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Evening Standard Crossword September 2 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 2 2020 answers. The Wednesday 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#
MendREPAIR6Across1 FashionableCHIC4Across1 Complain about the game?GROUSE6Across1 MouthfulSIP3Across4 ShortageLACK4Across6 PachydermELEPHANT8Across7 Quick way to save on hairdressing?SHORTCUT8Across7 GaolPRISON6Across8 Flier in a football jerseyWASP4Across8 ContainersPOTS4Across8 CharacterNATURE6Across9 CurDOG3Across10 Generous when loaned in extremes of povertyPLENTY6Across10 EvokeELICIT6Across10 Turn upARRIVE6Across11 Note the condition of the propertyESTATE6Across11 PlantSHRUB5Across12 Sheltered sideLEE3Across14 By mentioning a purchaseBUY3Across14 BrushBROOM5Across14 SkinflintMISER5Across15 GovernsRULES5Across16 Sort of toaster to get dad out of bedPOPUP5Across16 Sleep poorly?DOSS4Across17 CondimentSALT4Across17 ConsentACCEDE6Across18 Regular Irish assembly taking a key partDAILY5Across19 HeathenPAGAN5Across19 CombinedUNITED6Across20 Give about £50 just to be friendlyPALLY5Across21 Meat in rashersBACON5Across21 Sheepish female at heart, but a gem!JEWEL5Across22 DetestedHATED5Across22 Tented areaCAMP4Across23 Hires a spy to be devious?PAYS4Across23 SumTOTAL5Across24 Sweet substanceHONEY5Across26 MuzzleSNOUT5Across26 Severely cut?SEVER5Across26 Charlie, a beast able to steerCOX3Across28 ClearingGLADE5Across28 Tennis shotLOB3Across28 Squirm and wither tormentedlyWRITHE6Across29 One after the otherINAROW6Across29 BeerALE3Across30 In safe custodySECURE6Across30 If mean, can lead to starvationFAMINE6Across30 In short, they’re of current interestAMPS4Across31 Sound a hornTOOT4Across31 Summarised how players are repeatedly honouredRECAPPED8Across32 DecentPROPER6Across32 ProofEVIDENCE8Across32 Furry animal that’s totally different in summerERMINE6Across33 ImaginedDREAMT6Across33 Cold seasonWINTER6Across33 SlightSLUR4Across34 ObscureDIM3Across35 CertainSURE4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
JockeysRIDERS6Down1 Gaped around, so loveless, as one panted!GASPED6Down1 DiscordantHARSH5Down2 Planet seen by an upstart artist at sunriseURANUS6Down2 Shore birdAVOCET6Down2 ReposeREST4Down3 DressCOSTUME7Down3 Spot a key agentESPY4Down3 Slip unexpectedly and cry out sharplyCRISPLY7Down4 RemitSEND4Down4 Highland dress itemSPORRAN7Down4 TwingePANG4Down5 HerbBASIL5Down5 Fight to get out of a scrapeSCRAP5Down5 SubsequentlyLATER5Down6 You find such hills as you walk around MiddlesexSTEEP5Down6 Eyelid inflammationsSTYES5Down6 RustCORRODE7Down7 TabletPILL4Down8 They’re catching, naturallyWEBS4Down8 Neckwear itemTIE3Down9 Tasty? No thanks!STY3Down9 MineralORE3Down11 An amusing little piece from TolstoyTOY3Down12 OceanSEA3Down12 ManageRUN3Down12 Junior corporation?TUMMY5Down13 OfferBID3Down13 Snake poisonVENOM5Down13 Speed contestsRACES5Down15 Nominal half-mile in a taxiCALEB5Down15 FixedSET3Down16 GrooveRUT3Down17 Perimeter route maybeOUTER5Down18 Illegal burningARSON5Down18 Jack’s old-fashioned birdDAW3Down19 RegulateCONTROL7Down19 Hit lightlyPAT3Down19 A bit silly? Well, no!ILL3Down20 DeityGOD3Down20 Could be a fashion-centre in the papersPERHAPS7Down21 HorseNAG3Down21 Rifle attachmentBAYONET7Down21 SicknessILLNESS7Down22 That womanHER3Down22 Mineral resembling coalJET3Down22 Cosy warm coveringCOCOON6Down23 Twin Brits in Oz, at least have a gunPOMPOM6Down23 ExpireDIE3Down23 AdjoinABUT4Down24 Central lineAXIS4Down24 FavourPREFER6Down25 One slipping along to put a gloss finish on the shelfSLEDGE6Down25 BirdOWL3Down25 Has it a sharp edge for mincing words?SWORD5Down26 ConcealsHIDES5Down26 HigherUPPER5Down27 Lowest pointNADIR5Down27 His fault is going round the Nag’s HeadVINCE5Down27 Star signLEO3Down28 It turns up as a machine partCAM3Down28 ObjectDEMUR5Down29 A passing craze due to finish will weakenFADE4Down30 ParchedARID4Down30 HotpotSTEW4Down30 CheeseEDAM4Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, September 2, 2020. 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.