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Evening Standard Crossword October 3 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 3 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
Chewing gum ingredientCHICLE6Across1 JustFAIR4Across1 Writhes breathlessly, as an author doesWRITES6Across1 WickedBAD3Across4 SideTEAM4Across6 Heavy fall of rainDOWNPOUR8Across7 Shiftily lead me on with drinkLEMONADE8Across7 DirtySOILED6Across8 She goes to Rio in South AmericaROSA4Across8 Panto characterDAME4Across8 VentOUTLET6Across9 YelpYAP3Across10 Gosh - what the Yanks call a big-headed Britisher!BLIMEY6Across10 JailPRISON6Across10 ThroughoutDURING6Across11 Cheats badly, pretending to be virginal?CHASTE6Across11 SeraglioHAREM5Across12 AgentREP3Across14 The Great Gatsby's gun?GAT3Across14 LawfulLEGAL5Across14 PoetryVERSE5Across15 School punishmentLINES5Across16 Just William's colourBROWN5Across16 Blends from out EastTEAS4Across17 Neckwear itemsTIES4Across17 EraseDELETE6Across18 Writer of notes on a piece of poetryDEFOE5Across19 PutrefyGOBAD5Across19 SunbathedBASKED6Across20 It's said to have an arresting effect on sailorsBELAY5Across21 Bread makerBAKER5Across21 Tough guy, a bit of a bullyMANLY5Across22 Senior memberDOYEN5Across22 Set of actorsCAST4Across23 Find a market where there's said to be little roomSELL4Across23 LiabilityDEBIT5Across24 PerpendicularSHEER5Across26 UpsetSPILL5Across26 In cricket, we start to change the sideWIDES5Across26 Thanks to a dunderhead, this means littleTAD3Across28 LanguageLATIN5Across28 RiverTAY3Across28 Angry, he breaks a date!HEATED6Across29 SwindledCONNED6Across29 MeadowLEA3Across30 Writing deskBUREAU6Across30 Active in stirring up evil to a silly endLIVELY6Across30 False coin imageICON4Across31 MimicsAPES4Across31 Hesitated to change, having dined outFALTERED8Across32 CaveGROTTO6Across32 OratoryRHETORIC8Across32 One way to be wise?STREET6Across33 RouteCOURSE6Across33 Fate, destinyKISMET6Across33 LoyalTRUE4Across34 DeityGOD3Across35 FlatEVEN4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Floor coveringCARPET6Down1 An Australian diggerWOMBAT6Down1 FragranceAROMA5Down2 A maker of hats, he accepts an orderTHOMAS6Down2 StopsCEASES6Down2 ParadiseEDEN4Down3 EaseRELIEVE7Down3 Dispatch, say, about 50SLAY4Down3 Young thug, bashful about bungled boshCOSHBOY7Down4 CadaverBODY4Down4 Lean or bonyANGULAR7Down4 FallDROP4Down5 SongbirdROBIN5Down5 Ensnare the girl with the round bottomLASSO5Down5 NameTITLE5Down6 Figure to open a shop at the flatSEVEN5Down6 Narcotics, sayDRUGS5Down6 MeanAVERAGE7Down7 DreadfulDIRE4Down8 Where frigates and brigantines have something in commonRIGA4Down8 Cleaning utensilMOP3Down9 Fix the telly?SET3Down9 DonkeyASS3Down11 Obviously a unit of areaARE3Down12 ConcealedHID3Down12 FreeRID3Down12 Fabric, it won't be deniedTWILL5Down13 EncounteredMET3Down13 ApproachesNEARS5Down13 Extra playing cardJOKER5Down15 Shouts 'Yes!' accepting fifty quidYELLS5Down15 ColourRED3Down16 RecedeEBB3Down17 A Sheffield girlEFFIE5Down18 American stateIDAHO5Down18 Haunt of thieves in Mildenhall?DEN3Down19 RulerEMPEROR7Down19 BlitheGAY3Down19 She sounds feyFAY3Down20 Boy's nameBEN3Down20 Low fellows in the field of American sportBASEMEN7Down21 SickenAIL3Down21 TediumBOREDOM7Down21 HeightSTATURE7Down22 LairDEN3Down22 Got together with me and the headMET3Down22 FondleCARESS6Down23 Taste sour, outwardly?SAVOUR6Down23 NoiseDIN3Down23 Yes votesAYES4Down24 Water of average densityEDEN4Down24 One skipping schoolTRUANT6Down25 A stunning display?LAYOUT6Down25 WatchEYE3Down25 Not much of a smoke?WHIFF5Down26 Group of twentySCORE5Down26 SuppleLITHE5Down27 Go inENTER5Down27 Flirt like everybody in extremes of depravityDALLY5Down27 RamTUP3Down28 A bit of a twitch, somehowTIC3Down28 OutcomeISSUE5Down29 Covers possibly slid into positionLIDS4Down30 LengthyLONG4Down30 SupportBACK4Down30 TartACID4Down31

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 3, 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.