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Evening Standard Crossword October 26 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 26 2023 answers. The Thursday 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#
ArteryAORTA5Across3 Six feet of waterFATHOM6Across4 Expeditions in which are official inquiries?QUESTS6Across4 Progressive encouragement from a would-be followerAFTERYOU8Across7 TranquilPEACEFUL8Across7 CharmAMULET6Across8 Suitably prepares to show a girl pointsADAPTS6Across8 OverACROSS6Across9 Steep rock faceCLIFF5Across10 Mineral on board?EMERY5Across10 GreasierOILIER6Across10 VapourSTEAM5Across11 ChairSEAT4Across12 One at a hen party?BIRD4Across13 HaulDRAG4Across13 FacilityEASE4Across14 Anciently, he appeared in fine robesNERO4Across14 Change directionVEER4Across15 TeamSIDE4Across15 Can be ridden, though one may go on footMULE4Across15 Spider's trapWEB3Across16 We go to central Acton in the rainWET3Across16 YashmakVEIL4Across17 Defeat for a bet?BEAT4Across17 ToleratedENDURED7Across17 A vessel not properly closedAJAR4Across19 EquipmentGEAR4Across19 PerformedDID3Across20 To goREMAINING9Across21 SovereignRULER5Across21 PC I. Malone?POLICEMAN9Across21 LoutBOOR4Across23 Rosemary, sayHERB4Across23 Clever way to cut a keyCUTE4Across23 Polite man, in shortGENT4Across24 A metal fastening possibly coming in various shapesHASP4Across24 FactsDATA4Across25 Place to sleepBED3Across26 A name to assumeDON3Across26 AssessedRATED5Across26 Swing round in ever varying directionVEER4Across27 Nagging painACHE4Across27 DampWET3Across28 Vitriolic article on a police departmentACID4Across29 ReviseEDIT4Across29 DedicatedDEVOTED7Across30 Possibly prickly fruit?PEAR4Across32 Opening for coinsSLOT4Across32 Unwisely nears a trapSNARE5Across33 VulgarCRUDE5Across33 HeroIDOL4Across33 The only theatre frequented by yachtsmen?SOLENT6Across34 People looking after horsesGROOMS6Across34 Evening Standard journalists love coffee!ESPRESSO8Across35 Drinking glassesTUMBLERS8Across35 NakedNUDE4Across35 AgainstVERSUS6Across36 Motion to advanceBECKON6Across36 EmulateRIVAL5Across36 ConsideredDEEMED6Across38 GiftTALENT6Across39 DruggedDOPED5Across40

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RoomSPACE5Down1 Accepted with thanks by Mr LivingstoneTAKEN5Down1 UntrueFALSE5Down1 French capitalPARIS5Down2 Animal that can use a wheel?STEER5Down2 TrampleTREAD5Down2 Red meatBEEF4Down3 Tory disarray in the cityTROY4Down3 DonkeyASS3Down3 Distress signalFLARE5Down4 StablemanOSTLER6Down4 Just the bird to have cold feet?QUAIL5Down4 AmphibianTOAD4Down5 RuffianTHUG4Down5 For instance, nowadays, this exclamation seems old-fashionedEGAD4Down5 ObjectiveAIM3Down6 First section in a seriesOPENER6Down6 Chuckle when there's a row about a raceTITTER6Down6 InflexibleRIGID5Down7 AvariceGREED5Down8 BorderMARGIN6Down9 Hundreds of quantities of paper, one imaginesDREAMS6Down9 CircuitLAP3Down11 Got together in forceMET3Down11 AgueFEVER5Down12 Automaton able to root out a bighead?ROBOT5Down12 EmpoweredENABLED7Down13 Former England batsman with plenty of beef?BUTCHER7Down13 Please greatlyDELIGHT7Down13 TeacherTUTOR5Down14 Continental woman of the month?MAI3Down15 By way ofVIA3Down15 Seemingly sickly, seen from a new angleWAN3Down16 SwelledDILATED7Down16 WitWAG3Down16 Those playing a match in two legs?ELEVEN6Down18 CheatedDUPED5Down18 Preserve after deathEMBALM6Down18 CouchBED3Down19 Land of lacquerJAPAN5Down20 Go inENTER5Down20 ColourRED3Down21 As wit, may seem endlessly punyPUN3Down21 FabricRAYON5Down22 You have more than one, dear heart!EAR3Down22 BornNEE3Down22 Beast retiring with a broken toeCOYOTE6Down23 Funeral carHEARSE6Down23 UncookedRAW3Down24 OfferBID3Down25 His pupils wouldn't miss himSIR3Down25 DiscussionDEBATE6Down27 Consumed a bit of meat with some greensEATEN5Down28 BreezyWINDY5Down28 Is priced atCOSTS5Down28 PulledTOWED5Down29 Reason for many a practiceCAUSE5Down30 HoodwinksDUPES5Down30 AdjustedTUNED5Down31 AbruptTERSE5Down31 Ted, turning up outside the Post Office HQDEPOT5Down31 WeepsSOBS4Down32 GodDEITY5Down32 Height of a cap?PEAK4Down32 Bad user, for certainSURE4Down33 Solid blockCUBE4Down33 Swimming-poolLIDO4Down34 YouthLAD3Down37

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