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Evening Standard Crossword October 8 2020 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 8 2020 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 128 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#
SeparatedPARTED6Across1 MonotonyTEDIUM6Across4 Wherein a clerk can get a bad chillOFFICE6Across4 RenewRESUME6Across5 SnakeANACONDA8Across7 Historic charter negotiated by seamenATLANTIC8Across7 Made money out of chips, perhaps?CASHED6Across8 NaughtinessMISCHIEF8Across8 JobCAREER6Across8 LotFATE4Across9 As worn on the cricket field?SLIPS5Across10 BathTUB3Across10 FissureCLEFT5Across10 WrathANGER5Across12 Coach and horses starting for the outbackBUSH4Across13 Thin fogMIST4Across13 FlingHURL4Across14 A weighty book, but not to youTOME4Across14 HardensSETS4Across15 The dramatic bitPART4Across15 DinROW3Across15 A little drink from the siphonSIP3Across16 ChargeFEE3Across16 He may get a line from HanoiNOAH4Across17 AmongAMID4Across17 ResinLAC3Across17 EmployUSE3Across18 It follows a French oneUNIT4Across19 Boy's nameALAN4Across19 SelfEGO3Across19 FabricTWILL5Across20 In three words, an American islandMANHATTAN9Across21 AccuracyPRECISION9Across21 HatchetAXE3Across21 CourtWOO3Across22 Atomic edifice?PILE4Across23 FinishEND3Across23 ActionDEED4Across23 Young horseCOLT4Across24 PlaythingTOY3Across24 In a manner, points to the motorwayMIEN4Across24 AlludeREFER5Across26 Alcoholic spiritGIN3Across26 It's been quick to jump over the lazy dogFOX3Across26 Complaint of a soldier, say, about loveMOAN4Across27 CountryIRAN4Across27 Horse's gaitTROT4Across29 Something to shut up and eat?CLAM4Across29 StillYET3Across29 Do lascars find him disheartening?LARS4Across32 Single combatDUEL4Across32 Lofty-sounding lady always laughing!HYENA5Across33 TolerateBEAR4Across33 MolarTOOTH5Across33 Accepting singular receiptsTAKING6Across34 AdmissionENTRANCE8Across34 RevenueINCOME6Across34 That quiet, bookish Yank?AMERICAN8Across35 ProperDECENT6Across35 Ball gameLACROSSE8Across35 The firm to race ahead with a textile productCOTTON6Across36 OutcomeRESULT6Across36 PlanetURANUS6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
MonthMARCH5Down1 Character rapidly going round the bendFAUST5Down1 Bread-makerBAKER5Down2 FarewellADIEU5Down2 For a bonus, there's no such thing!CLAIM5Down2 Badly sung by beastsGNUS4Down3 DiplomacyTACT4Down3 Boxing matchBOUT4Down3 Happen to fallOCCUR5Down4 CondescendDEIGN5Down4 UnspokenTACIT5Down4 The swimmer may finish up batteredFISH4Down5 FirearmRIFLE5Down5 GrimeDIRT4Down5 With no cash, there's still the acclaimCREDIT6Down6 YieldingSOFT4Down6 IrregularUNEVEN6Down6 SayingMOTTO5Down7 Shrewd when taking a bit of tutelageASTUTE6Down9 AssaultASSAIL6Down9 HandleTREAT5Down10 Cry of an owl, possibly?LOW3Down11 WindyBLOWY5Down11 DragLUG3Down11 In the Cup, such ties are really punishing!PENAL5Down12 Distress signalFLARE5Down12 PerformerACTOR5Down12 Islands where maybe a samba is interrupted to take breathBAHAMAS7Down13 SorrowGRIEF5Down13 Health-checkMEDICAL7Down13 SovereignRULER5Down14 Arapaho sign of displeasure?PAH3Down15 ThusSIC3Down15 PromptREADY5Down15 CerealWHEAT5Down16 Is up north, and that's badSIN3Down16 Football supporterFAN3Down16 This band has unique personalityONEMAN6Down18 AverageMEDIUM6Down18 City of Dickensian characterNANCY5Down20 Housey-houseyLOTTO5Down20 Combination of figuresMIX3Down21 Female swanPEN3Down21 Metallic derivative of platinumTIN3Down22 Male offspringSON3Down22 MealDINNER6Down23 Just one crisp slice, perhapsPOTATO6Down23 FatOBESE5Down25 Insular fellow?MAN3Down25 IotaJOT3Down25 HappeningEVENT5Down27 SpoolsREELS5Down28 It's played manuallyORGAN5Down28 Go inENTER5Down28 WakenROUSE5Down30 SurpassEXCEL5Down30 Old doctor's general companion?LEECH5Down30 RobberTHIEF5Down31 LiberateFREE4Down31 Food for many a womanMANNA5Down31 Not upDOWN4Down32 Apprentice possibly fit to move upLIFT4Down32 Go byPASS4Down32 Moral evil of the Spanish ArmadaHARM4Down33 ConservativeTORY4Down33

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