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Evening Standard Crossword October 3 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 3 2023 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 126 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#
Threaded fastenerSCREW5Across1 Asparagus, for instance, can kill you!SPEAR5Across1 MildBALMY5Across4 Condemn complicated curesCURSE5Across6 RangeSCOPE5Across6 VisitorCALLER6Across7 CountryMOROCCO7Across9 A game of witsMARBLES7Across9 GarlandLEI3Across9 HangDRAPE5Across10 Be to the forefront as a Labour leaderBEVAN5Across10 ShelterLEE3Across10 Fire remainsASHES5Across11 They help people to hold their head highNECKS5Across11 AscendARISE5Across12 Many get sent astray, hence the damageDENTS5Across12 DisparageDECRY5Across12 DetailITEM4Across13 SurmountGETOVER7Across13 Though having his own lift, he could slide down a poleFIREMAN7Across13 It's sharp, like a bent pinNIP3Across15 BlokesMEN3Across15 UnaccompaniedALONE5Across15 Dispensed with by a cross editor?AXED4Across17 Horse-paceGALLOP6Across17 AskewAWRY4Across17 Be on one's guardBEWARE6Across18 Dad gets a man back from somewhere abroadPANAMA6Across18 Burglars do so and go quietlySTEAL5Across19 PlasterDAUB4Across19 Continental quiltDUVET5Across19 Some trifles one consumes as special delightsTREATS6Across20 Ground squirrelGOPHER6Across20 Farm birdsGEESE5Across20 SeizeNAB3Across22 Gold, maybe, from HindustanDUST4Across22 FoundationBASE4Across22 He's so late starting!SOL3Across24 TwistedTANGLED7Across24 BeforeERE3Across24 Large area of southern Spain and PortugalSIBERIA7Across25 Bereaved husbandWIDOWER7Across25 Adult human femaleWOMAN5Across26 Half finished food can be seen as exceptionalFEATS5Across26 Of rabiesRABID5Across27 VegetablePEA3Across27 Where a taxi back is costlier, maybe?BACUP5Across27 Thought of the many getting exploitedMUSED5Across28 BanquetFEAST5Across28 Fire-raisingARSON5Across28 Given a nudge jointlyELBOWED7Across29 Tanned hideLEATHER7Across29 Bellerophon's girl?BELLE5Across30 DefeatsBEATS5Across30 InjureWOUND5Across31 A wealthy JPGETTY5Across31 CutGASH4Across31 NuclearATOMIC6Across33 FrequentlyOFTEN5Across35 SheetPANE4Across37 CarpCAVIL5Across38 NameDUB3Across39 WeakenSAP3Across41 SubsideSETTLE6Across42 TrivialPETTY5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PerformingACTING6Down1 Wading birdCURLEW6Down2 Sub, maybe, or a pigheaded ref getting the team upsetPREFIX6Down2 MaintainALLEGE6Down2 Confounded when a puzzle comes to a dead end!AMAZED6Down3 UseEMPLOY6Down3 SolidifyGEL3Down3 Managed to get an extract of uraniumRAN3Down4 PodBEAN4Down4 GriefWOE3Down4 VentilatedAIRED5Down5 TurretTOWER5Down5 Writer due to finish surrounded by broken nibs!IBSEN5Down5 Vivid redSCARLET7Down6 InsectMOSQUITO8Down6 Principal tube line?CENTRAL7Down6 SnugCOSY4Down7 American ways have their advantagesUSES4Down7 GenuineREAL4Down8 FavourPREFER6Down8 Where, in India, a Kipling character took some wild risks?SIKKIM6Down8 StretchedELONGATED9Down11 Strad possibly played locallyDARTS5Down12 ObjectDEMUR5Down12 Goes hungry, being tied up and so lovelessFASTS5Down13 MeasureGAUGE5Down13 Rubbish, informallyTRIPE5Down14 FlagpoleMAST4Down14 Cleric needing a bit of help to have funREVEL5Down14 Parrot typeMACAW5Down15 Man turning up for half an hour in townNAMUR5Down15 GemstoneOPAL4Down16 What to eat when it's later than midday?PASTA5Down16 Not everNEVER5Down16 Where Continental capitalists take much soluble aspirin?PARIS5Down18 JumpLEAP4Down18 StartBEGIN5Down18 DeciphersDECODES7Down19 Jack's opportunity to be a high churchman?STEEPLE7Down19 Heavily decoratedORNATE6Down21 Go round arranging a treat out of loveROTATE6Down21 IncreaseESCALATE8Down21 Deceive a dandy about the SpanishDELUDE6Down22 Spanish danceBOLERO6Down22 RayBEAM4Down23 Add zest toSEASON6Down23 Enlist, possibly (in naval service?)SILENT6Down23 TidyNEAT4Down25 Leather article used by RostropovichSTROP5Down25 SquanderWASTE5Down25 It's used in tanksFUEL4Down26 WitherWILT4Down26 OozeDRIP4Down26 Girl in a million?MEG3Down28 Hardly anyFEW3Down28 ScarceSCANTY6Down29 RequiredNEEDED6Down30 RaiseHOIST5Down32 ResponsibilityONUS4Down34 SkinFLAY4Down36 WagerBET3Down40

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