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Evening Standard Crossword October 31 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 31 2024 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 122 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#
Slice meatCARVE5Across1 Leave outOMIT4Across1 They're seen as a striking effectSTARS5Across1 StitchSEW3Across4 Mammal, maybe a mule at the end of its tetherLEMUR5Across6 PonderMUSE4Across6 Large raySKATE5Across6 SkillART3Across9 Choose one for mother - the best!OPTIMUM7Across9 A person from TehranIRANIAN7Across9 Hotel cabbage?SAVOY5Across10 StratagemARTIFICE8Across10 ArmisticeTRUCE5Across10 To see a short distance is not difficultCINCH5Across11 CutSNIP4Across11 Conical tentTEPEE5Across11 Step taken by one in prison?STAIR5Across12 Utter in wordsVOICE5Across12 InhabitantCITIZEN7Across13 Part with not a word about what happenedSEVENTH7Across13 LargeBIG3Across14 Sorry to have to dash back, breathlessSAD3Across15 Farm animalCOW3Across15 TollKNELL5Across16 First manADAM4Across17 Walked in for an introductionTROD4Across17 Dan's silly to get Eva in a stateNEVADA6Across18 HatFEDORA6Across18 Blare noisily at TonyBLAIR5Across19 Desert animalCAMEL5Across19 SwordSCIMITAR8Across19 Unreliable half-back in the lineFICKLE6Across20 Earnest requestAPPEAL6Across20 ObjectDEMUR5Across21 Old Bill, showing a cool head on operationsCOPS4Across22 MonsterOGRE4Across22 LessenDIMINISH8Across23 An opponent, possibly of noteFOE3Across24 NotchSCORE5Across24 Sheltered sideLEE3Across24 When there'll be no more need for longing?SHORTLY7Across25 One who shoes horsesFARRIER7Across25 Maybe it isn't bad?TAINT5Across26 Death-dealingFATAL5Across26 Aviator's awfully good fortunePILOT5Across27 Light beerLAGER5Across27 Pen pointNIB3Across27 Team needing a wing replacement?WIGAN5Across28 Grasslike plantSEDGE5Across28 A terrible overtaker!NEMESIS7Across29 TutorTEACHER7Across29 Celebrated with a meal around opening timeFETED5Across30 Celestial bodyCOMET5Across30 PallidASHEN5Across31 Pond creatures caught in nets out West!NEWTS5Across31 BreakSNAP4Across31 First-classCHAMPION8Across33 LubricateOIL3Across34 DependRELY4Across35 BornNEE3Across36 WantNEED4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FrightenedAFRAID6Down2 MarketMART4Down2 Sort of bullet that might get Carter?TRACER6Down2 Shouted support for that little bounder TedROOTED6Down3 ExcursionTRIP4Down3 CasualtyVICTIM6Down3 Agent of intelligence?SPY3Down4 AnimatedSPIRITED8Down4 BeforeERE3Down4 SharpenWHET4Down5 Only part of a form?FIFTH5Down5 Edible bulbONION5Down5 Stone workerMASON5Down6 Devilish old cigarette lighter!LUCIFER7Down6 School bagSATCHEL7Down6 A little of the mightyEMIR4Down7 Leg jointKNEE4Down7 VaseURN3Down7 Minor earthquakeTREMOR6Down8 Ready for a bath?UNCLAD6Down8 YetSTILL5Down8 Took lots, perhaps, before finishing crimeSTOLE5Down12 RemainsASHES5Down12 Corruptible, mercenaryVENAL5Down12 The sameDITTO5Down13 It's difficult for a motherless dog!STIFF5Down13 ConspiracyCABAL5Down13 OfferBID3Down14 ColourTAUPE5Down14 Love to appear in something gripping, sayVOICE5Down14 UrchinGAMIN5Down15 Dog breedCORGI5Down15 Wooden boats possibly showing signs of wearSABOT5Down15 She is seen in a natural lightDAISY5Down16 Adam's aleWATER5Down16 RigEQUIP5Down17 A late fallerNIGHT5Down18 SuppleLITHE5Down18 WildFERAL5Down18 Nightclub showCABARET7Down19 In bed, a lot twisted and swollenBLOATED7Down19 MeditateRUMINATE8Down20 Tincture used in paintingIODINE6Down21 Pleasure craftPEDALO6Down21 Tom's bit of naval experienceCRUISE6Down22 TeaseRIB3Down22 CommandsORDERS6Down22 The willowy plant contains onePLIANT6Down23 Type of musicREGGAE6Down23 Ludicrous situationFARCE5Down25 Poles always seem unimpressed!SNEER5Down25 BoatCANOE5Down25 Acoustic quality of a wrong noteTONE4Down26 Outdoor eventFETE4Down26 AnswerREPLY5Down26 Success in rowingWIN3Down28 ScrutiniseSCAN4Down28 Body of waterSEA3Down28 FrankOPEN4Down29 ManageCOPE4Down30 SickenAIL3Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, October 31, 2024. 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.