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Evening Standard Crossword September 10 2021 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 10 2021 answers. The Friday 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#
StaunchSTEM4Across1 FaucetTAP3Across4 CouplePAIR4Across6 GrowINCREASE8Across9 PossessOWN3Across9 Trouble the hotelier will be in if it's not on tap?HOTWATER8Across9 Going back again to conceal a listening deviceEAR3Across10 SorryPENITENT8Across10 ObtainedGOT3Across10 To a sailor, the way to get away from homeABROAD6Across11 GenuineREAL4Across11 WoundLESION6Across11 Have one? I'll be blessed if I will!SNEEZE6Across12 FrankCANDID6Across12 Be carefulLOOKOUT7Across13 Got there within a day, the river having floodedARRIVED7Across13 Go their separate ways back to the vehiclePART4Across14 DecayROT3Across14 VolcanoETNA4Across14 A previous captain who was very goodPASTMASTER10Across15 NeverthelessFORALLTHAT10Across15 ApplaudCHEER5Across16 A foreigner, frightened-looking, seen rushing aroundNEPALESE8Across17 ExcellenceGOODNESS8Across17 ReadyWILLING7Across18 In the nursery, is nice for playing withCONIFER7Across18 SingerALTO4Across19 Clean up the wet leavesCHAR4Across19 BeatenDEFEATED8Across19 YawnedGAPED5Across21 AffrontOFFEND6Across21 Moved with measured tread?INCHED6Across21 EducatedLITERATE8Across23 Not fighting the doctor's decision to keep one in bed?TAKINGITLYINGDOWN17Across24 EconomisedTIGHTENEDONESBELT17Across24 SoiledDIRTY5Across24 FellowDON3Across27 A line, or dashCAREER6Across27 SoreTENDER6Across27 RequireNEED4Across29 A well-behaved dog carrying the ball backGOOD4Across29 It's great - if you like big cities!CAPITAL7Across30 CountryHUNGARY7Across30 SecureSAFE4Across31 TesterEXAMINER8Across33 LikingFONDNESS8Across33 The better his work is, the greater the strainCOMPOSER8Across33 BeverageTEA3Across34 PipSEED4Across35 Who's got the hot chestnuts?HORSETHIEF10Across35 BlowflyBLUEBOTTLE10Across35 Shoots back to put an end to itSTOP4Across36 UntruthLIE3Across36 SignOMEN4Across36 CompanionMATE4Across37 The address for the deliveryORATION7Across37 FoughtDUELLED7Across37 WanderersNOMADS6Across38 Force reluctantly to take the stage as the monsterDRAGON6Across38 BanOUTLAW6Across40 Indicates the scoresPOINTS6Across40 BeamRAY3Across41 That's the equipment manKIT3Across41 Get backRETRIEVE8Across42 Allow the hospital to treat Gary for lassitudeLETHARGY8Across42

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Something popular with children, or the direct oppositeROUNDABOUT10Down1 AdversaryANTAGONIST10Down1 DryARID4Down2 Precious little, the time beforeTWEE4Down2 PourTEEM4Down2 InstrumentMANDOLIN8Down3 Cheap accommodation on a cattle boat?STEERAGE8Down3 ChiefMAIN4Down3 FitHEALTHY7Down4 Being out of form, they may get in troubleTRUANTS7Down4 Non-drinkingTEETOTAL8Down4 CompassionPITY4Down5 ForteSTRONGPOINT11Down5 Bad weather for the motorist?DRIVINGRAIN11Down5 VestibulePORCH5Down6 GreedyGLUTTONOUS10Down6 Give me a few months: I can practise it in the gymHANDSPRING10Down6 WonderAWE3Down7 BehindASTERN6Down7 Stay to get the election started - to get it goingPROPEL6Down7 SillyINANE5Down8 ActivitiesGOINGSON8Down8 In the formation, a flier is to create a patternFAIRISLE8Down8 Fear taking time off is wrongERROR5Down10 SpectreGHOST5Down10 BorderedEDGED5Down12 TenderOFFER5Down13 TeaseRAG3Down14 LukewarmTEPID5Down15 ClaimedALLEGED7Down16 Run slowly, when let loose, round the haystackTRICKLE7Down16 EquivalentEQUAL5Down17 WandererROVER5Down18 ShelfLEDGE5Down20 What's this I see? Blast! A hole!HELLO5Down20 ExplodeDETONATE8Down20 LairDEN3Down22 Rather cheeky, which is not so hotCOOLISH7Down22 CargoFREIGHT7Down22 Feel the money may provide clues for the detectivesFINGERMARKS11Down23 SecretlyINONESHEART11Down23 A lack of reaction to the negative answerNORESPONSE10Down25 AngryIRATE5Down25 RejectedTURNEDDOWN10Down25 Within the required distance, more or lessNEARENOUGH10Down26 TrampleTREAD5Down26 BirdTURTLEDOVE10Down26 DroppedFELL4Down28 Getting a daughter by choice rather than haphazardly!ADOPTION8Down28 HugeENORMOUS8Down28 UnyieldingFIRM4Down29 LoanedLENT4Down30 Before the code was cracked, in the storyANECDOTE8Down31 SuavityURBANITY8Down31 ChargeFEE3Down32 AssassinatesMURDERS7Down32 A sign of aging you take iron to get rid ofWRINKLE7Down32 HangDANGLE6Down34 Playing with the strips of cordPIPING6Down34 Is keen to get out from the liftHOIST5Down35 MildBALMY5Down35 PostMAIL4Down39 Name given to a boy by a motherADAM4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, September 10, 2021. 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.