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Evening Standard Crossword October 24 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 24 2023 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 126 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#
Water nymphNAIAD5Across1 A form of cloth-headed nincompoop?CLASS5Across1 PrecipitousSTEEP5Across4 Sit and fishPERCH5Across6 Greek letterALPHA5Across6 ExcitedROUSED6Across7 WeirdBIZARRE7Across9 Early racing carCHARIOT7Across9 ConiferFIR3Across9 AblazeAFIRE5Across10 Pearl's maternal parentNACRE5Across10 TwitchingTIC3Across10 ProphetsSEERS5Across11 As a rogue, he will not do wellSCAMP5Across11 StopCEASE5Across12 Place among the supper thingsPERTH5Across12 Bread makerBAKER5Across12 InformedTOLD4Across13 Fortified buildingCITADEL7Across13 Tardy and slow getting into bedBELATED7Across13 Help in getting an excellent figureAID3Across15 Cooker topHOB3Across15 DrinkVODKA5Across15 The apple manADAM4Across17 IllusionMIRAGE6Across17 ParchedARID4Across17 Zimbabwe's capitalHARARE6Across18 Sad at having made a mess of a sitter?TRISTE6Across18 Uncle's red-headed birdsREMUS5Across19 SideTEAM4Across19 UltimateFINAL5Across19 Watch your heart!TICKER6Across20 Broad streetAVENUE6Across20 LariatLASSO5Across20 Writing-fluidINK3Across22 Late soccer star still in shape, let's sayPELE4Across22 American coinCENT4Across22 Employment of an American eggheadUSE3Across24 CurdledCLOTTED7Across24 StriplingLAD3Across24 No mere king penguinEMPEROR7Across25 Develops intoBECOMES7Across25 VendsSELLS5Across26 Foolishly close to the bat?SILLY5Across26 Army officerMAJOR5Across27 EpochERA3Across27 Flowery trade union mouthpiece!TULIP5Across27 New romance?NOVEL5Across28 DirectionNORTH5Across28 NipPINCH5Across28 Weakness makes me tiredDEMERIT7Across29 Cheese on toastRAREBIT7Across29 Does nothing but slide aroundIDLES5Across30 Ward offREPEL5Across30 Brimless capBERET5Across31 Friendly to all in extremes of povertyPALLY5Across31 FormerlyONCE4Across31 DressATTIRE6Across33 SkirmishMELEE5Across35 OrientEAST4Across37 DanceSAMBA5Across38 BarrierDAM3Across39 StrayERR3Across41 EbbRECEDE6Across42 StrictSTERN5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SavageBRUTAL6Down1 MatterAFFAIR6Down2 Weighed down with all that money?LOADED6Down2 FearQUALMS6Down2 A very funny cry?SCREAM6Down3 OverseasABROAD6Down3 ObtainGET3Down3 Female a bit washed out?SHE3Down4 IllSICK4Down4 ExpireDIE3Down4 HandleTREAT5Down5 Of the noseNASAL5Down5 Let Fred out of durance vile at last!FREED5Down5 Arms depotARSENAL7Down6 OverjoyedECSTATIC8Down6 Being stuck up, they're apt to be given a pastingPOSTERS7Down6 Look lasciviouslyLEER4Down7 Draw in fetching styleETCH4Down7 Prima-donnaDIVA4Down8 Extreme fearHORROR6Down8 Can opening motif become so sweet?COMFIT6Down8 RuminatedCOGITATED9Down11 He'll look out for a tin opener (in the safe?)PETER5Down12 ContradictBELIE5Down12 People in endless butane production?BANTU5Down13 ConspiracyCABAL5Down13 WearyTIRED5Down14 RecordDISC4Down14 Weapon unsuited to very close combat!LANCE5Down14 SeraglioHAREM5Down15 A flower instead of a half of bitterASTER5Down15 NotchDENT4Down16 Put off upsetting 5DEFER5Down16 DefeatsBEATS5Down16 Childish place to have an ache?TUMMY5Down18 PartROLE4Down18 DetestsHATES5Down18 BurialFUNERAL7Down19 Culinary information about use of spiceRECIPES7Down19 Leave emptyVACATE6Down21 Sid, upset about someone being given outISSUED6Down21 PlentifulABUNDANT8Down21 Game in which a seed can receive a fortune?PELOTA6Down22 Prairie wolfCOYOTE6Down22 CapKEPI4Down23 SnuggleNESTLE6Down23 With nothing but fifty quid, he founded Jodrell BankLOVELL6Down23 SpokenORAL4Down25 It's presumably been growing longerELDER5Down25 Electronic soundBLEEP5Down25 Maybe the right teamSIDE4Down26 PainfulSORE4Down26 DreadfulDIRE4Down26 If you want a drink, move fastNIP3Down28 Pen partNIB3Down28 ApproachedNEARED6Down29 LoathingHATRED6Down30 CinderEMBER5Down32 RipTEAR4Down34 DeserveEARN4Down36 MalesMEN3Down40

About this puzzle

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