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Evening Standard Crossword September 1 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 1 2022 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 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#
Plant diseaseMILDEW6Across1 TornRIPPED6Across1 Sensitive cry of pain in extremes of treacheryTOUCHY6Across1 HolySACRED6Across5 GiganticENORMOUS8Across7 Where, in Mexico, Paul contrived to enter the electricity companyACAPULCO8Across7 Catherine's dad had a posh carPARR4Across8 EmployerBOSS4Across8 DissuadeDETER5Across9 Lolita lit out with a G-man and thus avoided workLOAFED6Across10 BelieveCREDIT6Across10 DoctrineGOSPEL6Across10 A cult object to fish out for a space visitantFETISH6Across11 ExpeditionSAFARI6Across11 FaceVISAGE6Across11 CalledNAMED5Across12 Go very quietly around MiddlesexPEP3Across14 PitcherEWER4Across14 High mountainALP3Across14 Pick-me-upTONIC5Across16 One girl's name for a stadiumARENA5Across16 LongingYEN3Across17 The way an article is used in corporal punishmentROAD4Across17 RhythmTIME4Across17 GalaFETE4Across18 Edward, in a departed dynastyTEDDY5Across19 TeacherTUTOR5Across19 ChallengedDARED5Across20 The apiarist's complaint?HIVES5Across21 Writing materialPAPER5Across21 PaledFADED5Across22 ScrapSHRED5Across22 Aspires to be terribly posh around Mile EndHOPES5Across22 Like one end of a big bathDEEP4Across23 RotterBOUNDER7Across23 MerrimentGLEE4Across23 OutcomingDEBUT5Across24 One thinks it's a bad start when the weather's wetBRAIN5Across26 FresherNEWER5Across26 Bedtime drinkCOCOA5Across26 Part of a schoolboy essay that's correctYES3Across28 Look atSEE3Across28 Doubly right about an assistant being the attackerRAIDER6Across29 ReviseEDIT4Across29 QuantityAMOUNT6Across29 Kind, merciful, etc.HUMANE6Across30 Bobby, a well-known conductorCOPPER6Across30 FinishEND3Across30 AmongAMID4Across31 Well, fittingly provided with a suitABLY4Across31 Music writerCOMPOSER8Across32 Having been shaken, may get drunk!COCKTAIL8Across32 FruitDATE4Across32 LorryWAGON5Across33 Would such a squad move as a squadron?FLYING6Across33 Goes by carDRIVES6Across33 OutsmartOUTWIT6Across35 PoolPUDDLE6Across36 StitchedSEWED5Across37 GloomierDARKER6Across38 AffectionatelyDEARLY6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RobustRUGGED6Down1 Lucky charmMASCOT6Down1 Agriculturist at the helm?TILLER6Down1 Worried about a bit of strife in an African countryCHAFED6Down2 Scribble idlyDOODLE6Down2 PlacardPOSTER6Down2 Not far, but it is a long way from Scotland!YARD4Down3 DirectionWEST4Down3 ParadiseEDEN4Down3 Puts around by means of an advert in the press, perhapsSPREADS7Down4 OriginatorCREATOR7Down4 PostponeDELAY5Down4 Islamic bookKORAN5Down5 NumberSEVEN5Down5 She causes Elsie a change of heartELLIE5Down5 ParchedARID4Down6 Coffee or portMOCHA5Down6 Savoury jellyASPIC5Down6 WanderedROAMED6Down7 ConsideredDEEMED6Down8 Ray of lightBEAM4Down8 He's twice a fatherPAPA4Down8 Drink gingerlySIP3Down9 A traveller in obscure placesREP3Down9 A shot at goal?TRY3Down12 In favour ofFOR3Down12 Sound asleep!SNORE5Down13 ImportMEANING7Down13 Wash outRINSE5Down13 ExcellentSUPER5Down15 So loveless and still very youngSEVEN5Down15 DeclinedWANED5Down15 RefuteREBUT5Down16 ManagedFARED5Down18 ParlanceIDIOM5Down18 Kind of hat for singing in?OPERA5Down18 Should be helpful, but it may be just rubbish!TIP3Down19 PrincipleTENET5Down19 PitchTAR3Down19 His desire lacks passion!DES3Down20 Man's nameTED3Down20 Best policy for decreasing the prison populationHONESTY7Down21 ApparitionPHANTOM7Down21 SpotDOT3Down21 MarshlandFEN3Down22 A letter I had tucked awayHID3Down22 Former French coinSOU3Down22 Star signGEMINI6Down23 Set out, in a general way, to use forceDEPLOY6Down23 Heavy metalLEAD4Down24 EmptyDEVOID6Down24 Spot a person noted for intelligenceESPY4Down24 AngryBITTER6Down25 Seriously thinking of how to get a grip onPORING6Down25 HappeningsEVENTS6Down25 One of those awfully good fellows in the buildingBRICK5Down26 CaptureCATCH5Down26 GuardWARDER6Down27 'Enry's dropped it!AITCH5Down27 Punctuation markCOMMA5Down27 TotalSUM3Down28 CureREMEDY6Down28 A backward boyYOB3Down28 Youngster with whom I'm leaving California shortlyCALF4Down30 DifficultHARD4Down30 ConsumerEATER5Down30 DruggedDOPED5Down31 SensibleWISE4Down33 NakedNUDE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, September 1, 2022. 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.