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Evening Standard Crossword October 5 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 5 2020 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
FragranceAROMA5Across2 MidriffWAIST5Across3 Cry or complain in a terrible atmosphereBLEAT5Across3 AgitateSTIR4Across7 A saint, yet almost a sinSIMON5Across8 PestPLAGUE6Across8 Ward offREPEL5Across8 RidgeCREST5Across9 At the end of the day, close on timeNIGHT5Across10 ChirpCHEEP5Across10 Mother's barrier?DAM3Across11 OfferBID3Across11 Boy's nameLES3Across11 Male voiceTENOR5Across12 A piece of meat is shared, evidentlyJOINT5Across12 The old-fashioned DA, say?HAIRCUT7Across13 Scottish cityGLASGOW7Across13 SeverCUT3Across13 HarvestsREAPS5Across15 Ready to alter, possiblyALERT5Across15 FrankOPEN4Across15 CoachBUS3Across16 TenderSORE4Across18 FinishEND3Across18 Ian's ownAIN3Across18 FelineOCELOT6Across19 Where the Syrians confuse pop with ale?ALEPPO6Across19 PaganHEATHEN7Across19 ChairSEAT4Across20 Strait-lacedPRUDISH7Across21 They keep taking what they needADDICTS7Across21 TartACID4Across22 HotnessHEAT4Across22 Be beaten by Leo's replacementLOSE4Across22 UnfastenUNDO4Across23 Upon reflection, it looks brightMOON4Across23 FriskedCAPERED7Across23 A chap takes a sweeper round this part of the houseBEDROOM7Across24 JaggedSERRATE7Across24 AlwaysEVER4Across25 Musical instrumentGUITAR6Across26 Uncle Vernon's very ableCLEVER6Across26 SummitTOP3Across27 LakeTARN4Across28 A foot farther backAFT3Across29 Frozen waterICE3Across29 PerformedDID3Across30 Strange as ever, that isEERIE5Across31 RecordLOG3Across31 Animal's trailSPOOR5Across31 PerfumedSCENTED7Across32 A month at work on the sea bedOCTOPUS7Across32 LeafPETAL5Across33 Caper apt to check one's growth?STUNT5Across34 DirectionNORTH5Across34 Run into an artist at MineheadRAM3Across35 WeakenSAP3Across35 One's turn to leave cash for a writerGOGOL5Across36 PretendFEIGN5Across36 VitalityVIGOUR6Across36 TV award for Juliet, as a crackman's associateJEMMY5Across37 Southern USDIXIE5Across37 PressIRON4Across37 CedeYIELD5Across38 Part of a shelter rented againRELET5Across38 GemstoneAGATE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GreetingHELLO5Down1 UndressSTRIP5Down1 Mythical king; rich, yet a poor listenerMIDAS5Down1 SweetDESSERT7Down2 Red, mateCOMRADE7Down2 CurveARC3Down2 PoemODE3Down3 Over againANEW4Down4 InclinedAPT3Down4 Sack for swagLOOT4Down4 TinCAN3Down5 History of a girl taking meals without meANNALS6Down5 CharSCORCH6Down5 PresageAUGUR5Down6 NumberTHREE5Down6 A name made by collecting most litterTITLE5Down6 Musical speedTEMPO5Down7 To be so cutting is not naturalSHARP5Down7 VegetablePEA3Down9 She's maybe Swedish, but has a month in FranceMAI3Down9 GullSKUA4Down10 BraggedBOASTED7Down11 DisfiguredDEFACED7Down12 Its fruits are possibly ripe after one short monthJUNIPER7Down12 TotTODDLER7Down12 HideCONCEAL7Down13 Police department concerned in accidentsCID3Down14 NursingTENDING7Down14 WildebeestGNU3Down14 SolitaryALONE5Down16 Where the going may be soft, in a new way for someEPSOM5Down16 CapBERET5Down16 Bend forwardSTOOP5Down17 Weighty form of nonetTONNE5Down17 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down17 OceanSEA3Down18 Pull a cart shakily after a raceATTRACT7Down19 BirdOSTRICH7Down19 Location just a step round the cornerPLACE5Down20 RuffiansTHUGS5Down20 It's like Daisy to give us a piece from PasternakASTER5Down21 SailorTAR3Down21 Paved areaPATIO5Down21 ImplementUTENSIL7Down23 Drove or sped in the modern fashionMOTORED7Down23 GarmentSARONG6Down24 One flier finishing a little after anotherBEETLE6Down24 TravelledRODE4Down24 ExpertACE3Down25 Frequently cutOFT3Down25 Call onVISIT5Down26 DistressedUPSET5Down27 Fruit developed from the melon?LEMON5Down27 Pacific kingdomTONGA5Down28 It helps you to see a little girl's piece of workVISOR5Down28 AutomatonROBOT5Down29 LukewarmTEPID5Down30 Contains rum, but is associated with ginRUMMY5Down30 Let it standSTET4Down32 HeatedHOT3Down32 Uniquely, advanced at half paceONCE4Down32 She gives Amelia a start, on the quietPAM3Down33 SnoopPRY3Down33 LevyTAX3Down33 FastenTIE3Down34 CoverLID3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, October 5, 2020. 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.