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Evening Standard Crossword October 31 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 31 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#
Mark of disgraceSTIGMA6Across1 StrayWAIF4Across1 She's maybe in Madrid for the wrong reasonSENORA6Across1 NodBOW3Across4 OmitFAIL4Across6 UnnecessaryNEEDLESS8Across7 How to go on a spree?JAUNTILY8Across7 InfertileBARREN6Across8 River nominally femaleLENA4Across8 DesireWANT4Across8 SlanderVILIFY6Across9 AridDRY3Across10 One's personal part ribbed all roundTHORAX6Across10 Evening partySOIREE6Across10 Numerical symbolFIGURE6Across11 Waste a lot, getting Susie upsetMISUSE6Across11 DimBLEAR5Across12 ObserveSEE3Across14 Would one make an exemplary sleeper?LOG3Across14 InexpensiveCHEAP5Across14 Army unitCORPS5Across15 Tree sapRESIN5Across16 Contests without deception?TESTS5Across16 The horse galloped around for nothingROAN4Across17 Long timeAGES4Across17 EbbRECEDE6Across18 Masterly trap for an artist!MANET5Across19 ColourCORAL5Across19 PlacardPOSTER6Across20 Having stuffed oneself with dates?SATED5Across21 Artificial waterwayCANAL5Across21 Thick part of a wooden seatDENSE5Across22 AttackSETON5Across22 CondimentSALT4Across23 In which people parrot their opinions?POLL4Across23 OutlineDRAFT5Across24 Capital of VietnamHANOI5Across26 EleganceGRACE5Across26 Vessel bachelors get in?BASIN5Across26 Time share, nominally?TIM3Across28 SpriteFAIRY5Across28 Boy or girl's nameVAL3Across28 Seem a very quiet listenerAPPEAR6Across29 EsculentEDIBLE6Across29 NetworkWEB3Across30 Roof of the mouthPALATE6Across30 Imitations in circulation?COPIES6Across30 One you knit soundlyUNIT4Across31 BurdenONUS4Across31 Musical producerCOMPOSER8Across32 InventDEVISE6Across32 ExplodeDETONATE8Across32 As worn when sozzled at the Saracen's HeadTIGHTS6Across33 PressingURGENT6Across33 From that placeTHENCE6Across33 HaltSTOP4Across34 SnoopPRY3Across35 SmellREEK4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Afternoon napSIESTA6Down1 The Irish one, perhaps, posing a puzzle?SETTER6Down1 BenefitAVAIL5Down2 Honour a fellow as kingOBERON6Down2 Stares angrilyGLARES6Down2 Poker stakeANTE4Down3 KilnFURNACE7Down3 Soccer club's Greek heroAJAX4Down3 Loudly urged to reveal insight?INCITED7Down4 OrchestraBAND4Down4 Naval commanderADMIRAL7Down4 UndulatingWAVY4Down5 PlanetVENUS5Down5 Saint given a new suit at the civic centreVITUS5Down5 StealFILCH5Down6 They tread on the roadTYRES5Down6 PallidASHEN5Down6 Blow upINFLATE7Down7 SagaciousWISE4Down8 Look Al up, girl!LOLA4Down8 Born asNEE3Down9 Continually complain in the rain againNAG3Down9 KnockRAP3Down11 All you need is to be determinedSET3Down12 BanBAR3Down12 CongealGEL3Down12 A picture of placiditySTILL5Down13 WandROD3Down13 CompetitorRIVAL5Down13 One giving bloodDONOR5Down15 Person to blame for a pasty messPATSY5Down15 ColourRED3Down16 SpringSPA3Down17 Fluently availableONTAP5Down18 Putrefy, spoilGOBAD5Down18 His wife may bring endless woe to himMAN3Down19 SeriousEARNEST7Down19 FelineCAT3Down19 French born?NEE3Down20 ManagedRAN3Down20 Politician taking money to fiddle a rotaSENATOR7Down21 AwayOFF3Down21 Room's upper surfaceCEILING7Down21 ReelSTAGGER7Down22 WeepSOB3Down22 Enough dieting to make you fade away?DIE3Down22 Military greetingSALUTE6Down23 Producing hot music?PIPING6Down23 BeamRAY3Down23 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down24 Neglect to put it on orderOMIT4Down24 ThreefoldTREBLE6Down25 In a girl's embrace, he flails!LASHES6Down25 CerealRYE3Down25 Kind of loaf that means a lotBATCH5Down26 Takes notice ofHEEDS5Down26 CurlCRIMP5Down27 Quick or agileNIFTY5Down27 Frothy letter that's turned up for meSPUME5Down27 VehicleVAN3Down28 To a new leader, it can be a burdenTON3Down28 CleanseRINSE5Down29 Short cut round the far endCURT4Down30 CryWEEP4Down30 BardPOET4Down30 OccupiedBUSY4Down31

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 31, 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.