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Evening Standard Crossword October 30 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 30 2019 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#
Passes onRELAYS6Across1 RegionAREA4Across1 Sooner? Emphatically!RATHER6Across1 DecayROT3Across4 SenseFEEL4Across6 Grow, multiplyINCREASE8Across7 Useless sort of bed, but in good orderAPPLEPIE8Across7 ShutCLOSED6Across8 Suddenly turns up with RobertsBOBS4Across8 GrimeDIRT4Across8 AbruptSUDDEN6Across9 NewtEFT3Across10 Briskly stir a batter?BEATUP6Across10 Card suitSPADES6Across10 Deduction, discountREBATE6Across11 To down tools can be a blowSTRIKE6Across11 CrawlCREEP5Across12 Furniture for sleeping onBED3Across14 Persuaded to enter the double doorsLED3Across14 PunitivePENAL5Across14 RevoltREBEL5Across15 Of birthNATAL5Across16 Wouldn't he sing for a fiver?TENOR5Across16 He could see himself in the mirrorEMIR4Across17 Untidy stateMESS4Across17 RespectREVERE6Across18 Does wrong a lot when treatedDOSED5Across19 ShinboneTIBIA5Across19 RubberERASER6Across20 He has a dozenBAKER5Across21 SorceryMAGIC5Across21 Many a mystic tome can be heavenlyCOMET5Across22 SongbirdROBIN5Across22 Fronded plantFERN4Across23 It made the ancients blueWOAD4Across23 HandleTREAT5Across24 WideBROAD5Across26 ShabbySEEDY5Across26 Cancel clean outSCRUB5Across26 Like the top of the main tentBIG3Across28 PrickleTHORN5Across28 NothingNIL3Across28 Plus oneTHIRTY6Across29 InsectEARWIG6Across29 AgentSPY3Across30 Give to charityDONATE6Across30 Get me to lead youFOLLOW6Across30 Bit of a teaser, but no sweetEASE4Across31 Norse godODIN4Across31 Na've flier given a possible half shareGULLIBLE8Across32 MarionettePUPPET6Across32 Explosion, eruptionOUTBURST8Across32 Can Edward be a shade colourful?TINTED6Across33 FreeEXEMPT6Across33 Secret plotSCHEME6Across33 EncounterMEET4Across34 WhelpPUP3Across35 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Kidnapper's paymentRANSOM6Down1 Go around at the right paceRAMBLE6Down1 SovereignRULER5Down2 Horny nose?HOOTER6Down2 ToleratesABIDES6Down2 Takes a seatSITS4Down3 HarshAUSTERE7Down3 A tool, say, roughly speakingRASP4Down3 Bet, being bird-like?FLUTTER7Down4 TravelRIDE4Down4 PoisonARSENIC7Down4 TrialTEST4Down5 Unit of purity of goldCARAT5Down5 Spring in the countrySPAIN5Down5 SweetmeatFUDGE5Down6 It will measure me a half of bitterMETER5Down6 CantBEVEL5Down6 RaiseELEVATE7Down7 Fingerprints, slangDABS4Down8 I labour up to the islandBALI4Down8 ColourRED3Down9 A potential bloomer, chumBUD3Down9 ChargeFEE3Down11 Shade the coloured endRED3Down12 DogCUR3Down12 BleatBAA3Down12 A dish from India (with a hint of Korea?)KORMA5Down13 ThroughPER3Down13 Thin candleTAPER5Down13 Any figure 1 to 9DIGIT5Down15 In Batman, he's a card!JOKER5Down15 WagerBET3Down16 ShelterLEE3Down17 Be equal to the contestMATCH5Down18 Crowd actorEXTRA5Down18 Something holding up the water supply?DAM3Down19 PerformEXECUTE7Down19 Small flap of materialTAB3Down19 Clique responsible for some loose talkSET3Down20 Rubbish holderBIN3Down20 Horse that's taken a short cut?BOBTAIL7Down21 RodentRAT3Down21 Small amountMODICUM7Down21 SportspersonATHLETE7Down22 UncookedRAW3Down22 Inaccurate term for a muttCUR3Down22 EndFINISH6Down23 Harold wasn't the presidentWILSON6Down23 ManageRUN3Down23 Style, vigourELAN4Down24 Go back half-mile and take a good lookOGLE4Down24 StylusNEEDLE6Down25 The girl and the boy started togetherDAWNED6Down25 TearRIP3Down25 Put on new gatesSTAGE5Down26 A broomBESOM5Down26 StorehouseDEPOT5Down27 Address the publicORATE5Down27 Rob, lock stock and barrelRIFLE5Down27 Signal agreementNOD3Down28 Possibly feathered snake?BOA3Down28 SwiftRAPID5Down29 Hardly handy measures?FEET4Down30 CeaseSTOP4Down30 SpecksDOTS4Down30 YapYELP4Down31

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. 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.