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Evening Standard Crossword October 31 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 31 2023 answers. The Tuesday 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#
ExpelEVICT5Across1 State ownership!CLAIM5Across1 AvariceGREED5Across2 A well balanced game?MATCH5Across6 LingerTARRY5Across6 LiberateFREE4Across7 UncertainUNSURE6Across8 SubjectTHEME5Across9 Part of the diet of an indifferent actor?COLDHAM7Across9 Spray canAEROSOL7Across9 When buckled, does it need new parts?STRAP5Across10 Small doughy cakeSCONE5Across10 WandROD3Across11 KetchupSAUCE5Across11 Suitable name for a good girlGEMMA5Across11 Viral diseaseMUMPS5Across12 Glossy stuff from Teresa TinsdaleSATIN5Across12 A country girl's study?PERUSAL7Across13 Least possibleMINIMUM7Across13 AmountSUM3Across13 SignOMEN4Across15 Drink nothing during the raceTOT3Across15 CunningSLY3Across15 NaveHUB3Across16 Mineral wealth of the Black Forest?ORES4Across17 AmongAMID4Across17 WomanLADY4Across18 ThreefoldTRIPLE6Across18 Aliens can provide such a solutionSALINE6Across18 ErasedDELETED7Across19 Southern states of the USDIXIE5Across19 All wrong about some boys being faithfulLOYAL5Across19 ErseGAELIC6Across20 He's said to need a fillipPHILIP6Across20 Tobias gets to this by favouritismBIAS4Across22 BereavementLOSS4Across22 InsectGNAT4Across22 ReproveUPBRAID7Across23 Oriental capitalYEN3Across24 BirdOWL3Across24 Furniture itemCABINET7Across25 TreeCOLA4Across25 It's a set of rules about a broken arm, mateCOMRADE7Across25 DefameLIBEL5Across26 Long to be in agreement with the navyYEARN5Across26 CanTIN3Across27 Speak in devout termsUTTER5Across27 RestrictLIMIT5Across27 For faultless service on the motorway, he begrudges the moneyMISER5Across28 Book of mapsATLAS5Across28 EmployerUSER4Across28 Laura's upset about that last letter of hisLAZARUS7Across29 Lack of successFAILURE7Across29 Little creatures hungry whales kill outright?KRILL5Across30 WallowREVEL5Across30 NewtEFT3Across30 Young eelELVER5Across31 They're in urgent supply for small menGENTS5Across31 JamWEDGE5Across33 DemeanDEBASE6Across36 DiscourteousRUDE4Across37 SingerTENOR5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BrushBROOM5Down1 CasualtyVICTIM6Down2 ObtainGET3Down2 Permissive missive?LETTER6Down2 Legendary high flier in Africa, Russia, etc.ICARUS6Down3 SheepEWE3Down3 Plain-spokenCANDID6Down3 OwingDUE3Down4 Many a musical work has absorbing possibilitiesMOP3Down4 Golf pegTEE3Down4 EnquireASK3Down5 The perfect way I do businessIDEAL5Down5 CourtFORUM5Down5 DeceptionFRAUD5Down6 Wonderful trio, endlessly calmMAGICAL7Down6 Left overTOSPARE7Down6 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 Should this not be 'a man'?AMEN4Down7 RecollectRECALL6Down8 It's usual at ClaphamCOMMON6Down8 ManhandleMAUL4Down10 AffairROMANCE7Down11 Bit of old England where there was money in soap manufactureSALOP5Down12 NonpaymentDEFAULT7Down12 Dance to thisMUSIC5Down12 A flower girl (red-headed)POPPY5Down13 SorrowSADNESS7Down13 FruitMANGO5Down13 RiddleMYSTERY7Down14 Boy's nameNIGEL5Down14 Vegetable extract used in treating reinsRESIN5Down14 Cutlery itemSPOON5Down15 Partial cause of a stiff legTIBIA5Down15 Snappy rendition of 'Trees'TERSE5Down16 CentreHEART5Down16 LeavenYEAST5Down16 StartBEGIN5Down17 In historic times, boy out to get a kissSAXON5Down18 Of tidesTIDAL5Down18 StageLEG3Down18 Free use of BrailleLIBERAL7Down19 Using digitsDIGITAL7Down19 It can warm the ear, perhapsHEATER6Down21 SpringSPA3Down21 For a short timeAWHILE6Down21 Beam above a doorLINTEL6Down22 A striking mark?BRUISE6Down22 DemureSEDATE6Down23 It gains public attention, partiallyADVERT6Down23 AssistantAIDE4Down24 Musical instrumentCELLO5Down25 Just the colour for the top coat?CREAM5Down25 FrequentlyOFTEN5Down26 ExistenceLIFE4Down26 A cry from the old-fashioned part of BillingsgateYELL4Down26 Attack and rob a vessel?MUG3Down28 Land measureARE3Down28 AvoidELUDE5Down29 InsaneMAD3Down32 DampWET3Down33 FellowDON3Down34 StrayERR3Down35

About this puzzle

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