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Evening Standard Crossword September 17 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 17 2026 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 124 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#
French portCALAIS6Across1 MuddleMESS4Across1 Discontinue one's job as a dispatch worker?PACKUP6Across1 IntelligenceWIT3Across4 WineHOCK4Across6 OrificeAPERTURE8Across7 Ball of fire, perhaps currently dangerousLIVEWIRE8Across7 SterileBARREN6Across8 Her love was for LeanderHERO4Across8 ComplacentSMUG4Across8 GorgeRAVINE6Across9 ChildTOT3Across10 Softly, gently cried out when shut upCOOPED6Across10 Travelling caseVALISE6Across10 TalentedGIFTED6Across11 A car I have to follow to get somewhereARRIVE6Across11 SuitBEFIT5Across12 AngerIRE3Across14 The place for tired flowersBED3Across14 FragmentSCRAP5Across14 TemptressSIREN5Across15 Sounds a hornTOOTS5Across16 Carries a kiddie to the rest centreTOTES5Across16 Is one put out when shown it?DOOR4Across17 Unspecified amountSOME4Across17 PlacidSERENE6Across18 Nominal half mile in a taxiCALEB5Across19 AlludeREFER5Across19 PropertyESTATE6Across20 The stuff Lenin was made of?LINEN5Across21 SovereignRULER5Across21 It's raised at lengthRIDGE5Across22 PutrefyGOBAD5Across22 To fatherSIRE4Across23 Will she work for £50DOLL4Across23 MightPOWER5Across24 SeraglioHAREM5Across26 CentreHEART5Across26 In January, father will be far awayJAPAN5Across26 It has its vacationist sideSEA3Across28 ShyTIMID5Across28 Hit lightlyPAT3Across28 Joined the teamUNITED6Across29 StadiaARENAS6Across29 RecedeEBB3Across30 SeriousSOLEMN6Across30 Win by a rugby score in the cold seasonWINTRY6Across30 A line of taxis?AXIS4Across31 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Across31 Could roe possibly be dyed?COLOURED8Across32 VaultedJUMPED6Across32 DerisionRIDICULE8Across32 I have an inclination to copy herEILEEN6Across33 EnquiringASKING6Across33 Early firearmMUSKET6Across33 InformTELL4Across34 FastenTIE3Across35 NoblemanEARL4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Coarse clothCANVAS6Down1 Quietly done up and put in positionPLACED6Down1 AvoidEVADE5Down2 Between posts, perhaps, he serves as custodianKEEPER6Down2 RespectADMIRE6Down2 SavantSAGE4Down3 SuspectSURMISE7Down3 Coppers may get old, yet still be progressivePLOD4Down3 To hear a couple of quintets will cheer you up!HEARTEN7Down4 DepartedWENT4Down4 RefereeARBITER7Down4 AcidTART4Down5 RelishGUSTO5Down5 The restriction I'm enlightened about?LIMIT5Down5 ConfusionHAVOC5Down6 A historic raceMEDES5Down6 RequiresNEEDS5Down6 TouchCONTACT7Down7 SlenderSLIM4Down8 He has shares in a houseboat, but no fixed addressHOBO4Down8 EmployUSE3Down9 Maroon a person of radical tendenciesRED3Down9 PoemODE3Down11 Break the law during probation!ROB3Down12 CoachBUS3Down12 In favour ofFOR3Down12 Figure a woman takes money, being mercenaryVENAL5Down13 CanTIN3Down13 AnaestheticETHER5Down13 Pass onRELAY5Down15 "T" danceTANGO5Down15 MaterialREP3Down16 NovelNEW3Down17 Nose that may need blowing?ORGAN5Down18 Academy AwardOSCAR5Down18 Police figuresCID3Down19 PerformEXECUTE7Down19 ChafeRUB3Down19 Protection from undesirable exposureLEE3Down20 Gave food toFED3Down20 A throw in? Yes and no!LINEOUT7Down21 FixedSET3Down21 Love affairROMANCE7Down21 OozeTRICKLE7Down22 InformationGEN3Down22 A form of life in the upper atmosphereRAT3Down22 Cold dishesSALADS6Down23 No deal about Northern Ireland!DENIAL6Down23 FinishEND3Down23 ArticleITEM4Down24 New postal centre in the field of agricultureOATS4Down24 Man's nameERNEST6Down25 Provides, but only as arrangedLAYSON6Down25 SphereORB3Down25 Fruit drink from the electricity companyJUICE5Down26 HirsuteHAIRY5Down26 RepulseREPEL5Down27 RipsRENDS5Down27 What to take when unwell in the outskirts of ParisPILLS5Down27 SeedcasePOD3Down28 A number in agreement with tenSIX3Down28 InteriorINNER5Down29 Possibly awed by VirginiaWADE4Down30 ReviseEDIT4Down30 AppearSEEM4Down30 BundleBALE4Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, September 17, 2026. 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.