 Burst of noisePEAL4Down4 PartSECTION7Down5 Even the best can start falling downFLOWER6Down5 Hidden gunmanSNIPER6Down5 Bee substanceHONEY5Down6 VictimPREY4Down6 The thinner the betterFINER5Down6 AngerRILE4Down7 Paris undergroundMETRO5Down7 Are they built with axes, possibly?SHEDS5Down7 SeedPIP3Down8 Legendary birdROC3Down9 A letter, it's said, a horse may understandGEE3Down9 Before modern medicine, they bledLEECHES7Down12 HideCONCEAL7Down12 StrikeHIT3Down14 RecklessDAREDEVIL9Down14 Drink with a teetotaller out of loveTOT3Down14 ShelterLEE3Down15 Young eelELVER5Down16 One's own little place, possibly in part of ChelseaNICHE5Down16 Cries out for the old-fashioned vinyl recordsYELPS5Down17 DeityGOD3Down17 Treacherous personSNAKE5Down17 LearnerBEGINNER8Down19 MiddleCENTRAL7Down19 At heart, most importantCENTRAL7Down19 What Sadie could give a chap?IDEAS5Down20 CoverLID3Down20 PantsGASPS5Down20 Herb typeBASIL5Down21 UsualGENERAL7Down21 Part taken on board?PIECE5Down21 Minor deityDEMIGOD7Down23 One unconscious of crossing the railroad track?SLEEPER7Down23 RoamWANDER6Down24 Course of a ship touring a great lakeSERIES6Down24 It's highly exposed during a stormTOR3Down25 Fastening deviceZIP3Down25 SnuggleNESTLE6Down26 EpistleLETTER6Down27 One with a broken horn?RHINO5Down27 Of rabiesRABID5Down27 Game for Henry to masterHALMA5Down28 Slightly dampMOIST5Down28 MoistDAMP4Down29 People from DenmarkDANES5Down30 Amusing? How odd!FUNNY5Down30 VictualsFARE4Down30 ColoursRED3Down31 Thick paperCARD4Down32 Helps to make the price dear, you'll agreeCEDE4Down32 A charge that makes you feel robbed of poundsFEE3Down33 GratuityTIP3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. 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.