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Evening Standard Crossword October 31 2022 Answers

Monday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 31 2022 answers. The Monday 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#
YieldingSOFT4Across1 African desertSAHARA6Across4 TuneAIR3Across4 The fiery spirit of a warm-hearted supporterARRACK6Across4 BogusSHAM4Across6 Time for an equable amount of honour, no lessHALFHOUR8Across7 Not compulsoryOPTIONAL8Across7 ExitEGRESS6Across8 Gardening suit?SPADES6Across8 FightingWAR3Across9 Rub outERASE5Across10 Parts wrapped around the wrist, perhapsSTRAP5Across10 ErectionBUILDING8Across10 BorderEDGE4Across11 HairstylePERM4Across13 What the farmer needs is a new siloSOIL4Across13 Abominable snowmanYETI4Across14 One possibly late taking off?TEAL4Across14 VehicleCAR3Across14 InfoDATA4Across15 For safety, their points may be coveredPINS4Across15 InsectFLY3Across16 Enjoy a snide sort of joke?DIG3Across16 GuideSTEER5Across16 Work on the final piece of stoneOPAL4Across17 Go by seaSAIL4Across17 SalverTRAY4Across19 ReiteratedREPEATED8Across19 Run in strict rotationTROT4Across19 Dog breedDALMATIAN9Across21 In politics, a binding agreementCOALITION9Across21 SatanDEVIL5Across21 DeflatedDEVALUED8Across23 DescendFALL4Across23 It floats right behindRAFT4Across23 RobustHARDY5Across24 ImmenseVAST4Across24 A nutty ingredient of pina coladaCOLA4Across24 PallidWAN3Across26 It's a trap, we noteWEB3Across26 City of Tory chaosTROY4Across27 CoverLID3Across27 UnlockOPEN4Across27 A drink from Schleswig-HolsteinSWIG4Across29 Object of worshipIDOL4Across29 CommotionSTIR4Across31 He shows the way to a romantic heartSEAN4Across32 Water jugEWER4Across32 Where the horse can stop running?STALL5Across33 ProofEVIDENCE8Across33 Aquatic birdGOOSE5Across33 New fashion for the silent serviceMODERN6Across34 MineralORE3Across34 In the endATLAST6Across34 Stick to footwear suited to the mud and wetGUMBOOTS8Across35 RearedBRED4Across35 Counteracting remedyANTIDOTE8Across35 The attitude of a cricketer taking a knockSTANCE6Across36 ManageRUN3Across36 CruelBRUTAL6Across36 DespatchedSENT4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CurrencyMONEY5Down1 Container of the richest treasuresCHEST5Down1 Weasel-like animalSTOAT5Down2 She caught a cricketer's nameCLARA5Down2 ResponsibilityONUS4Down2 OptimismHOPE4Down3 Vessel joined with a friend in amitySHIP4Down3 LoftyTALL4Down3 PrecipitationSLEET5Down4 DisturbedAGITATED8Down4 Burning to sort out some of the also-ransARSON5Down4 StormRAGE4Down5 HurtHARM4Down5 Heartless reprisal? Very trueREAL4Down5 PerspireSWEAT5Down6 ImpetuouslyRASHLY6Down6 Charlie gets terribly tired, we believeCREDIT6Down6 OwnedHAD3Down7 DisagreeARGUE5Down8 Without paymentGRATIS6Down9 A bit of a bloomerPISTIL6Down9 Diminutive American's letter to a former spouseTEX3Down11 AgentREP3Down11 A fool, silly to be so unsociableALOOF5Down12 BroomBRUSH5Down12 Rope-making fibreSISAL5Down12 JavelinSPEAR5Down13 FussPALAVER7Down13 Such chips as you can get for £1 in assorted coinsSILICON7Down13 RotterCAD3Down14 SpreeREVEL5Down15 FaintDIM3Down15 Buddy from SpaldingPAL3Down15 SupporterFAN3Down16 Spanish centre for LondonersDON3Down16 BoredomENNUI5Down17 NoisyROWDY5Down18 The sound of sales talkPATTER6Down18 PermitsALLOWS6Down18 ProportionRATIO5Down20 So art is involved in cookeryROAST5Down20 SectionDIVISION8Down20 Karate expertDAN3Down21 Vehicle one can never quite back up?CAB3Down21 BrownTAN3Down22 YouthLAD3Down22 Something to ultimately play withTOY3Down22 WaverFALTER6Down23 Account of a shooting?REPORT6Down23 A call for helpSOS3Down25 PerformerACTOR5Down25 There's nothing up in the ceilingNIL3Down25 ChallengedDARED5Down26 Flower partPETAL5Down28 AleBEER4Down28 At some stage, ran the required distanceRANGE5Down28 MuddleMESS4Down29 GiverDONOR5Down30 ScrutiniseSCAN4Down30 On which to drink Adam's aleWAGON5Down30 One may be looking to it reflectivelyGLASS5Down31 HorizontalLEVEL5Down31 WrathIRE3Down32 Compass pointEAST4Down32 Viewed the scene mentionedSEEN4Down32 Shows distress when upset by the bossSOBS4Down33 SmileGRIN4Down33

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