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Evening Standard Crossword September 21 2022 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 125 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 21 2022 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 125 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#
ProtectGUARD5Across1 In each affair, there's badinageCHAFF5Across1 SurrenderYIELD5Across2 Shows no inclination to work with wild foalsLOAFS5Across6 Artist's garmentSMOCK5Across6 OtherwiseELSE4Across7 UncoverUNWRAP6Across8 ResultOUTCOME7Across9 MustySTALE5Across9 Heavenly maybe, but you'll never see Iris on one!RAINBOW7Across9 The rustic lad was in disarray!SWAIN5Across10 First-ratePRIME5Across10 Once more a member will prepare for a fightREARM5Across11 WillowOSIER5Across11 ObscureDIM3Across11 CorrodesRUSTS5Across12 Back rents suitably dealt withSTERN5Across12 LiquidiserBLENDER7Across13 Distant chance of getting much offFARAWAY7Across13 ImmerseDIP3Across13 Stand treat, yet be right out of the party!PAY3Across15 IntestineGUT3Across15 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 DelveDIG3Across16 ConfederateALLY4Across17 What Jack said as hay was scattered around the ring?AHOY4Across17 CloseNEARBY6Across18 InformTELL4Across18 Seated in dignified styleSEDATE6Across18 WanderingERRATIC7Across19 Scornful expressionSNEER5Across19 Mistakes in the field?SLIPS5Across19 Board-gameLUDO4Across20 Runs away to wedELOPES6Across20 Where a carpenter can get a quick mealCHIPPY6Across20 ManageCOPE4Across22 AchePAIN4Across22 Did he prophesy Sam stupidly getting out for a duck?AMOS4Across22 HintINKLING7Across23 Not highLOW3Across24 The old-fashioned way to make money abroadYEN3Across24 Sort of disc in a lady's handbagCOMPACT7Across25 ShadeTONE4Across25 DevelopsBECOMES7Across25 GuideSTEER5Across26 In favour of really convincing evidencePROOF5Across26 FateLOT3Across27 A 'stop' sign often interpreted as 'go'AMBER5Across27 ThieveSTEAL5Across27 Odorous animalSKUNK5Across28 Hungered for a portion of CheddarACHED5Across28 PresentHERE4Across28 Where, in Cornwall, to season timberSALTASH7Across29 Army officerGENERAL7Across29 Plant one on each sideONION5Across30 PrecedingPRIOR5Across30 OvumEGG3Across30 PerformedDID3Across31 CoinPENNY5Across31 Pudding to have quietly, at leisurePEASE5Across31 SorceryMAGIC5Across33 PurifyREFINE6Across36 AttackRAID4Across37 ChillyNIPPY5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
LiquidFLUID5Down1 How to get had up for taking a back seatHOWDAH6Down2 UnfurlUNROLL6Down2 AyeYES3Down2 EpochERA3Down3 I had to get into the fight with this characterFRIDAY6Down3 LanguageROMANY6Down3 Myfanwy's loverFAN3Down4 OwingDUE3Down4 PossessOWN3Down5 One uniform with a tiny variationUNITY5Down5 HappenOCCUR5Down5 Oscar has a nice car, yet lies around in trucksLORRIES7Down6 CarpCAVIL5Down6 StifleSMOTHER7Down6 A name for one wandering out West?OWEN4Down7 Untidy stateMESS4Down7 Layout of a stronghold having a masterly occupantFORMAT6Down8 Angelic beingCHERUB6Down8 DenLAIR4Down10 ExhaustDEPLETE7Down11 The aunt who's targetedSALLY5Down12 RepairingMENDING7Down12 Horse controlsREINS5Down12 Not plain, I imagineFANCY5Down13 Ring-shaped rollBAGEL5Down13 RottedDECAYED7Down13 Arm jointELBOW5Down14 PlottedPLANNED7Down14 Ronald accepts Diana as a sculptor!RODIN5Down14 A pram manufacturing cityPARMA5Down15 One caring for horsesGROOM5Down15 AmusingDROLL5Down16 As yet, active in fermentationYEAST5Down16 SortsTYPES5Down16 EmaciatedGAUNT5Down17 Start spending money, just for funSPOOF5Down18 Not everNEVER5Down18 GratuityTIP3Down18 ColonistSETTLER7Down19 Bridge across part of a torrent, useful to HighlandersSPORRAN7Down19 Bird-man of Wimbledon, etc?HENMAN6Down21 IndividualONE3Down21 Hang aroundLOITER6Down21 An American in Paris?APACHE6Down22 Edible shellfishCOCKLE6Down22 Tapering flagPENNON6Down23 Groups playing a set on court, with loveOCTETS6Down23 JotIOTA4Down24 Legal expenses Scots can manageCOSTS5Down25 CantBEVEL5Down25 LeeredOGLED5Down26 Pudding ingredientSAGO4Down26 Pose exotically for moneyPESO4Down26 The one involved in Cleopatra's passing?ASP3Down28 WeakenSAP3Down28 InflexibleRIGID5Down29 HairpieceWIG3Down32 MalesMEN3Down33 BreachGAP3Down34 WeepCRY3Down35

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