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Evening Standard Crossword September 21 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 21 2020 answers. The Monday puzzle has 131 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#
Spanish snacksTAPAS5Across3 Was out for the rest of the nightSLEPT5Across3 FilmMOVIE5Across4 AidRELIEF6Across7 A letter or two for transportLORRY5Across8 IndistinctVAGUE5Across8 BreakGAP3Across9 Sinks one’s teeth intoBITES5Across10 SnakeBOA3Across10 The answer, once again, is to do your jobREPLY5Across10 Sound of annoyanceTUT3Across11 She may have partnered Den as a girlMAI3Across11 BedaubSMEAR5Across12 StalksREEDS5Across12 A personal piece of punctuationCOLON5Across12 Syrupy cough medicineLINCTUS7Across13 One giving endless pleasure as a pet?MANXCAT7Across13 BunchTUFT4Across13 If still in bed, it means you can’t return the ballNOTUP5Across15 Musical instrumentCELLO5Across15 SeniorOLDER5Across15 DishFONDUE6Across17 SpicyHOT3Across18 The hill to the rightTOR3Across18 Walk a short way then take a busSTRIDE6Across19 Younger in yearsJUNIOR6Across19 CurvesARCS4Across19 SpeedHASTE5Across20 He disperses hot air for nothingHORATIO7Across21 StudiesPERUSES7Across21 AleBEER4Across22 OperateMAN3Across22 Start to make music with some womenOPEN4Across22 ChairSEAT4Across23 If easy, is it like a piece of cake?MEAT4Across23 Pieces of small shotPELLETS7Across24 Tried to redraw maps then showed the waySAMPLED7Across24 ColouredSTAINED7Across24 It’s silly to be spiteful to a slow starterSCATTY6Across26 Sunglasses, slangSHADES6Across26 ContainerTIN3Across27 What you shouldn’t be in central AxminsterLAX3Across29 Rowing bladeOAR3Across29 Compact, firmSOLID5Across31 BlockSLAB4Across31 One adjusting the piano (by radio?)TUNER5Across31 Having a sense of dutyDUTIFUL7Across32 Little more than a mere suspicion?MODICUM7Across32 GloveMITTEN6Across33 Walking sticksCANES5Across34 It may exude, naturallyRESIN5Across34 Dirty dog?CUR3Across35 Narrow broochPIN3Across35 FollowENSUE5Across35 A photo finishGLOSS5Across36 GemJEWEL5Across36 Swiss guard?WATCH5Across37 BeliefTENET5Across37 JoinSEAM4Across37 RidgeLEDGE5Across38 DirectionSOUTH5Across38 A shot at emulating Charlie LambESSAY5Across38 RugMAT3Across39 ToolAXE3Across41 ShowREVEAL6Across42 TrickSTUNT5Across43

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One of no importance to Oscar Wilde?WOMAN5Down1 Glossy fabricSATIN5Down1 CurWRETCH6Down1 Where a Londoner, possibly, gets a hearty kiss?BRIXTON7Down2 Meat retailerBUTCHER7Down2 BluffsCLIFFS6Down2 NetworkWEB3Down3 ObjectivesAIMS4Down4 HorseMARE4Down4 Illicit gain from a sacking?LOOT4Down4 MusicalOPERA5Down5 Counting frameABACUS6Down5 Quick to show a professional’s not upsetPRONTO6Down5 UnseemlyINDECENT8Down6 Cornet piece arranged for male voiceTENOR5Down6 Warning deviceSIREN5Down6 Cumulus, say, could be dispersedCLOUD5Down7 Expression of greetingHELLO5Down7 NourishmentFOOD4Down8 WeaponGUN3Down9 Fled from tyrannyRAN3Down9 MetalALUMINIUM9Down11 Growing evidence of a motor missingCARAWAY7Down12 Surgeon’s stitchesSUTURES7Down12 Utterance duplicated in the Coroner’s recordsCOR3Down14 HillTOR3Down14 ChildrenTOTS4Down14 Is fond ofLIKES5Down16 PriestDEAN4Down16 Weary, with anger at heartTIRED5Down16 Address the publicORATE5Down17 Steps may be taken to control themPESTS5Down17 RemainingNETT4Down18 A high pass in geographySIMPLON7Down19 Green-eyedJEALOUS7Down19 Love-in-a-mist, recently wateredMOIST5Down20 ChasmABYSS5Down20 WealthyAFFLUENT8Down21 One tough guy amid the manyHEMAN5Down21 Of punishmentPENAL5Down21 Patterns on a zebraSTRIPES7Down23 HomeNEST4Down23 Like a jumping beanMEXICAN7Down23 Distressing pressure?STRESS6Down24 Pleasure craftPEDALO6Down24 IntentionsAIMS4Down25 The chap left a noteLAD3Down25 ConsumeEAT3Down25 ExecutesDOES4Down26 Like the hair of the dog, mostly?CURLY5Down27 CavitiesHOLES5Down27 Cuts into cubesDICES5Down28 Short cut from BatterseaTERSE5Down28 IrregularUNEVEN6Down29 ModestHUMBLE6Down30 MelodiesTUNES5Down30 Move like a drunken churlLURCH5Down30 StartedBEGAN5Down32 Mineral used in ceramic artMICA4Down32 What is owedDEBT4Down32 Edited incisivelyCUT3Down33 FlipperFIN3Down33 RipTEAR4Down34 ImmediatelyNEXT4Down36 PegTEE3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, September 21, 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.