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Evening Standard Crossword October 25 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 25 2023 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#
Lottery typeRAFFLE6Across1 SpiritMETTLE6Across1 Would such sheets seem very heavy on the bed?COTTON6Across1 ClankRATTLE6Across5 DilapidatedDECREPIT8Across7 Nobody special, that's allEVERYONE8Across7 Allotment scheme?PLOT4Across8 WhitishPALE4Across8 DeduceINFER5Across9 One climbs on them to be weighed, presumably!SCALES6Across10 Mythical monsterDRAGON6Across10 CarobLOCUST6Across10 Give the little devil a name, in shortIMPART6Across11 Mediterranean islandSICILY6Across11 ReflectMIRROR6Across11 LukewarmTEPID5Across12 By showing some superiorityPER3Across14 FlatEVEN4Across14 Steal fromROB3Across14 SatisfiesSATES5Across16 People known for their distance apart?POLES5Across16 RodentRAT3Across17 Celebrity appearing nightly?STAR4Across17 DeserveEARN4Across17 ManageFARE4Across18 Terriers, on average, are domesticatedTAMED5Across19 Electricity supplyPOWER5Across19 SumTOTAL5Across20 But he wouldn't be dropped out of an aeroplane!PILOT5Across21 RepairsFIXES5Across21 IrrigateWATER5Across22 BeliefTENET5Across22 Got us upset with evident enjoymentGUSTO5Across22 It comes to light, naturallyMOTH4Across23 RelativesKINDRED7Across23 Pointed missileDART4Across23 StitchedSEWED5Across24 What the beggarly dog did late at night?SATUP5Across26 PostponeDEFER5Across26 Bedtime drinkCOCOA5Across26 Thanks to getting cross, one has to pay itTAX3Across28 JewelGEM3Across28 Best suitTRUMPS6Across29 TrampledTROD4Across29 MistakesERRORS6Across29 Shooting starMETEOR6Across30 Hate being tested anewDETEST6Across30 GuidedLED3Across30 Boy's nameALAN4Across31 Make money out of clear nonsense!EARN4Across31 Not pluralSINGULAR8Across32 Could they make reactors explode?CREATORS8Across32 ValleyDALE4Across32 HellHADES5Across33 Nicer to young GermansKINDER6Across33 Leather workerTANNER6Across33 ConfusedADDLED6Across35 GossipTATTLE6Across36 SpreeREVEL5Across37 AviatorsAIRMEN6Across38 RueREGRET6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
HammerMALLET6Down1 ConundrumRIDDLE6Down1 Reasons for putting some of us in boxesCAUSES6Down1 Relatively apt to be looked up to?TALLER6Down2 Large bottleFLAGON6Down2 VoucherTICKET6Down2 Raised in the East End, they may driftNETS4Down3 ParadiseEDEN4Down3 TableLIST4Down3 Head for the cakeCRUMPET7Down4 ContusionsBRUISES7Down4 Go inENTER5Down4 CleaveSPLIT5Down5 SendREMIT5Down5 In the neighbourhood of the pub?LOCAL5Down5 ParchedARID4Down6 Races occasioning unseemly hasteHEATS5Down6 RemainsSTAYS5Down6 MenaceTHREAT6Down7 WeirderEERIER6Down8 Young salmonPARR4Down8 Does he go _pop-pop”?PAPA4Down8 Tennis shotLOB3Down9 Finished without a sign of victory!OER3Down9 A case of identical twins!POD3Down12 VehicleCAR3Down12 Convincingly disagree with a redhead on the tube backREBUT5Down13 WadedPADDLED7Down13 Madagascan primateLEMUR5Down13 PugilistBOXER5Down15 Have they medicinal value at sea?SALTS5Down15 ElectorVOTER5Down15 NudeNAKED5Down16 PaledFADED5Down18 ThespianACTOR5Down18 A tram crashed into the river!TAMAR5Down18 Affirmation of Britishness?TIS3Down19 InsurgentREBEL5Down19 Narrow broochPIN3Down19 A low noise suggested by TedMOO3Down20 Not dryWET3Down20 Little doggy darlings with strings on?PUPPETS7Down21 AfraidFEARFUL7Down21 CoverLID3Down21 MarriedWED3Down22 Sticky exudation from leguminous plants?GUM3Down22 In additionTOO3Down22 Hold in custodyDETAIN6Down23 Maybe Tom ran from her!MATRON6Down23 Prayer endingAMEN4Down24 LayerSTRATA6Down24 The beasts cross one out, possiblyOXEN4Down24 AweWONDER6Down25 Maker of some new theatrical headgear?HATTER6Down25 Deposit on teethTARTAR6Down25 Keep close to a walking companion?STICK5Down26 StopCEASE5Down26 SpeedierFASTER6Down27 Murphy, perhaps, reformed the brute!TUBER5Down27 Intimate friendCRONY5Down27 CongealGEL3Down28 EncoreREPEAT6Down28 Scalding does it no harmTEA3Down28 Piece of furniture with a computer on top?DESK4Down30 MarketMART4Down30 LoadedLADEN5Down30 DissuadeDETER5Down31 PresentHERE4Down33 AuctionSALE4Down34

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