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Evening Standard Crossword October 24 2019 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 24 2019 answers. The Thursday 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#
WhiskySCOTCH6Across1 Hurtful fellow wrongly said to be a saintSADIST6Across4 SpatterSPLASH6Across4 SwarthyDARK4Across5 Set off to be an expert ticket sellerSTARTOUT8Across7 BlamelessINNOCENT8Across7 Computerised version of 'one-nil'ONLINE6Across8 Landed propertyESTATE6Across8 InnHOTEL5Across8 CurveARC3Across9 Not freshSTALE5Across10 DownfallRUIN4Across10 Old-fashioned father holding what's latest but not lastDATED5Across10 PruneCLIP4Across11 EachEVERY5Across12 TidingsNEWS4Across13 Not so hot, perhaps, but OKCOOL4Across13 HabitCUSTOM6Across13 AcceptTAKE4Across14 Observers of a key agreementEYES4Across14 Youngster with whom a senior officer's not finishedCOLT4Across15 Small rodentVOLE4Across15 Gave food toFED3Across16 With a cry, he comes to a sticky endHEY3Across16 RipTEAR4Across16 An old jalopy that means a lotHEAP4Across17 PrincipalMAIN4Across17 TartACID4Across18 Unemployment benefitDOLE4Across19 View a fare revision with alarmFEAR4Across19 GainedWON3Across20 Religious retreatMONASTERY9Across21 A capital advantage, initially?HEADSTART9Across21 DelveDIG3Across22 SwindlesCONS4Across23 Makes a hash of something heavenlyMARS4Across23 RecordLOG3Across23 Musical instrument by post, perhapsHORN4Across24 CurseBANE4Across24 Be inclinedTEND4Across24 ThoughtIDEA4Across25 Rob him as an outlaw!ROY3Across26 Aggressive youthYOB3Across26 Shot out of the job-centre in the cityTROY4Across27 TimberWOOD4Across27 ShopkeeperDRAPER6Across28 They're cold in the nicest wayICES4Across29 Water jugEWER4Across29 VapourSTEAM5Across30 Gather some more applesREAP4Across32 PileHEAP4Across32 LabourTOIL4Across32 Was inclined to have a spare tin openerLEANT5Across33 DomesticatedTAME4Across33 A playDRAMA5Across33 Have recourse to switching the rosterRESORT6Across34 ChildTOT3Across34 Detests vehementlyABHORS6Across34 No longer saucily, but really wellEXPERTLY8Across35 PostponeDEFER5Across35 Blows air intoINFLATES8Across35 Stay awhile on the American college groundsCAMPUS6Across36 MottledPIED4Across36 RankSTATUS6Across36 AtelierSTUDIO6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Opposite of lastFIRST5Down1 PostureSTANCE6Down1 Different ideas in dramaASIDE5Down1 TimeOCCASION8Down2 Move furtivelySNEAK5Down2 Beat for taking a step in the wrong directionPASTE5Down2 Multiplication stableSTUD4Down3 Dull painACHE4Down3 VegetableCARROT6Down3 Seat possibly lost around mid-OctoberSTOOL5Down4 Iron alloySTEEL5Down4 MetCONVERGED9Down4 DenunciationDECRIAL7Down5 PermitsLETS4Down5 A pretty small figureDOLL4Down5 FriendALLY4Down6 Being poor, is always doing the wrong thingSINNER6Down6 CouchSETTEE6Down6 RetainedKEPT4Down7 HastenHIE3Down8 CountrySWEDEN6Down9 Near a ton-up much of the wayNOTFAR6Down9 LevyTAX3Down11 Yes, it's often doubled, sirAYE3Down11 Where not all eyes are on the woman getting a placeESHER5Down12 FruitLEMON5Down12 A policeman's station, as some might sayCOPSHOP7Down13 UninterruptedNONSTOP7Down13 PonderedMEDITATED9Down14 By way ofVIA3Down15 HogPIG3Down15 The bounder has three keys!CAD3Down15 InsectFLY3Down16 Derby, perhapsHAT3Down16 HelpAID3Down17 Annual letter to Daisy?EASTER6Down18 SolutionANSWER6Down18 StrivedCOMPETED8Down19 He and I take a bird outERNIE5Down20 ConflictWAR3Down20 SequenceORDER5Down20 It's marketed near Piccadilly CircusHAY3Down21 Lawless crowdMOB3Down21 SnuggledNESTLED7Down21 Play to a happy endingTOY3Down22 Boy's nameTED3Down22 Moaned sadly somewhere in ItalyMODENA6Down23 BattleCOMBAT6Down23 JewelGEM3Down25 In 'EastEnders', is he a reformed character?DEN3Down25 DetainARREST6Down26 CaveGROTTO6Down27 Fertile spotOASIS5Down28 Estimates the chargesRATES5Down28 CeaseSTOP4Down29 See a set, possibly as a social groupCASTE5Down30 TeamSIDE4Down30 Fritter awayWASTE5Down30 LiftRAISE5Down31 SpoilMAR3Down31 Keeps with a ship touring a riverSTAYS5Down31 Play about or upset an MPROMP4Down32 Owl's cryHOOT4Down32 They're terminologically inexactLIES4Down33 CloudyDULL4Down33

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, October 24, 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.