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Evening Standard Crossword October 28 2022 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 28 2022 answers. The Friday puzzle has 128 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#
HaphazardRANDOM6Across1 MakeCREATE6Across5 StartCOMMENCE8Across8 MinimisesPLAYSDOWN9Across9 DieCUBE4Across9 Mind, or keep an eye on, laterLOOKAFTER9Across9 OwnsHAS3Across10 Clear, once one put speed onEXONERATE9Across10 RepeatREITERATE9Across10 AcceptTAKE4Across12 Having ruled the novice out, wished one hadn'tRUED4Across12 SquanderWASTE5Across12 RealmDOMAIN6Across13 In case one's ordering veal to take outVALISE6Across13 PanaceaCUREALL7Across14 "Egg-whisk", in the lead, does lose its footingSTAGGER7Across14 DroopSAG3Across15 Withdrawing from the caseUNPACKING9Across15 DaydreamsFANTASIES9Across15 BeverageTEA3Across17 AnglerFISHERMAN9Across17 Slackens off when the trade union gets into some troubleMODERATES9Across17 PinchNIP3Across18 WarningLOOKOUT7Across18 Slept for two days, affected worse, when admittedDROWSED7Across18 Stand, nude and shivering, before againENDURE6Across19 NastyHORRID6Across19 WonderAWE3Across19 PlaceSPOT4Across20 CoarseGROSS5Across20 Not for the tail-wagging alsatianANTI4Across20 EpochERA3Across21 ExpertACE3Across22 EmployUSE3Across23 ChangeTRANSFORM9Across23 Required that one rang on behalf ofCALLEDFOR9Across23 ObscureDIM3Across24 Game with a rotten sauce on itBADMINTON9Across25 StateCONDITION9Across25 Twice she tells you she's coming backMIMI4Across26 EnticeLURE4Across26 FirearmRIFLE5Across26 I am brought in to identify the fishPLAICE6Across27 ShotSNIPED6Across27 OwingDUE3Across29 Understanding there's a buffet and wineRAPPORT7Across29 SatisfiedCONTENT7Across29 FruitPINEAPPLE9Across32 So far as upright people are concerned, an advantageTOTHEGOOD9Across32 FormerlyONCE4Across33 Imprisoning the aunt I caught, it's trueAUTHENTIC9Across34 FinalTERMINAL8Across34 ToyPLAYTHING9Across34 Drinks accompaniments you get for very little moneyPEANUTS7Across35 Bomb-holeCRATER6Across35 PariahOUTCAST7Across35 The communication granting permission?LETTER6Across36 TrembleDITHER6Across36 ScaredAFRAID6Across36 A shout of "Well said!"HAIL4Across37 Talk informallyCHAT4Across37 Feeling it will create a great to-doSENSATION9Across38 StaminaENDURANCE9Across38 Mostly finding them an excellent inn on the outskirtsINTHEMAIN9Across39 MeddleINTERFERE9Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
MaliciousSPITEFUL8Down1 Like peas in a pod, in every wayALLROUND8Down1 FragranceAROMA5Down2 Very happyWALKINGONAIR12Down2 Present difficulties to the artist painting you?POSEAPROBLEM12Down2 MoistDAMP4Down3 DriverMOTORIST8Down3 Got even againSTEADIED8Down3 RecordsANNALS6Down4 Making the mistake of giving the cockney fishERRING6Down4 MadnessMANIA5Down4 MoveTRANSFER8Down5 DupeCHEAT5Down5 Having brought back, was deliveredREDEEMED8Down5 DebateDISCUSSION10Down6 Thought to have been regarded asCONSIDERED10Down6 EveryEACH4Down6 ShinboneTIBIA5Down7 EncourageHEARTEN7Down7 Goes, when one fixesREPAIRS7Down7 What makes the weather gloomy?DEPRESSION10Down8 Type of terrierBEDLINGTON10Down8 StoreHOARD5Down10 VapourSTEAM5Down11 Anything you say shouldAUGHT5Down11 ApprehensionALARM5Down11 BetWAGER5Down12 SneerSCOFF5Down13 FollowENSUE5Down14 RateSPEED5Down15 AwakenAROUSE6Down16 EleganceGRACE5Down16 When about to bite on the nutCASHEW6Down16 MeatHAM3Down19 In the other foot there's a cornEAR3Down19 Like the junk mail the postman delivers without knocking?NOTWORTHARAP12Down21 BoxerPRIZEFIGHTER12Down21 BirdLINNET6Down22 Unfairly implies one is lacking in, or devoid of intelligenceSIMPLE6Down22 Happen to arrive at a gap between the peaksCOMETOPASS10Down23 RangTELEPHONED10Down23 Tail us back to it and do the sameFOLLOWSUIT10Down24 All-powerfulOMNIPOTENT10Down24 Food fishCOD3Down25 InteriorINNER5Down25 Said it's a key factor in pollinationBEE3Down25 BuryINTER5Down27 SensationalLURID5Down28 ReadyPREPARED8Down28 I don't worry about Leonard being lazyINDOLENT8Down28 Having had a fight backs out of the engagementRETREATS8Down29 Ancient vehiclesCHARIOTS8Down29 Getting down to the problem of food - fishTACKLING8Down30 CustomUSAGE5Down30 UnitedTOGETHER8Down30 Reading through "America (Latin)"PERUSAL7Down31 StuntFEAT4Down31 Mounted troopsCAVALRY7Down31 PresentGIFT4Down32 Prepare oneself for, in the wake ofTRAIN5Down33 ObservedNOTED5Down33 Reach for a tin soldier inside itATTAIN6Down34 AllowPERMIT6Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, October 28, 2022. 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.