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Evening Standard Crossword October 6 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 6 2023 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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#
ScoldBERATE6Across1 ConsiderDEEM4Across5 DrilledBORED5Across8 NothingNIL3Across9 CrushOVERWHELM9Across9 Trouble there is about that infernal debt?HELLTOPAY9Across9 Caught up with a clear round, all rightOVERTOOK8Across10 BreedREAR4Across10 SecludeCLOISTER8Across10 EnjoyLIKE4Across11 A sound reason for the bird’s criesCAWS4Across12 SaluteGREET5Across12 Big catLION4Across12 SqualidSORDID6Across13 TaxedLEVIED6Across13 Metes out to the bellesDISHES6Across13 Dried grapesRAISINS7Across14 Believe the picture will be brought round inIMAGINE7Across14 TruceCEASEFIRE9Across15 Rogue whose father is liable to be firedSONOFAGUN9Across15 YapYELP4Across16 Really good, which is oddMATCHLESS9Across17 Soldier of fortuneMERCENARY9Across17 Turn to stonePETRIFY7Across18 Something to wear, for the directorTRAINER7Across18 DischargeEMIT4Across18 PlusAND3Across20 Injured partyVICTIM6Across20 Shout “The woman in red!”CHERRY6Across20 Prayer endingAMEN4Across21 Nice weather here, cool in AmericaFINE4Across21 MinePIT3Across22 BarrierDAM3Across23 Eats or reserves for a future occasionPUTSAWAY8Across24 Counteracting remedyANTIDOTE8Across24 CeremonyRITE4Across24 FrankOPEN4Across25 Musical workSYMPHONY8Across26 Restored to favour when one got it back againREDEEMED8Across26 FormerlyONCE4Across28 Is furious right away - for a long timeAGES4Across28 DiscussionDEBATE6Across28 LayersSTRATA6Across29 Can move in free and that’s badRANCID6Across29 SwiftRAPID5Across30 To accommodate the gun, did expandDISTEND7Across31 EnergeticDYNAMIC7Across31 ManoeuvrePLOY4Across32 InformedTOLD4Across33 Place in a jobSITUATION9Across34 RecordLOG3Across34 Sleep-inducingSOPORIFIC9Across34 NumberSEVEN5Across35 RegrettedRUED4Across36 When one gets close, is just as good asCOMESUPTO9Across36 Stomach complaintGASTRITIS9Across36 RepairedMENDED6Across37 Facing the other way and going offTURNING7Across38 SingerSOPRANO7Across38 Takes from the caddies what the caddies give oneSPOONS6Across39 WorkLABOUR6Across39 A case that will really interest youGRIP4Across40 SullenGLUM4Across40 I mean to arrange that the dog goes in for treatmentMANICURE8Across41 ChosenSELECTED8Across41 He would have you believe he’s had a previous offerPRETENDER9Across42 Try hardENDEAVOUR9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Paper sizeFOOLSCAP8Down1 WadBUNDLE6Down1 The burly test-playing bumpkin enteringTHICKSET8Down1 Felt hatFEDORA6Down2 PertinentRELEVANT8Down2 Enter breezily?BLOWIN6Down2 BirdTURKEY6Down3 SpeedVELOCITY8Down3 Not the setter, but the setter free!SPRINGER8Down3 SmearSMUDGE6Down4 DefiledCORRUPTED9Down4 Just a line to say there’s going to be a mergerHYPHEN6Down4 ScholarlyACADEMIC8Down5 Do battle with, to get the first courseCONSOMME8Down5 ErasedDELETED7Down5 Scary movieHORRORFILM10Down6 Made an impression when one enteredREGISTERED10Down6 ReviseEDIT4Down6 Former court sessionsASSIZES7Down7 EncounterMEET4Down7 A temperance advocate and a pain, at the embassy?ATTACHE7Down7 Eye partRETINA6Down8 SackBAG3Down8 Not bad habit in a juniorNOVICE6Down8 Catching sight ofESPYING7Down11 Controlled by the female in frontLEASHED7Down11 LodgedDEPOSITED9Down14 VigourVIM3Down15 A veneer - that’s all there is to itFINISH6Down16 Bring outELICIT6Down16 EdgeLIP3Down17 HandcuffedMANACLED8Down19 “An inspiration” does give you a laughAMUSE5Down19 Pick-me-upTONIC5Down19 ObjectiveAIM3Down20 Without her, “20 Across” does seem unhappyCRY3Down20 CompeteVIE3Down20 PostponedDELAYED7Down21 NoteMINIM5Down22 When the maid left, I remained with herIRENE5Down22 Kids like going into the standsTEASES6Down23 Black eye, commonlySHINER6Down23 Getting old for appearing in public inWEARINGOUT10Down25 Irritable or unwellOUTOFSORTS10Down25 Arm with a stickROD3Down26 Body of waterSEA3Down26 IrritateNEEDLE6Down26 PleadedBEGGED6Down27 A mutt is among the best possible dogsBASSETS7Down27 OwnPOSSESS7Down27 GoadSPUR4Down29 AscendedROSE4Down30 The vehicle I sent off in a containerCANISTER8Down30 AwardACCOLADE8Down30 The same ones I’m playing with in the gameDOMINOES8Down31 FellowDON3Down31 DeterDISSUADE8Down31 They dispense with the poor fieldersDROPPERS8Down32 Fine woolCASHMERE8Down32 Are the inhabitants of these islands never hostile?PACIFIC7Down33 WaveBREAKER7Down33 FastenerPOPPER6Down35 Warning that again sinks inTHREAT6Down35 Suitable seas for clippers and cutters?CHOPPY6Down36 Drinking vesselGOBLET6Down36 Soap ingredientTALLOW6Down37 Now in trim, flaunt oneselfPARADE6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, October 6, 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.