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Evening Standard Crossword October 5 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 5 2023 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 131 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#
ThickDENSE5Across3 RematchREPLAY6Across4 It flows perpetually between opposite pointsSEVERN6Across4 Undertake to reduce?CONTRACT8Across7 Pasta tubesMACARONI8Across7 Do they take a month to form set groups?OCTETS6Across8 Card suitSPADES6Across8 AwfulHORRID6Across9 Water lilyLOTUS5Across10 UndertakeENGAGE6Across10 The quiet type with nothing to ponder aboutMOUSE5Across10 CheatedDUPED5Across11 CableROPE4Across12 May have a pin in it, of courseHOLE4Across13 Ruminant mammalDEER4Across13 ParadiseEDEN4Across14 He writes beautifullyPOET4Across14 She's stonyJADE4Across15 LairsDENS4Across15 MatureRIPE4Across15 Like a New Yorker's appleBIG3Across16 Mr Brynner, actorYUL3Across16 Race starterADAM4Across17 HandledTREATED7Across17 TenseTAUT4Across17 Is calf love a partiality for it?VEAL4Across19 Fencing swordEPEE4Across19 VehicleCAR3Across20 Must plead in order to get somewhere near WoolwichPLUMSTEAD9Across21 Sets freeLIBERATES9Across21 NumberDIGIT5Across21 Festive occasionGALA4Across23 Handy plant?PALM4Across23 PitcherEWER4Across23 Hills, wild and rugged in the TrossachsTORS4Across24 Nagging, informallyONAT4Across24 LakeTARN4Across25 UncookedRAW3Across26 Agreement number five hundredNOD3Across26 Old-fashionedDATED5Across26 Natural food of the ospreyPREY4Across27 Face partCHIN4Across27 ObtainGET3Across28 Noted river barrier near AmsterdamEDAM4Across29 ExpertsACES4Across29 InventedDEVISED7Across30 Wallop in the tummy?BEER4Across32 Composition for twoDUET4Across32 Where logs are milled around the Irish capital?SLIGO5Across33 Shallow dishPLATE5Across33 CheeseEDAM4Across33 Up front, the appearance can be deceptiveFACADE6Across34 Edam, sayCHEESE6Across34 Source of enchantment to the viewer?DISTANCE8Across35 Stoppered bottleDECANTER8Across35 WearyTIRE4Across35 Bursts outERUPTS6Across36 One man's universeCOSMOS6Across36 EngineMOTOR5Across36 BumpyUNEVEN6Across38 PillTABLET6Across39 PrincipleTENET5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AbundantAMPLE5Down1 The rascal starts scoffing at a politicianSCAMP5Down1 BriefSHORT5Down1 SharpACUTE5Down2 Not all women have the name 'Susan', if you followENSUE5Down2 CurtainDRAPE5Down2 Makes mistakesERRS4Down3 Cheese with a fly on, just for the momentBRIE4Down3 PerformedDID3Down3 Gone upRISEN5Down4 ElicitedEDUCED6Down4 Put up with the possibility of election?STOOD5Down4 PipSEED4Down5 FruitPEAR4Down5 Show one's support, as opposed to getting a broken toeVOTE4Down5 FinishEND3Down6 Broad streetAVENUE6Down6 Wholesale denialRETAIL6Down6 SorceryMAGIC5Down7 CutSEVER5Down8 Former Spanish currencyPESETA6Down9 To get a hundred pounds is always smartCLEVER6Down9 StrangeODD3Down11 Love of moneyOOF3Down11 Where the horse can stop running?STALL5Down12 Up to the time ofUNTIL5Down12 CommandedORDERED7Down13 The pet of a hot-headed female from Amsterdam?HAMSTER7Down13 US cityDETROIT7Down13 RelaxedEASED5Down14 The car commuter knows he'll get it tomorrowJAM3Down15 OwingDUE3Down15 Dud notes!BAD3Down16 ArtistPAINTER7Down16 Not noYES3Down16 AteDINED5Down18 Got rid of the dud MEP, perhapsDUMPED6Down18 Counting frameABACUS6Down18 IntelligenceWIT3Down19 A stand for new artEASEL5Down20 Flower partPETAL5Down20 StatuteLAW3Down21 For protection, you need a bit of spadeworkPAD3Down21 Girl's nameANN3Down22 To Yoda, a childish imitationTOY3Down22 ImplicitTACIT5Down22 AssembleGATHER6Down23 Murphy is possibly apt to duckPOTATO6Down23 KnockRAP3Down24 Animal doctorVET3Down25 One sentenced to go from Los Angeles to Gateshead?LAG3Down25 DedicateDEVOTE6Down27 A growing need to put Ed in the reservesREEDS5Down28 ClassGENUS5Down28 Takes notice ofHEEDS5Down28 AcceptedTAKEN5Down29 Spiteful, informallyCATTY5Down30 Aidan's new girl, a change from NadiaDIANA5Down30 InaneSILLY5Down31 ScorchesSEARS5Down31 Many poems are fashionableMODES5Down31 Far downDEEP4Down32 GodDEITY5Down32 In herbal medicine, something soothingBALM4Down32 Glut with eats?SATE4Down33 Baby carriagePRAM4Down33 AreaZONE4Down34 EncounteredMET3Down36 RodentRAT3Down37

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