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Evening Standard Crossword September 20 2019 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 20 2019 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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#
GenuineREAL4Across1 GratuityTIP3Across4 StuffCRAM4Across6 ResinLAC3Across9 Tests the microphone when one cajoles?TALKSINTO9Across9 Emergency vehicleAMBULANCE9Across9 RelationRELATIVE8Across10 Wrench from the reckless youngsterTEARAWAY8Across10 StrategicTACTICAL8Across10 ResponsibilityONUS4Across11 Little bit of the first half of the alphabetATOM4Across12 Eye partIRIS4Across12 Ready to go walkies when you lure into trouble?LEADON6Across13 ChooseSELECT6Across13 Drew into conversation, as promisedENGAGED7Across14 European languageENGLISH7Across14 AbradeRUB3Across14 ForgetfulNEGLIGENT9Across15 If lacking in potential, it’s improbableNOTLIKELY9Across15 CutSEVER5Across16 The carpet is to take across to the churchAXMINSTER9Across17 Octopus' limblike organsTENTACLES9Across17 Cool out and it’s the end of AugustDISTANT7Across18 ObviousEVIDENT7Across18 FelonCRIMINAL8Across19 Mother used to work in it with this awful ugly womanMEDUSA6Across20 Whispering or rubbing soundRUSTLE6Across20 HealthyWELL4Across21 StoneworkerMASON5Across21 Rushes back to give it a whirlSPIN4Across21 OintmentLINIMENT8Across23 From now on a shade retiring and I’m not surprisedNOWONDER8Across24 RefusedDECLINED8Across24 BroadenWIDEN5Across24 Strange characteristicPECULIAR8Across26 AbnormalATYPICAL8Across26 NoseNEB3Across27 The thing was presented to one on returnITEM4Across28 RoutineROTE4Across28 ChangeMUTATE6Across29 A drink that’s lacking in body?SPIRIT6Across29 Idle talkPRATTLE7Across31 LeapJUMP4Across31 Offering to be therePRESENT7Across31 FragrantAROMATIC8Across33 Finds, when one cancels the insurance on?DISCOVERS9Across34 French cheeseCAMEMBERT9Across34 RodentRAT3Across34 RepudiateDENY4Across35 WatchEYE3Across36 FlowerBUTTERCUP9Across36 As the exhausted musician is?PLAYEDOUT9Across36 RaspFILE4Across37 PleadENTREAT7Across38 Giving bad tips causes resentmentOFFENDS7Across38 CashierTELLER6Across39 Call on and see round, with one’s relationsLOOKIN6Across39 LoosenUNDO4Across40 Man the worm doesn’t like to see approaching it!BILL4Across40 Is not sprinkled on the dry partsSECTIONS8Across41 FamousRENOWNED8Across41 Do business with, but clearly feel superior toPATRONISE9Across42 RemoveELIMINATE9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ForbearancePATIENCE8Down1 Clasped one tightly, but it was not naturalSTRAINED8Down1 RecedingEBBING6Down2 “Virtually the last resort,” the doctor interposedALMOST6Down2 AlwaysEVER4Down2 FascinationINTEREST8Down3 Return at one ten, prepared to take a breakINTEREST8Down3 GuideLEAD4Down3 CourtTRIBUNAL8Down4 ProperDECENT6Down4 How you said “Close that window, I’m freezing”?COLDLY6Down4 ExcusePLEA4Down5 LawsSTATUTES8Down5 Level with the postSTANDARD8Down5 NearCLOSE5Down6 Film scriptSCREENPLAY10Down6 What you were singing in the shower?WATERMUSIC10Down6 ManagedRAN3Down7 SketchDIAGRAM7Down7 Catching and sacking?BAGGING7Down7 SharpACUTE5Down8 Of a peopleRACIAL6Down8 Tense, you say, when under instructionTAUGHT6Down8 Loving to make a fuss when you call onADORING7Down11 Prickly plantTHISTLE7Down11 TwistSCREW5Down12 InflexibleRIGID5Down13 EdgeRIM3Down14 BowlBASIN5Down15 ModelsIDEALS6Down16 Squabbling with somebody while queuing?INAROW6Down16 AdderVIPER5Down17 WayROUTE5Down18 Quite a few are scratchSCORE5Down19 SluggishINERT5Down19 FreeRID3Down20 LonelyLONESOME8Down20 The rampant animal does detract from the beautyMAR3Down20 PreciseEXACT5Down22 Pen-pointNIB3Down22 Even providing transportPLANE5Down22 Sounds like a support claimALLEGE6Down23 Optical illusionMIRAGE6Down23 Does it make a dent in the good weather chart?DEPRESSION10Down25 SickeningNAUSEATING10Down25 HabituateINURE5Down25 VacantEMPTY5Down26 WonderAWE3Down26 A knock and an answer to “Who’s there?”PAT3Down26 FernBRACKEN7Down27 The wagtail?BIRDDOG7Down27 TardyLATE4Down28 StrayWAIF4Down29 InvoiceBILL4Down30 HeightALTITUDE8Down30 Clearly anxious, on finding the balance reducedRESTLESS8Down30 PitifulPATHETIC8Down31 They play in Spain, as arranged, firstPIANISTS8Down31 Packed it all in is what it amounted toTOTALLED8Down32 MaleMAN3Down32 WorkerEMPLOYEE8Down32 Mean to cheat over moneyCONNOTE7Down33 RulerEMPEROR7Down33 SubstanceMATTER6Down35 When there’s sun, habitually will thawSOFTEN6Down35 Quick! Tell me what to say!PROMPT6Down36 ProjectileBULLET6Down36 I ring haphazardly round first, as a beginningORIGIN6Down37 Swindler, informallyCONMAN6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, September 20, 2019. 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.