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Evening Standard Crossword September 21 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 21 2023 answers. The Thursday 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#
SwiftRAPID5Across3 Highly-spiced sausageSALAMI6Across4 The pressure headmistresses haveSTRESS6Across4 Hurry to clinch set point, perhapsSTEPONIT8Across7 HerbMARJORAM8Across7 Waters in which canoes get upsetOCEANS6Across8 State without proofALLEGE6Across8 ReservedBOOKED6Across9 FastSWIFT5Across10 VoucherTICKET6Across10 Rub awayERASE5Across10 TwelveDOZEN5Across11 CheeseEDAM4Across12 A dog will stir if you prod itGOAD4Across13 QuarryPREY4Across13 ProphetSEER4Across14 Set out around mid-morning, as directedSENT4Across14 Looks positive albeit half negative!NODS4Across15 InfoDATA4Across15 OtherwiseELSE4Across15 A bighead, for instance, can be a mendicantBEG3Across16 Floor coveringRUG3Across16 Lying in the obvious placeABED4Across17 ErasedDELETED7Across17 OperatorUSER4Across17 Bring a flier to a striking conclusionSWAT4Across19 TotDRAM4Across19 CoverLID3Across20 The good fellow is evidently not youngGREYFRIAR9Across21 Fanciful hopePIPEDREAM9Across21 DribbleDROOL5Across21 Greek letterBETA4Across23 A leftist inclination?LIST4Across23 SpokenORAL4Across23 Extremes of resentment about us? Rot!RUST4Across24 Pig's gruntOINK4Across24 BalladSONG4Across25 Policeman, informallyCOP3Across26 A hundred not out!TON3Across26 LawfulLEGAL5Across26 Some state emissaries are exceedingly numerousTEEM4Across27 Monetary unitRAND4Across27 EncounteredMET3Across28 A much muddled mateCHUM4Across29 Muslim rulerEMIR4Across29 SwelledDILATED7Across30 Is such a light of a silvery nature?VERY4Across32 SnakesASPS4Across32 Has to be in Los Angeles, the 'Forbidden City'LHASA5Across33 Stage whisperASIDE5Across33 ThoughtIDEA4Across33 A trite system for covering a personATTIRE6Across34 Craftsman in woodJOINER6Across34 Form of aspic with sweet pepperCAPSICUM8Across35 Small decorative objectORNAMENT8Across35 InstrumentLUTE4Across35 InnTAVERN6Across36 Passionate as one can get in a garden tentARDENT6Across36 ConsiderWEIGH5Across36 AceEXPERT6Across38 WeirderEERIER6Across39 LongYEARN5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AccumulateAMASS5Down1 All that's left of English cricket?ASHES5Down1 RecededEBBED5Down1 Man's nameERNIE5Down2 Tough guy who can get mean when you knock his block off!HEMAN5Down2 SumTOTAL5Down2 Twelve inchesFOOT4Down3 Ardour amid the cloverLOVE4Down3 ColourRED3Down3 Well-keptSMART5Down4 WorshippedADORED6Down4 The 'bore' one put up withSTOOD5Down4 DetailITEM4Down5 PlantLILY4Down5 Grass useful in raising an animal?REED4Down5 NoiseDIN3Down6 Large wine bottleMAGNUM6Down6 Being late is a bit unsettling for a slow starterSUNSET6Down6 DexteritySKILL5Down7 War-horseSTEED5Down8 Heavy and inertLEADEN6Down9 A cordial piece of frantic assistanceCASSIS6Down9 Spider's trapWEB3Down11 An arresting shade?RED3Down11 Those seen as a striking consequence?STARS5Down12 Apple, sayFRUIT5Down12 OustedDEPOSED7Down13 Has he a name for edgy shuffling?GODFREY7Down13 ForgivesPARDONS7Down13 DecorationMEDAL5Down14 Brave hero of long gone yearsNEY3Down15 Scottish riverDEE3Down15 Except for the additional decorationBAR3Down16 UndershirtSINGLET7Down16 TupRAM3Down16 FearDREAD5Down18 Surrounded by booze, a teetotaller is all the more praiseworthyBETTER6Down18 ScantySPARSE6Down18 LettuceCOS3Down19 Keep an eye on the timeWATCH5Down20 Garden toolsRAKES5Down20 VitalityPEP3Down21 The snare of strong drinkGIN3Down21 To freeRID3Down22 The odd bit of crumpetRUM3Down22 RegionalLOCAL5Down22 Colombian capitalBOGOTA6Down23 It's in a new role that one can dallyLOITER6Down23 MeadowLEA3Down24 OfferBID3Down25 A Busoni piece that may carry you awayBUS3Down25 LoiterLINGER6Down27 To build, you must mix some concreteERECT5Down28 Booby-trappedMINED5Down28 PinaforeAPRON5Down28 EnticeTEMPT5Down29 SkinflintMISER5Down30 It has a way of being covered at seaHATCH5Down30 JacketTUNIC5Down31 RelaxesRESTS5Down31 Swedish port, but it's in Vietnam, almost!MALMO5Down31 Poker stakeANTE4Down32 DisparageDECRY5Down32 The deputy's fault?VICE4Down32 Go under in a close matchLOSE4Down33 Slightly openAJAR4Down33 GalaFETE4Down34 CrookedWRY3Down36 ChickenHEN3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, September 21, 2023. 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.