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Evening Standard Crossword September 16 2024 Answers

Monday puzzle · 125 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 16 2024 answers. The Monday puzzle has 125 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#
Of birthNATAL5Across1 Disdain a treatment for cornsSCORN5Across1 FumeSMOKE5Across2 Photo bookALBUM5Across6 They're above awarding a runner pointsSKIES5Across6 FormSHAPE5Across7 DistributeALLOT5Across8 FascinateBEGUILE7Across9 Eight in a row?OARSMEN7Across9 CreekINLET5Across10 There's always one on the other sideENEMY5Across10 SwaggerSTRUT5Across10 Far from being a century, it's simply beyond practical availabilityNOTON5Across11 Prickly plantsCACTI5Across11 PigmeatBACON5Across12 FishEEL3Across12 To eat, a portion of trifle would be really niceTREAT5Across12 DrearyDOLEFUL7Across13 StadiumARENA5Across13 Lathe operators. (There are some fine ones at the Tate)TURNERS7Across13 At fifty-one pence, a mere impertinenceLIP3Across15 RamTUP3Across15 RamblingERRATIC7Across15 Pale as a blonde?ASHY4Across17 Eye partIRIS4Across17 DiscoverDETECT6Across17 Evening partySOIREE6Across18 A tyro without faultNOVICE6Across18 EscargotSNAIL5Across19 Is he out to terminate the supply?PETER5Across19 ParticleION3Across19 BuiltERECTED7Across20 Consider adding water to a half of beerPONDER6Across20 Illegal actsCRIMES6Across20 2nd Greek letterBETA4Across22 As worn during harvesting?VEST4Across22 CouplePAIR4Across23 StrikeHIT3Across24 She won't let you get away with itSUE3Across24 Goes back to cause a priest disturbed rest?REVERTS7Across25 FaceDIAL4Across25 Unplaced horseALSORAN7Across25 One of many in some gallery?MINER5Across26 CompartmentCUBICLE7Across26 RushHURRY5Across26 Threshing implementFLAIL5Across27 Copy a letter to "26 Down"MIMIC5Across27 Does such a girl need something to put over her?COVER5Across28 ToysDOLLS5Across28 Imaginary invader in a train wreckMARTIAN7Across29 Welsh rabbitRAREBIT7Across29 Showing unoriginality in making black-hearted profitAGAIN5Across30 Baffling questionPOSER5Across30 SeatedSAT3Across30 Unpleasant new head coming to stay, perhapsNASTY5Across31 Native New ZealanderMAORI5Across31 FlagENSIGN6Across31 ManageCONTROL7Across34 SluggishINERT5Across37 SickenAIL3Across38 ScopeRANGE5Across39 TreeASPEN5Across40 EqualMATCH5Across41 FractureBREAK5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
QuotaSHARE5Down1 WriterAUTHOR6Down2 BackboneSPINE5Down2 A popular countCENSUS6Down2 MaltreatsABUSES6Down3 ThreatenMENACE6Down3 Gypsy or Italian coming to a sticky endROMANY6Down3 Refusal to discharge Victor from the navyNAY3Down4 PermitLET3Down4 Leg jointKNEE4Down4 Wearers of short trousersUSERS5Down5 Wall paintingMURAL5Down5 PurifiedCLEANED7Down5 BoozeALCOHOL7Down6 Rose, upset about Nat being in politicsSENATOR7Down6 DenseSOLID5Down6 Lacking fatLEAN4Down7 Granny, perhaps, starts in silenceKNOT4Down7 FalseUNTRUE6Down8 To Eric, maybe, it's steamyEROTIC6Down8 FlowTRICKLE7Down11 Such a word as one never spoke?TRUER5Down12 Undergoes combustionBURNS5Down12 Thanks to politicians, does a depressing job as a packerTAMPS5Down13 AdjustADAPT5Down13 Drainage channelDITCH5Down13 MoralETHIC5Down14 RestrictLIMIT5Down14 The wild heron's riverRHONE5Down14 Did it survive the slaughter?LIVER5Down15 One who perseveresTRIER5Down15 DecayROT3Down16 Our little darlings, about to start school, can be a problemPESTS5Down16 Oval nutPECAN5Down16 QuislingTRAITOR7Down18 In one version, a firm refusalNEVER5Down18 FoolishSILLY5Down18 TemporalSECULAR7Down19 As a flier, Alice crashed in outer PakistanPELICAN7Down19 Trip away in the middle of the nightOUTING6Down21 Camp kettleDIXIE5Down21 Market or exchangeRIALTO6Down21 GleamGLINT5Down22 Most of Hanover cannot possibly be in Germany!VERONA6Down22 Colombian capitalBOGOTA6Down22 Turning taken by a tram when followed by a car?STREET6Down23 Maker of menswearTAILOR6Down23 Cattle thiefRUSTLER7Down24 Star signARIES5Down25 Damage to the stern?RENTS5Down25 According to her, I'm wrong againMIMI4Down26 Employ for wagesHIRE4Down26 BanBAR3Down27 Container of pecan nutsCAN3Down28 FaintDIM3Down28 PuzzleENIGMA6Down28 BragBOAST5Down29 Tell-taleSNEAK5Down32 CharmGRACE5Down33 PinchNIP3Down35 DenLAIR4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, September 16, 2024. 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.