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Evening Standard Crossword October 8 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 8 2018 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#
CouchesSOFAS5Across3 It's eaten at any time after onePASTA5Across3 MarkSTAIN5Across4 SlenderNARROW6Across7 It's fun wrestling with one's peersSPREE5Across8 DeserveMERIT5Across8 ProFOR3Across9 IntelligenceWIT3Across10 Alcoholic drinkCIDER5Across10 One with degrees in geometry?ANGLE5Across10 Deserter from the artillery for a short timeRAT3Across11 LettuceCOS3Across11 Sell for a bigheaded all-rounderBRING5Across12 MouldyFUSTY5Across12 RefuteREBUT5Across12 PeruseREAD4Across13 Aid to viewing a singular spectacle?MONOCLE7Across13 Reveal, discloseLAYOPEN7Across13 Achieve promotion in the outfitGETUP5Across15 FriendsMATES5Across15 RoyalREGAL5Across15 GraveSOLEMN6Across17 Turn about, as a cross-country runnerURE3Across18 Drill partBIT3Across18 Refer to everything due to changeALLUDE6Across19 TaleYARN4Across19 Scold harshlyBERATE6Across19 BitPIECE5Across20 InhabitantDENIZEN7Across21 Hurry to sink the shipSCUTTLE7Across21 QuarryPREY4Across22 Has to be old-fashionedHATH4Across22 Light blowPAT3Across22 He again is with usHERE4Across23 In additionPLUS4Across23 Mythical winged horsePEGASUS7Across24 TiedKNOTTED7Across24 Relegated due to a test, indeed!DEMOTED7Across24 ToleratesABIDES6Across26 Agent for a noisy ThespianFACTOR6Across26 PeakTOR3Across27 UnwillingLOATH5Across28 ToddlerTOT3Across29 A degree of cowardice in fightingWAR3Across29 Receives an edition of KeatsTAKES5Across31 Roofing slabsTILES5Across31 StudBOSS4Across31 Payment I posted in errorDEPOSIT7Across32 Legislator, statesmanSENATOR7Across32 EnthusiastZEALOT6Across33 LukewarmTEPID5Across34 Singular thing to shoot in a canoeRAPID5Across34 Nominally a piano pieceIAN3Across35 WagWIT3Across35 CofferCHEST5Across35 Children, it seems, are no good to youYOUNG5Across36 Celestial bodyCOMET5Across36 If not resting, he pretendsACTOR5Across37 Jacket partLAPEL5Across37 WanderROAM4Across37 WorthVALUE5Across38 Speed contestsRACES5Across38 Suitable number for a small flatSEVEN5Across38 BribeSOP3Across39 CircuitLAP3Across41 YearningPINING6Across42 WoodlandWEALD5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Youngster providing the school head with grubSPROG5Down1 RotDECAY5Down1 EnfoldENWRAP6Down1 Make small - albeit graphic - improvementsRETOUCH7Down2 Disregard ordersDISOBEY7Down2 OilGREASE6Down2 PullTOW3Down3 CookerOVEN4Down4 SetteeSOFA4Down4 Are about a hundred in the fieldACRE4Down4 ReallyTRULY5Down5 InsightACUMEN6Down5 Confused tale about a bit of dangerTANGLE6Down5 AttentionINTEREST8Down6 In London, a nurse's station?ANGEL5Down6 Indian instrumentSITAR5Down6 It can put you in the shadeCLOUD5Down7 Brimless capBERET5Down7 FlexWIRE4Down8 Boy's nameROY3Down9 Managed to be dashing?RAN3Down9 SirenTEMPTRESS9Down11 The drivel there may be at the Boar's Head, LeatherheadBLETHER7Down12 Gives up workRETIRES7Down12 Narrow broochPIN3Down14 HarbourDOCK4Down14 See unfit fruit in the vineyardCRU3Down14 InsectGNAT4Down16 Made the engine sound goodTUNED5Down16 Opposite of headsTAILS5Down16 Keeps changing petsPEKES5Down17 PerceiveSENSE5Down17 LoanedLENT4Down18 Permitted everyone to be a creditorALLOWED7Down19 Unduly deferredBELATED7Down19 In a mine, the hush at the rearSHAFT5Down20 FishSPRAT5Down20 Put up with punishmentSTICK5Down21 Make changesINNOVATE8Down21 SatanDEVIL5Down21 InformTELL4Down23 To savePUTAWAY7Down23 Bravery that can lead to a hi-scoreHEROICS7Down23 The right medicine for a female about to go droopyDOSAGE6Down24 Former currencyPESETA6Down24 SeepOOZE4Down25 A screwy faucet?TAP3Down25 Male offspringSON3Down25 EntranceDOOR4Down26 He turned up with a letter for NoraAARON5Down27 BuffaloBISON5Down27 Birds half the winter at the polesTERNS5Down28 DiscourageDETER5Down28 NuclearATOMIC6Down29 RespectHOMAGE6Down30 Stay here on holidayHOTEL5Down30 Youngster's bit of work for the ministryMINOR5Down30 OarSCULL5Down32 Eat with EnidDINE4Down32 Thin pasteSIZE4Down32 Took a seat for a conversation pieceSAT3Down33 GratuityTIP3Down33 SurmountingATOP4Down34 ChiefHEAD4Down36 PegPIN3Down40

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, October 8, 2018. 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.