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Evening Standard Crossword October 9 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword October 9 2019 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
Request forciblyDEMAND6Across1 MeatBEEF4Across1 Dismissive thing to say to a tout, at some stageGETOUT6Across1 EnthusiastFAN3Across4 MatureRIPE4Across6 OuterEXTERNAL8Across7 Short measure for Henry BirdHALFINCH8Across7 SleepSNOOZE6Across8 On a fork, could it be only one in ten?TINE4Across8 MelodyTUNE4Across8 MovementMOTION6Across9 ConsumedATE3Across10 Go to bed when, in town, the night has only startedTURNIN6Across10 TentacleFEELER6Across10 Bluish-black elementIODINE6Across11 Clay model of a flying saucer?PIGEON6Across11 Shin-boneTIBIA5Across12 Boy's nameLEE3Across14 Free love is too much for this swimmerEEL3Across14 ShroudCOVER5Across14 TrackSPOOR5Across15 Cold dishSALAD5Across16 Swear to devise curesCURSE5Across16 Acts like femalesDOES4Across17 CondimentSALT4Across17 Imperial unitBUSHEL6Across18 Arthur Doyle's other nameCONAN5Across19 TruncheonBATON5Across19 BetweenAMIDST6Across20 It's in China, in the south, unanimously agreedHUNAN5Across21 FaithfulLOYAL5Across21 The man put out is angry and excitedHETUP5Across22 AnteroomFOYER5Across22 Snooker rodsCUES4Across23 It's only me againMERE4Across23 Old-fashionedDATED5Across24 Severe abdominal painCOLIC5Across26 PlatformSTAGE5Across26 Showing a good deal of superioritySUPER5Across26 Spoil a place by removing the gate?MAR3Across28 TautTENSE5Across28 Unit of weightTON3Across28 Earth-shaking effect?TREMOR6Across29 PlanetURANUS6Across29 TreeELM3Across30 Severe food shortageFAMINE6Across30 Split fruit?BANANA6Across30 When following up, it's used as arrow poisonUPAS4Across31 EgressEXIT4Across31 Makes nervous moves, perhaps, to join charmers at the Turk's HeadTWITCHES8Across32 TalliedAGREED6Across32 State of being aloneSOLITUDE8Across32 He amended the deed given attentionHEEDED6Across33 MaintainALLEGE6Across33 Cleaning clothDUSTER6Across33 StaunchSTEM4Across34 CanTIN3Across35 TaleYARN4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SketchesDRAFTS6Down1 Like an empty shellGUTTED6Down1 BoredomENNUI5Down2 Supposes no pies are availableOPINES6Down2 A charmAMULET6Down2 Ruminant mammalDEER4Down3 StupidFOOLISH7Down3 In Athens, but not nowTHEN4Down3 Like Violet perhaps, a movie queen?AFRICAN7Down4 InsectFLEA4Down4 Air sprayAEROSOL7Down4 TitleNAME4Down5 Blacksmith's blockANVIL5Down5 The man who came to dinnerINNER5Down5 ProportionRATIO5Down6 Polished the shoe put out of the waySHONE5Down6 Lose bloodBLEED5Down6 OperationPROCESS7Down7 InformTELL4Down8 Of the Wood family, perhaps?TREE4Down8 BornNEE3Down9 There's nothing in backing a loser, initiallyNIL3Down9 AlsoTOO3Down11 As a weapon, a good oneGUN3Down12 TagTAB3Down12 Karate expertDAN3Down12 Rosie's willowy formOSIER5Down13 ImitateAPE3Down13 SimplisticNAIVE5Down13 StratumLAYER5Down15 Extra pay is good for usBONUS5Down15 ElderlyOLD3Down16 RodentRAT3Down17 This smell is nothing if not stubbornODOUR5Down18 Detest vehementlyABHOR5Down18 In more ways than one, a scoring one?CUT3Down19 IrritableUPTIGHT7Down19 Young maleBOY3Down19 A snooze on the carpet?NAP3Down20 PitchTAR3Down20 Brave show of love amid fantastic richesHEROICS7Down21 EncounteredMET3Down21 Destructive insectsLOCUSTS7Down21 PerfectlyIDEALLY7Down22 FlipperFIN3Down22 The moorland's border?HEM3Down22 ComediansCOMICS6Down23 Contrive to be a runnerMANAGE6Down23 FastenTIE3Down23 Single entityUNIT4Down24 Their timely significance may come to our earsERAS4Down24 Kebab spikeSKEWER6Down25 Being so excited, tipped ale over EdwardELATED6Down25 SickenAIL3Down25 Taste for exploring New York, for instanceSTATE5Down26 OathCURSE5Down26 GlimmerGLEAM5Down27 Serving spoonLADLE5Down27 It's settled on a seat, this birdPEWIT5Down27 LevyTAX3Down28 Something to scaleMAP3Down28 SweetenerSUGAR5Down29 Wild shrub lacking a centrepiece?BUSH4Down30 ReviseEDIT4Down30 Give food toFEED4Down30 ChiefMAIN4Down31

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. 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.