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Evening Standard Crossword October 9 2018 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 9 2018 answers. The Tuesday 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#
Well-keptSMART5Across1 Take inABSORB6Across1 I call for a change of colourLILAC5Across1 TroubleHASSLE6Across5 By harbouring the sick, make a nameBILLY5Across6 Sergeant, informallySARGE5Across6 Communion tableALTAR5Across9 A game of witsMARBLES7Across9 RowerOARSMAN7Across9 SallySORTIE6Across10 It sounds wetSPLAT5Across10 Keyboard instrumentORGAN5Across10 EvenSMOOTH6Across11 BroodyMOODY5Across11 Figure a measure to be a sure successCINCH5Across11 FruitMELON5Across12 UnpleasantNASTY5Across12 Brightens up because of the benefitsPERKS5Across12 Weaponry for our army, possiblyARMOURY7Across13 Without endFOREVER7Across13 HovelSLUM4Across14 Brief contributor to the latest editionTED3Across15 WagerBET3Across15 DryARID4Across17 Incline to be angular?LEAN4Across17 ClefKEY3Across17 He didn't rule the wavesCANUTE6Across18 Roof of the mouthPALATE6Across18 SlayKILL4Across18 Write on thisPAPER5Across19 A bighead, some new broomBESOM5Across19 Brutish personANIMAL6Across20 Lofty ladies can have themIDEALS6Across20 Silk fabricSATIN5Across20 ChimeBELL4Across22 They're apt to get knottedTIES4Across22 ClotheENDUE5Across22 RealGENUINE7Across23 This way for the country!NOR3Across24 VisionSIGHT5Across24 StriplingLAD3Across24 WheedlesCAJOLES7Across25 Riding one can give you a sort of kickBICYCLE7Across25 Relating to the sound of coins rattling?SONIC5Across26 Ship’s craneDAVIT5Across26 Iron, sayMETAL5Across26 Wall paintingMURAL5Across27 Assert for many a purposeCLAIM5Across27 Do fully, once againDITTO5Across28 ConditionSTATE5Across28 Keen to laze around inside the houseZEALOUS7Across29 UnlawfulILLEGAL7Across29 WeaveKNIT4Across29 It may be of meritORDER5Across30 Reddish dyeHENNA5Across30 CushionPAD3Across30 Oyster's gemPEARL5Across31 Study a noted duet arrangementETUDE5Across31 SkirtingDADO4Across32 SpedHARED5Across33 PillTABLET6Across35 EmotionalMOVING6Across36 DisproveREBUT5Across37 MillinerHATTER6Across38 EbbRECEDE6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
EvaluateASSESS6Down1 Looking glassMIRROR6Down2 ShootSPROUT6Down2 Dirty little devil on the riverIMPURE6Down2 Female deadlier than the maleAMAZON6Down3 ShowerRAIN4Down3 WanderedROAMED6Down3 DrearyBLEAK5Down4 Tom may take a walkCAT3Down4 Shade of brownTAN3Down4 RashHASTY5Down5 Edifice rebuilt by Abe?ABBEY5Down5 EscortUSHER5Down5 HostARMY4Down6 Great star, so how can he be an awful hack to many?BECKHAM7Down6 Tea urnSAMOVAR7Down6 SoonANON4Down7 PhlegmaticSTOLID6Down7 At Oxford, the Thames is doubledISIS4Down7 The case of a miniatureLOCKET6Down8 Small deviceGADGET6Down8 Breathe outEXHALE6Down8 Bravery awardMEDAL5Down12 Takes excessive interest in redeveloping piersPRIES5Down12 MundaneSECULAR7Down13 Frenchman I leave to get AnglicisedALAIN5Down13 Death-dealingFATAL5Down13 Alma's mum?MATER5Down14 StiffRIGID5Down14 RomanLATIN5Down15 Though varying in cut, is usually uniformTUNIC5Down15 Ring-shaped rollBAGEL5Down15 PowerMIGHT5Down16 InformsTELLS5Down16 Thick scattering of seed around the end of the gardenDENSE5Down16 MassageKNEAD5Down18 Flower partPETAL5Down18 Such relief can bring a smileCOMIC5Down18 Singular garment, evidently floralBLOOMER7Down19 ClearLUCID5Down19 KneecapPATELLA7Down19 One spent in Florida, perhaps?DOLLAR6Down21 EntrapNET3Down21 Essential characterNATURE6Down21 Glass containerBOTTLE6Down22 FinishEND3Down22 A key workerTYPIST6Down22 MissiveLETTER6Down23 Elevated wild delta at the end of the NileELATED6Down23 DrawingSKETCH6Down24 Highland games logCABER5Down25 It can religiously be described as a good readBIBLE5Down25 GallowsGIBBET6Down25 Mass of glue!SIZE4Down26 PrincipalMAIN4Down26 SuitcaseVALISE6Down27 Expected to be a bit subduedDUE3Down28 LanguageTONGUE6Down28 WeakenSAP3Down28 FatherPATER5Down30 ObjectDEMUR5Down31 PresentHERE4Down33 LoveDOTE4Down34

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, October 9, 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.