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Evening Standard Crossword October 25 2019 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 25 2019 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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#
UndressSTRIP5Across1 TriedTESTED6Across5 WedMARRY5Across8 Awful to-do. A child outside gets trampled under footSTOODON7Across8 ZealotFANATIC7Across8 DiagramFLOWCHART9Across9 Two chaps - one just like yourselfFELLOWMAN9Across9 FolkPEOPLE6Across10 FruitPEAR4Across11 Light woodBALSA5Across13 Sign for the note in foreign currencyLIBRA5Across13 Dutch cheeseGOUDA5Across14 ConsumingEATING6Across14 Signals with the lightsBEAMS5Across14 WithdrewRETIRED7Across15 Meant to change the silver lining to a reddish purpleMAGENTA7Across15 FugitiveRUNAWAY7Across15 With a heart transplant, be about to show lifeBREATHE7Across16 Welsh capitalCARDIFF7Across16 Are breaking it in for himARTIE5Across17 SoilEARTH5Across17 Time to turn the key I inserted in itEIGHT5Across18 ColourRED3Across18 MonthMARCH5Across18 LairDEN3Across19 Search clean everywhere?SCOUR5Across20 Shiny materialSATIN5Across20 ExpensiveDEAR4Across21 Give a bow and get set to run throughBESTOW6Across22 Girl's nameLOUISE6Across22 Mean I will get, in the postPILLAR6Across23 YellowLEMON5Across23 ConcordUNISON6Across23 CureHEAL4Across24 Go back again and sign onRETRACE7Across25 Get undressedDISROBE7Across25 Large rockBOULDER7Across27 SpotDOT3Across27 Having consumed the food, the animals, in turn, seem dizzySTAGGER7Across27 TreeFIG3Across29 You’ve misspelled “blue,” squire!RISQUE6Across30 Heavenly messengersANGELS6Across30 UnaffectedNATURAL7Across31 Far-offREMOTE6Across31 A wrench, just when the pair’s got a break pointSPRAIN6Across31 Said to be careful, it’s booby-trappedMINED5Across32 MugBEAKER6Across32 RecordsDISCS5Across32 CeremonyRITE4Across34 Don’t save, but pass, one’s timeSPEND5Across35 Breed of dogCORGI5Across35 IdlingLAZING6Across35 Is chock-a-block with people playing games, we’re toldTEEMS5Across36 ArbourBOWER5Across36 Prove adequateSUFFICE7Across37 Get rid of only an old instrumentSACKBUT7Across37 ExpandSWELL5Across38 JourneysVOYAGES7Across39 For me, cooking a crab in it would be gruesomeMACABRE7Across39 AllowanceBUDGET6Across39 JumpedLEAPT5Across40 See and set free what got caught in itWATCH5Across41 WirelessRADIO5Across41 They’re intended for dogs - pointersLEADS5Across42 DinNOISE5Across42 Lacking a cryptic clue for “tiny”MINUSCULE9Across43 DislikeANTIPATHY9Across43 Agree to take a look at and be delighted byCONSENT7Across44 LawSTATUTE7Across44

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AdaptTAILOR6Down1 Blast! Lost the key to the building!STABLE6Down1 HolidayVACATION8Down2 Just as shiny as before, but we don’t mindNOMATTER8Down2 Golf pegTEE3Down2 Playing cardKINGOFCLUBS11Down3 Returns immediately to a rear view of the stand-inDOUBLESBACK11Down3 SpoilIMPAIR6Down3 SeabirdALBATROSS9Down4 Feeling a huge successSENSATION9Down4 FriendPAL3Down4 SortTYPE4Down5 Dark-colouredSWARTHY7Down5 Breaking the rules, the doctor goes in for a restSLUMBER7Down5 SittingSEATED6Down6 MarvellousPHENOMENAL10Down6 Very self-confident, wags frenziedly when given a gingersnapSWAGGERING10Down6 KnifeDAGGER6Down7 ForeheadBROW4Down7 The chief chap, I introducedMAIN4Down7 EbbedRECEDED7Down9 Counting frameABACUS6Down10 Be chopping logs, going round in circlesGLOBES6Down10 MelodicTUNEFUL7Down11 The queasiness is bad: the sea I find roughMALAISE7Down11 SpikeEAR3Down12 SnakePYTHON6Down12 Sales talk - and he’s ingratiating himself with the dogPATTER6Down12 TravelRIDE4Down13 BorderEDGE4Down16 DevilDEMON5Down17 Slices of baconRASHERS7Down19 The cheek, bundling one onto the ship!GALLEON7Down19 RemarkableNOTABLE7Down20 Manage to get across and to meet withOVERSEE7Down21 Firing deviceTRIGGER7Down21 RegionAREA4Down22 How close the would-be thief is to the jeweller’s window?STONESTHROW11Down24 UnderwearBOXERSHORTS11Down24 UproarHUBBUB6Down24 AbroadAFAR4Down25 PreferenceLIKING6Down26 Ringing twice from the fairgroundROUNDABOUT10Down26 Kitchen utensilROLLINGPIN10Down26 PerplexPUZZLE6Down28 Fit to sailSEAWORTHY9Down28 The plant, a weed, spreads in a whileSPEEDWELL9Down28 RustCORRODE7Down29 Dogs are best trained when small in itBASSETS7Down29 ObtainGET3Down30 Continue to think, having turned in, aboutRESUME6Down30 RecessALCOVE6Down30 CertainDEFINITE8Down32 Certainly not a big reductionMUCHLESS8Down32 Try on the denim top but don’t like itDETEST6Down33 ReposeREST4Down33 Hi-fi systemSTEREO6Down33 Eke out for a whileSTRETCH7Down34 AwfulABYSMAL7Down34 WholeALL3Down36 PinchNIP3Down37 FoolsIDIOTS6Down38 From very bright to b..... wet!BRAINY6Down38 Crack shotCHIP4Down40 PullYANK4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, October 25, 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.