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Evening Standard Crossword October 28 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 28 2020 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
QueasinessNAUSEA6Across1 Kicked an Edwardian with a cry of derisionBOOTED6Across1 FearDREAD5Across3 A patient improvement, perhapsRECOVERY8Across7 DeficiencySHORTAGE8Across7 HonkBEEP4Across8 Pricked by a wild rose?SORE4Across8 BirdCUCKOO6Across9 Admiral’s familiar name for part of LondonBENBOW6Across10 GuidesSTEERS6Across10 OfficeBUREAU6Across10 Arm muscleBICEPS6Across11 Avenge the destruction of a cityGENEVA6Across11 ListTABLE5Across11 NurseTEND4Across12 ConsumedATE3Across14 Helpful line in advertisingAID3Across14 BurrowSETT4Across15 TarnishSULLY5Across16 Rant wildly about love, yet betrayRATON5Across16 PenetratedENTERED7Across17 GumptionNOUS4Across17 Transported in partRAPT4Across17 Moroccan capitalRABAT5Across19 He goes half a mile in a taxiCALEB5Across19 EpochERA3Across20 A topping editor, but very unpopular!HATED5Across21 FiendDEMON5Across21 Ancient languageLATIN5Across21 Pulled or kicked out of the wayTOWED5Across22 StiffRIGID5Across22 DregsLEES4Across23 He has a taste for the seaSALT4Across23 SandbankREEF4Across23 ThinLEAN4Across25 RushedRACED5Across26 Robbery of some people in a car?CAPER5Across26 FactDATUM5Across26 HillTOR3Across28 Sunny little chapSOL3Across28 SerpentASP3Across28 SourceORIGIN6Across29 With just one article, she upsets the maleAMELIA6Across29 StreamRIVULET7Across30 Who?DOCTOR6Across30 MonkeyBABOON6Across30 Very ScottishUNCO4Across31 BurdenONUS4Across31 AppreciativeGRATEFUL8Across32 Bullied by boysHECTORED8Across32 EmployedUSED4Across33 DiversionDETOUR6Across33 Come out of a stupor?SPROUT6Across33 SatisfySATE4Across35 SorrowGRIEF5Across36 HarmonyUNISON6Across38 WrongREMISS6Across39 IrritableTESTY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
He’ll do a trim jobBARBER6Down1 Wrestling holdNELSON6Down1 SharpACUTE5Down1 Cheap AmericanTWOBIT6Down2 ConfectioneriesSWEETS6Down2 PerfumeSCENT5Down2 SnakesASPS4Down3 Attracted some well earned rewardDREW4Down3 SpotDOT3Down3 CraftsmanARTISAN7Down4 Looked displeased when let downLOWERED7Down4 WanderedROAMED6Down4 Ring-shaped rollBAGEL5Down5 CompetentABLE4Down5 As worn by Bert out East?BERET5Down5 OwingDUE3Down6 DisorganisedMESSY5Down6 Thomas used some heady languageDYLAN5Down6 WigwamTEPEE5Down7 DandyBEAU4Down8 Speak unkindly of a pictureSNAP4Down8 RationQUOTA5Down8 Angler’s name for a perch?ROD3Down9 BeforeERE3Down9 Catch in an untenable positionNAB3Down12 IncisionCUT3Down12 It’s said of a numberVOCAL5Down13 Carpenter's toolPLANE5Down13 ContinuousENDLESS7Down13 DissuadeDETER5Down14 A fluid we confuse with tarWATER5Down15 Glossy fabricSATIN5Down15 BaubleTRINKET7Down16 When uncle is in a stateASSAM5Down18 Academy AwardOSCAR5Down18 PostponeDEFER5Down18 PassCOL3Down19 Cry of a ravenous bird!CAW3Down19 Torn clothRAG3Down19 Persuaded to have left the keysLED3Down20 OfferBID3Down20 Lost in a novel movie!HORIZON7Down21 RestrictedLIMITED7Down21 Terry’s phone’s cut!TEL3Down22 DrinkNEGUS5Down22 MatRUG3Down22 SturdyROBUST6Down23 Possibly sore about a cricket club providing footballSOCCER6Down23 WeakenSAP3Down24 CupidEROS4Down24 Viola’s voiceALTO4Down24 Object of wild rage during a raceTARGET6Down25 Hand digitFINGER6Down25 DoshDOUGH5Down26 Hide away from cold and painCACHE5Down26 Seat in the upper chamberPERCH5Down27 AmuseDIVERT6Down27 GiantTITAN5Down27 He soon has nothing to loseSON3Down28 PresageAUGUR5Down28 BrownTAN3Down28 DangerPERIL5Down29 DaringBOLD4Down30 Useless clothes?DUDS4Down30 Store awayLAYIN5Down31 TautTENSE5Down32 Sea-eagleERNE4Down34 ObtainedGOT3Down36 ClairvoyantFEY3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 28, 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.