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Evening Standard Crossword October 26 2018 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 26 2018 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#
FelicityBLISS5Across1 PutridSEPTIC6Across5 StudentPUPIL5Across8 Trouble there is about that infernal debt?HELLTOPAY9Across9 GenerousUNSELFISH9Across9 Zodiac signAQUARIUS8Across10 TunBARREL6Across10 Caught up with a clear round, all rightOVERTOOK8Across10 Partly openAJAR4Across11 A sound reason for the bird’s criesCAWS4Across12 Medical photographXRAY4Across12 Metes out to the bellesDISHES6Across13 Courtly danceMINUET6Across13 AppeasePACIFY6Across14 Believe the picture will be brought round inIMAGINE7Across14 SinceBECAUSE7Across14 SecrecySTEALTH7Across15 Rogue whose father is liable to be firedSONOFAGUN9Across15 Communications systemTELEGRAPH9Across15 Really good, which is oddMATCHLESS9Across17 PiecesFRAGMENTS9Across17 Something to wear, for the directorTRAINER7Across18 TearRIP3Across18 Mounted troopsCAVALRY7Across18 FaucetTAP3Across19 Water downDILUTE6Across20 Shout “The woman in red!”CHERRY6Across20 ClergymanDEAN4Across21 Imperial Russian rulerTSAR4Across21 Nice weather here, cool in AmericaFINE4Across21 At no timeNEVER5Across23 DittySONG4Across24 TractableFLEXIBLE8Across24 Eats or reserves for a future occasionPUTSAWAY8Across24 Word-for-wordVERBATIM8Across26 Restored to favour when one got it back againREDEEMED8Across26 DecayROT3Across27 ElderlyAGED4Across28 Is furious right away - for a long timeAGES4Across28 LubricateOIL3Across29 FruitBANANA6Across29 Can move in free and that’s badRANCID6Across29 To accommodate the gun, did expandDISTEND7Across31 BentCROOKED7Across31 BacteriaBACILLI7Across31 GasolinePETROL6Across32 WrongINCORRECT9Across34 Place in a jobSITUATION9Across34 BorderEDGE4Across34 ExciteFOMENT6Across35 Musical instrumentACCORDION9Across36 When one gets close, is just as good asCOMESUPTO9Across36 Facing the other way and going offTURNING7Across38 FashionSTYLE5Across38 SternAUSTERE7Across38 Takes from the caddies what the caddies give oneSPOONS6Across39 AceEXPERT6Across39 Arrow caseQUIVER6Across39 In this placeHERE4Across40 A case that will really interest youGRIP4Across40 BoreDRILL5Across40 Soft drinkLEMONADE8Across41 I mean to arrange that the dog goes in for treatmentMANICURE8Across41 PuzzleCROSSWORD9Across42 He would have you believe he’s had a previous offerPRETENDER9Across42

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The burly test-playing bumpkin enteringTHICKSET8Down1 IdealisticQUIXOTIC8Down1 AttackASSAIL6Down2 Enter breezily?BLOWIN6Down2 MeadowLEA3Down2 MartialMILITARY8Down3 Not the setter, but the setter free!SPRINGER8Down3 ScatterSPREAD6Down3 SongbirdTHRUSH6Down4 Just a line to say there’s going to be a mergerHYPHEN6Down4 ProsecuteSUE3Down4 SmackSLAP4Down5 ProdigalWASTEFUL8Down5 Do battle with, to get the first courseCONSOMME8Down5 CalmPLACID6Down6 Made an impression when one enteredREGISTERED10Down6 Restaurant liftDUMBWAITER10Down6 GulchCANYON6Down7 A temperance advocate and a pain, at the embassy?ATTACHE7Down7 Greek currency unitDRACHMA7Down7 Not bad habit in a juniorNOVICE6Down8 SeasonAUTUMN6Down8 PlatePLATTER7Down9 Controlled by the female in frontLEASHED7Down11 SweetDESSERT7Down11 VesselJAR3Down12 MatureRIPE4Down13 Star systemGALAXY6Down16 A veneer - that’s all there is to itFINISH6Down16 LearnerTYRO4Down16 DevastationHAVOC5Down17 WorthVALUE5Down19 “An inspiration” does give you a laughAMUSE5Down19 ColorantDYE3Down20 Without her, “20 Across” does seem unhappyCRY3Down20 TerrorisePETRIFY7Down20 MotionlessSTILL5Down22 CompetentABLE4Down22 When the maid left, I remained with herIRENE5Down22 Crockery itemSAUCER6Down23 Kids like going into the standsTEASES6Down23 LitheSUPPLE6Down24 Car partBRAKEPEDAL10Down25 Getting old for appearing in public inWEARINGOUT10Down25 ObserveNOTE4Down25 Arm with a stickROD3Down26 BeltGIRDLE6Down26 By way ofVIA3Down26 Natural homeHABITAT7Down27 A mutt is among the best possible dogsBASSETS7Down27 PreviousFORMER6Down28 RecordLOG3Down30 Valuable old thingsANTIQUES8Down30 The vehicle I sent off in a containerCANISTER8Down30 The same ones I’m playing with in the gameDOMINOES8Down31 Unmarried manBACHELOR8Down31 InsinuationINNUENDO8Down32 They dispense with the poor fieldersDROPPERS8Down32 LibertyFREEDOM7Down33 Are the natives of these islands never hostile?PACIFIC7Down33 In caseLEST4Down33 Warning that again sinks inTHREAT6Down35 PamperCOSSET6Down35 AgedOLD3Down36 Suitable seas for clippers and cutters?CHOPPY6Down36 For each oneAPIECE6Down36 Now in trim, flaunt oneselfPARADE6Down37 Refrigerator compartmentICEBOX6Down37 ZeroNIL3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, October 26, 2018. 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.