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Evening Standard Crossword October 26 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 26 2020 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
CutsCHOPS5Across3 Opera set in Ascot?TOSCA5Across3 UntrueFALSE5Across4 FeltSENSED6Across7 Bird getting a letter from AlCAPON5Across8 WarehouseDEPOT5Across8 FriendPAL3Across9 Seed-casePOD3Across10 Zodiac signLIBRA5Across10 A waterfowl on the NileASWAN5Across10 One badly broken?LAW3Across11 Metallic elementTIN3Across11 In Wales, an undiluted hogsheadNEATH5Across12 DecorationMEDAL5Across12 BigGREAT5Across12 CupidEROS4Across13 Need to come and pick upCALLFOR7Across13 DrawingDIAGRAM7Across13 Tough participant in the Manx Grand PrixHEMAN5Across15 MatchesGAMES5Across15 SkinflintMISER5Across15 FlailTHRESH6Across17 Take tea, perhapsEAT3Across18 DecomposeROT3Across18 A national overhead?PANAMA6Across19 ArgumentTIFF4Across19 ExclamationEUREKA6Across19 Cheque-holderPAYEE5Across20 HairstyleBEEHIVE7Across21 The hospital worker possibly rode on the railwayORDERLY7Across21 NoblemanEARL4Across22 Form of sari a modest woman wouldn’t put onAIRS4Across22 WhelpPUP3Across22 Thanks to the navy, one might sail on itTARN4Across23 PokePROD4Across23 Supermarket cartTROLLEY7Across24 ErasedDELETED7Across24 Multicoloured, but it can possibly look fine in brownRAINBOW7Across24 Provides foodCATERS6Across26 Prepared to swallowCHEWED6Across26 BecauseFOR3Across27 PromptREADY5Across28 Large containerVAT3Across29 Hat that can double as a gong!TAM3Across29 His accommodating soldiers, implies rentsHIRES5Across31 StadiumARENA5Across31 GameGOLF4Across31 Dialect used by an Irishman clutching a broken rib?SERBIAN7Across32 Fight offREPULSE7Across32 EnquiringASKING6Across33 MelodiesTUNES5Across34 Black and blue and very angryLIVID5Across34 Round part of a razor bladeORB3Across35 MeshNET3Across35 PackedLADEN5Across35 Was prepared from sound woodWOULD5Across36 Tribal emblemTOTEM5Across36 Where tyres are concerned, let down a bitBLEED5Across37 ChewsBITES5Across37 LeanTHIN4Across37 NoteMINIM5Across38 Complains bitterlyRAILS5Across38 The chalky-faced sisters?SEVEN5Across38 FellowDON3Across39 NovelNEW3Across41 StruggleTUSSLE6Across42 CondescendDEIGN5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Enough food for days?SALAD5Down1 StinkingFETID5Down1 SlumberingASLEEP6Down1 Kids crying over juvenile errorsHOWLERS7Down2 MuttMONGREL7Down2 SnobbishSNOOTY6Down2 VitalityPEP3Down3 HurtHARM4Down4 RenownFAME4Down4 Finished a number of deliveriesOVER4Down4 VigilantALERT5Down5 PesterPLAGUE6Down5 In China, kitty gets dehydrated foodCATHAY6Down5 FrameworkSCAFFOLD8Down6 Point to a woman in whiteASHEN5Down6 Musical instrumentSITAR5Down6 Butterfly possibly rising?MADAM5Down7 Narrow inletCREEK5Down7 CupolaDOME4Down8 Girl’s namePIA3Down9 The piano key on the left, chumPAL3Down9 ScatteredDISPERSED9Down11 On which to jot down where to land the chopper?NOTEPAD7Down12 AssemblesGATHERS7Down12 Fish eggsROE3Down14 HutSHED4Down14 As a passing fashion, it starts fadingFAD3Down14 ClosedSHUT4Down16 Parrot many a cryMACAW5Down16 JollyMERRY5Down16 She contradicts BillyNANNY5Down17 Brownish-yellowSANDY5Down17 ShoalREEF4Down18 Scheme a fellow set out in the gardenPLANTED7Down19 DevelopsEVOLVES7Down19 Be wary of a hunter, sayWATCH5Down20 Holy cityMECCA5Down20 Obey it or turn red!ORDER5Down21 AptAPPOSITE8Down21 Savage personBRUTE5Down21 FairyPERI4Down23 Flowering plantPETUNIA7Down23 Game, and minced lamb tooTOMBOLA7Down23 Hang out somewhere posh?RESIDE6Down24 ShockTRAUMA6Down24 BurdenLOAD4Down25 It may be above a keeper’s headBAR3Down25 CircuitLAP3Down25 NotchDENT4Down26 Guess correctly that you mustn’t knock offHITON5Down27 Illegal burningARSON5Down27 Author well said to need no helpWELLS5Down28 Go inENTER5Down28 AstoundedAGHAST6Down29 PulledYANKED6Down30 Daisy-like flowerASTER5Down30 British Airways unit making a lot of noiseBABEL5Down30 ThrowFLING5Down32 The whole team lamented aloudSIDE4Down32 GenuineREAL4Down32 Heiress’s passionIRE3Down33 PermitLET3Down33 TangleKNOT4Down34 So be itAMEN4Down36 GistNUB3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, October 26, 2020. 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.