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Evening Standard Crossword September 17 2021 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 17 2021 answers. The Friday 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#
Housey-houseyBINGO5Across1 QuickerFASTER6Across5 ViperADDER5Across8 When one was poor and didn't have to slim?LEANYEARS9Across9 PronounceENUNCIATE9Across9 DecliningONTHEWANE9Across10 InteriorINSIDE6Across10 Previously, during the period of gaining groundINADVANCE9Across10 SpokenORAL4Across11 Have a punnet put away for herANNE4Across12 RunFLOW4Across12 Zodiac signTAURUS6Across13 Smaller in the row outsideTINIER6Across13 SunshadePARASOL7Across14 SpiteMALICE6Across14 Found it was terribly cold out and ate inLOCATED7Across14 The name the number goes bySONGTITLE9Across15 AdvantageBENEFIT7Across15 PrepareMAKEREADY9Across15 Lovely having the blindfold off and such a welcome sight!GOODTOSEE9Across17 CocktailMANHATTAN9Across17 Mean to split the rent with a colleaguePARTNER7Across18 EnclosurePEN3Across18 FearedDREADED7Across18 The superior is out of hospitalBETTER6Across19 FelineOCELOT6Across19 BornNEE3Across19 HelpABET4Across20 A report and a pictureSHOT4Across20 AdroitDEFT4Across21 Cheat to get money from a rivalCONTENDER9Across23 MainPRINCIPAL9Across23 ReimburseREPAY5Across23 NoisyLOUD4Across24 A pet you'll lose nothing by havingRETRIEVER9Across25 StoppingCESSATION9Across25 In that case it will be hard within an hourTHEN4Across26 FuryRAGE4Across26 OpposeRESIST6Across27 DelveDIG3Across27 Struck by, pocketedSWIPED6Across27 LaughSNIGGER7Across29 OceanSEA3Across29 Said to put in a grass borderREPUTED7Across29 ErasedDELETED7Across31 DitchTRENCH6Across32 A phoney titleFALSENAME9Across32 PaleWASHEDOUT9Across32 RosterROTA4Across34 Stop a man with a packet coming from the supermarketDETERGENT9Across34 PoliteCOURTEOUS9Across34 RubbishLITTER6Across35 Finds the solution to how to escape?GETSOUT7Across35 RecountNARRATE7Across35 Rub out two consecutive letters at the frontEFFACE6Across36 TellRELATE6Across36 OpenUNDO4Across37 Executes cheatsDOES4Across37 AbsurdLUDICROUS9Across38 VerseRHYME5Across38 Once under cut, gave upRENOUNCED9Across38 WorriedCONCERNED9Across39 A Chinese box seen to be in need of repairsCANTONESE9Across39 SaveREDEEM6Across39 ConceitPRIDE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Tidies away the clouds littered all over the sky?CLEARSUP8Down1 ScentedPERFUMED8Down1 InconsistentOUTOFKEEPING12Down2 Through which the river goes into the sea?MAINENTRANCE12Down2 TavernINN3Down2 DanceSARABAND8Down3 Is joking about the safety deviceBANISTER8Down3 WonGAINED6Down3 AlmostNEARLY6Down4 Aim, as before, to trap oneASPIRE6Down4 UnusualODD3Down4 Out ofFROM4Down5 SoupCONSOMME8Down5 Behaved properly and kept in touch with, indeed, we're toldDIDRIGHT8Down5 ClimbedSCALED6Down6 Avoid coming face to face with and don't payFAILTOMEET10Down6 WonderfulSTUPENDOUS10Down6 DislikeRESENT6Down7 A few cotes have been built for the birdsAVOCETS7Down7 RumourHEARSAY7Down7 One that's passed over in the sorting office?DEADLETTER10Down8 TerrierBEDLINGTON10Down8 DelineatedDEFINED7Down9 Standing on to put back the moneyNOTES5Down11 AdvantageASSET5Down11 KnockRAP3Down12 AncestryLINE4Down13 Brown was beatenTANNED6Down16 DecreaseREDUCE6Down16 ThereforeERGO4Down16 LukewarmTEPID5Down17 BirdOWL3Down19 Except for soap?BAR3Down19 KeenlyEAGERLY7Down20 ConcludeBRINGTOANEND12Down21 Be able to, now you're got electricity installedHAVETHEPOWER12Down21 BlazeFIRE4Down22 LassoLARIAT6Down22 A bird taking a swim?DIPPER6Down22 MolluscPERIWINKLE10Down23 Reduce a price to make yourself look goodCUTAFIGURE10Down23 CharacterLETTER6Down24 The early morning rushDAWNATTACK10Down24 Strange occurrencePHENOMENON10Down24 IncisionCUT3Down25 What the fisherman's armed with?ROD3Down25 EmployerUSER4Down25 SignifyDENOTE6Down26 ImproveBETTER6Down28 AttentionINTEREST8Down28 Would have you believe, before time is upPRETENDS8Down28 GushingSPURTING8Down29 Revealing little and putting it back in the new coverRETICENT8Down29 AnswersRESPONDS8Down30 DeedACT3Down30 Didn't like to see Ted mounting the frisky steedDETESTED8Down30 After a month ring: strange, but it's etiquetteDECORUM7Down31 AtonementPENANCE7Down31 Felix is happy in itLATIN5Down33 HurtHARM4Down33 ParticleSHRED5Down33 MaterialCALICO6Down34 Turn traitor? What's wrong with you!DEFECT6Down34 DevilIMP3Down36 FinishEND3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, September 17, 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.