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Evening Standard Crossword September 20 2022 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 20 2022 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 127 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#
DividePART4Across1 FragmentSCRAP5Across3 Eat in Joe's coffee houseSCOFF5Across3 SkillART3Across4 JobTASK4Across6 Man of iron, maybe, though at heart a bigheadROBIN5Across8 ChangeALTER5Across8 EdgeRIM3Across9 FoundationBASIS5Across10 RubbingFRICTION8Across10 Cilla changes colourLILAC5Across10 ThoughtIDEA4Across11 LubricantOIL3Across11 She's so good that none can match her!NUN3Across11 BellowsROARS5Across12 The foreign boy Norma's crazy forRAMON5Across12 PerspiredSWEATED7Across13 Gets a nasty burn round his bad leg, the clumsy fellow!BUNGLER7Across13 CircuitLAP3Across14 Academy AwardOSCAR5Across15 Send what is right to issueREMIT5Across15 Grown-upADULT5Across16 Edge of the cheek?LIP3Across18 HooliganYOB3Across18 ViedCOMPETED8Across19 Though awfully good and stylish, it's criminalPIRACY6Across19 Spanish dishPAELLA6Across19 StudiedPERUSED7Across21 In extremes of passion, silly Celia gets the bird!PELICAN7Across21 DissuadeDETER5Across21 BurdenLOAD4Across22 Stop taking the hat round for moneyHALT4Across22 StopperBUNG4Across23 As a stiffener, you need more than one!BONE4Across23 HarmfulDAMAGING8Across23 Hairy it may be, but you have it at your fingertips!KERATIN7Across24 ShortageDEFICIT7Across24 IronPRESS5Across24 ProverbsADAGES6Across26 Theatrical coaches?STAGES6Across26 LoiterLAG3Across27 Seem too tired to keep upSAG3Across29 Head coveringCAP3Across29 Now, in A.D. perhaps, one can play aroundTODAY5Across31 ManufacturedMADE4Across31 Pick-me-upTONIC5Across31 SweetheartDARLING7Across32 Desire what you're short of!LONGFOR7Across32 ShowINDICATE8Across33 Force to lie atrociously about a politicianIMPEL5Across34 HintCUE3Across34 Female foxVIXEN5Across34 Crack some walnuts, as a ruleLAW3Across35 PaceSTEP4Across35 Land measureARE3Across35 It's a help when you get her backDIANA5Across36 DeityGOD3Across36 GluttonyGREED5Across36 The price of thoughtfulness?PENNY5Across37 TitleNAME4Across37 Move furtivelySNEAK5Across37 Breathe in very noisily after foolish sinSNIFF5Across38 CultsSECTS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ShinesGLOWS5Down1 Put the bus on as an extraBONUS5Down1 DeferredDELAYED7Down2 Unique sort of shirt, this garment?SINGLET7Down2 LightAIRY4Down2 DiplomacyTACT4Down3 Lump of earthCLOD4Down4 A drink with the cleaning ladyCHAR4Down4 StirredAGITATED8Down4 OverseasABROAD6Down5 AirTUNE4Down5 Flat piece, possibly iron, this old coin?FLORIN6Down5 AttemptedTRIED5Down6 Out-of-datePASSE5Down6 It's better to be a beak!FINER5Down6 HelpAID3Down7 EssentialVITAL5Down7 In a raincoat, Joe looks wonderful!MAGIC5Down7 StenchSMELL5Down8 Neckwear itemTIE3Down9 Something to eat in the bath, maybe?BUN3Down9 Has sad thoughts about a broken spineREPINES7Down12 ScoldsREBUKES7Down12 AstoundAMAZE5Down13 GuidedLED3Down14 Obviously only a little girlLIL3Down14 HillTOR3Down14 LeafPETAL5Down15 Power or influenceCLOUT5Down16 Chap consuming the house wineMACON5Down16 UnfastenedUNDID5Down17 ScopeRANGE5Down17 There are spare ones in plenty, reservedTYRES5Down17 LeatheryTOUGH5Down18 Aquatic birdPELICAN7Down19 One effectively putting you in the shade?PARASOL7Down19 ClaimedDEMANDED8Down20 BaaBLEAT5Down20 A box of vital personal possessionsCHEST5Down20 HeathenPAGAN5Down21 Appeal quietly for a helpful hintPLEAD5Down21 TeaseRAG3Down22 Flying machineBIPLANE7Down23 Character who did some fancy flying for the boysBIGGLES7Down23 DetermineDECIDE6Down24 Important fellow who sounds keen about mumKEYMAN6Down24 RespondREACT5Down25 VehicleCAR3Down25 Ortanique colour?TAN3Down25 SlumberSLEEP5Down26 EntrancesDOORS5Down27 It can stimulate you at high speed, I seeTONIC5Down27 DonatesGIVES5Down28 CircleRING4Down28 Taxable ones may be capitalGAINS5Down28 ScrutiniseSCAN4Down29 StaunchSTEM4Down30 The uplands away to the southDOWNS5Down30 Work doughKNEAD5Down30 A couple of pages back to backLEAF4Down32 DextrousDEFT4Down32 OwingDUE3Down32 Great admirer who got Dan to go dancing?FAN3Down33 AngerIRE3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. 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.