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Evening Standard Crossword September 16 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 16 2021 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#
LiveRESIDE6Across1 This country's name is that of a girl!FRANCE6Across4 TakeACCEPT6Across4 ClosedSHUT4Across5 A singular line in transportMONORAIL8Across7 ObserverONLOOKER8Across7 Something like a football pitchOBLONG6Across8 FrightensSCARES6Across8 UtterVOICE5Across8 FriendPAL3Across9 Groom's partnerBRIDE5Across10 AchePAIN4Across10 It can be dynamite!STICK5Across10 HarvestREAP4Across11 BorderedEDGED5Across12 KickBOOT4Across13 To start breaking records, you need heart!CORE4Across13 DiscRECORD6Across13 Sound in mindSANE4Across14 Prophet materially united with a sucker!SEER4Across14 It's played a great deal for nothingFARO4Across15 DisclaimDENY4Across15 WhicheverANY3Across16 She may be hanging on to the linePEG3Across16 SideTEAM4Across16 Said to be held by me to be fighting spiritORAL4Across17 SufferingPAIN4Across17 PitcherEWER4Across18 Betting chancesODDS4Across19 Old shepherd who died youngABEL4Across19 FixedSET3Across20 LinkedCONNECTED9Across21 In pain due to a second portion of bad pudding?DOUBLEDUP9Across21 CanTIN3Across22 TitfersHATS4Across23 Titularly, John WayneDUKE4Across23 ImmerseDIP3Across23 Rapid digestion of fatsFAST4Across24 NeatTIDY4Across24 PetrolFUEL4Across24 SignOMEN4Across25 View from the bishop's windowSEE3Across26 Japanese monetary unitYEN3Across26 Pay the bill at the chiropodist's?FOOT4Across27 Hang onWAIT4Across27 TotterDODDER6Across28 Talk when you see something toppingCHAT4Across29 WearyTIRE4Across29 GrainWHEAT5Across30 Sound pleased, turning up with a posh carPURR4Across32 HollowDENT4Across32 ThreesomeTRIO4Across32 Has to knot a piece of rope in a certain formSHAPE5Across33 AmphibianTOAD4Across33 TriteBANAL5Across33 Something between a knee and an ankleFIBULA6Across34 WrathIRE3Across34 Board a shipEMBARK6Across34 In his sport, he has to study a bit of formTOREADOR8Across35 WandererROVER5Across35 BindingLIGATURE8Across35 Like the spirit of drama?BLITHE6Across36 BearingMIEN4Across36 Sculpted figureSTATUE6Across36 ComingADVENT6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Explosive devicesBOMBS5Down1 AccountREPORT6Down1 Even a school mistress can be wrong!AMISS5Down1 ChoseSELECTED8Down2 UnadornedPLAIN5Down2 Girl from TangierANGIE5Down2 Journey to a star?TREK4Down3 Golfer's warningFORE4Down3 LeaveDEPART6Down3 Cleaning it is a bit of work for a womanFLOOR5Down4 Illegal burningARSON5Down4 CensuredCONDEMNED9Down4 TwistedSCREWED7Down5 ConverseCHAT4Down5 Fit for inclusion in tableauxABLE4Down5 NoticeHEED4Down6 Scrub clean, possibly, after starting the carCANCEL6Down6 Cleans feathersPREENS6Down6 SortTYPE4Down7 StriveVIE3Down8 Prairie wolfCOYOTE6Down9 Lakes are not major highwaysBROADS6Down9 Torn clothRAG3Down11 Dried leavesTEA3Down11 Figure a flier is not one to be trustedCROOK5Down12 WarehouseDEPOT5Down12 Require to make a collection?CALLFOR7Down13 AdvantageBENEFIT7Down13 ExplodedDETONATED9Down14 RacketDIN3Down15 MaterialREP3Down15 Brilliant, albeit informalFAB3Down15 AppendADD3Down16 Go in hope, positivelyPEP3Down16 ObjectiveAIM3Down17 Sorry to run short when fuel is distributedRUEFUL6Down18 SolutionANSWER6Down18 TracheaWINDPIPE8Down19 Macho, nevertheless an honoured companionBUTCH5Down20 MouthfulSIP3Down20 Fourth Greek letterDELTA5Down20 Expected many to turn eastDUE3Down21 ContainerCAN3Down21 StormTYPHOON7Down21 Must the workers sweat a bit in order to do so?EAT3Down22 IncisionCUT3Down22 Refusal to be nailed, possiblyDENIAL6Down23 RecluseHERMIT6Down23 Underwear itemBRA3Down25 Is it such a blow to raise the standard?RAP3Down25 BowedNODDED6Down26 ClergymanPRIEST6Down27 Foot and leg jointANKLE5Down28 Ring and scold, or at least speakORATE5Down28 StaunchSTEM4Down29 The manual provides such referenceHANDY5Down30 FlexWIRE4Down30 Bring upon oneselfINCUR5Down30 Young eelELVER5Down31 HillTOR3Down31 He'll give you a good towellingTERRY5Down31 On green, one may gamely hope not to do so thricePUTT4Down32 Go rapidlyDART4Down32 Appear to understand a lotSEEM4Down33 BoastBRAG4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, September 16, 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.