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Evening Standard Crossword September 23 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 23 2020 answers. The Wednesday 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#
FruitBANANA6Across1 Flier almost out of breath?PUFFIN6Across1 ElementBORON5Across3 Telephone component for a listener to musicEARPIECE8Across7 NavvyLABOURER8Across7 Slightly wetDAMP4Across8 The kind to be fond ofLIKE4Across8 JailLOCKUP6Across9 Caught in a stupid denialNAILED6Across10 RankSTATUS6Across10 InexpensiveBUDGET6Across10 DistantREMOTE6Across11 Persuade to copy what’s in sightINCITE6Across11 TurfDIVOT5Across11 ProhibitsBANS4Across12 BeseechBEG3Across14 Even obtainable from the enemyEEN3Across14 MeatVEAL4Across15 ChallengesDARES5Across16 Composition that’s not out of the way?NONET5Across16 UnderstandingENTENTE7Across17 ChuckTOSS4Across17 Multiplication stableSTUD4Across17 FlierPILOT5Across19 The hospital floor, perhapsLEVEL5Across19 DeerELK3Across20 The filleter’s mistake?BONER5Across21 PraiseEXTOL5Across21 AxiomMAXIM5Across21 Good lady relatively haggardGAUNT5Across22 WearyTIRED5Across22 StyleMODE4Across23 Too dense to keep up with the timesSLOW4Across23 Signals agreementNODS4Across23 KindWARM4Across25 FurSABLE5Across26 Athenian method of working in tinTIMON5Across26 Festive occasionsGALAS5Across26 PallidWAN3Across28 Doctor’s charge for cut feet?FEE3Across28 PenSTY3Across28 Bursts outERUPTS6Across29 No case for very large quantities!OCEANS6Across29 MournfulELEGIAC7Across30 Get a half of bitter that’s only a quarter!WINTER6Across30 SpudPOTATO6Across30 This lets you outEXIT4Across31 Single entityUNIT4Across31 FettersSHACKLES8Across32 Produce green tea, perhapsGENERATE8Across32 PlantWEED4Across33 Personal integrityHONOUR6Across33 Challenging someone to be boldDARING6Across33 AlwaysEVER4Across35 GreatMAJOR5Across36 CupboardLARDER6Across38 CarnivoreWALRUS6Across39 BeliefTRUST5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Colourful line in undergarmentsPAINTS6Down1 Single-room flatBEDSIT6Down1 SphereGLOBE5Down1 Frustrated in fencing?FOILED6Down2 SubsidesABATES6Down2 SmellSCENT5Down2 Mountain rangeALPS4Down3 Requirement when born at a dead endNEED4Down3 OutgrowthBUD3Down3 TediumBOREDOM7Down4 Top bowler?SPINNER7Down4 DrugOPIATE6Down4 PreviousPRIOR5Down5 InstrumentOBOE4Down5 Start being maladjustedBEGIN5Down5 SeedNUT3Down6 Strong impulsesURGES5Down6 Unoriginal thing for a landlord to do?RELET5Down6 ConsentAGREE5Down7 Fingerprints, slangDABS4Down8 In this, one gets a replacementLIEU4Down8 StemSTALK5Down8 He’s short, you knowKEN3Down9 Drinking vesselMUG3Down9 Senior officer in a lockupCOL3Down12 Floor coveringMAT3Down12 Playing speedTEMPO5Down13 LukewarmTEPID5Down13 EnlivenANIMATE7Down13 DispatchesSENDS5Down14 A price to whistle at?PENNY5Down15 Female foxVIXEN5Down15 GraduatesALUMNAE7Down16 A poisonous sort of “ology”TOXIC5Down18 Acting awardOSCAR5Down18 BanishEXILE5Down18 StoopBOW3Down19 Nominally a bit of a loutLOU3Down19 StandardPAR3Down19 Old soldier in grave troubleVET3Down20 CoverLID3Down20 Prohibition pennants?BANNERS7Down21 ErrorMISTAKE7Down21 One on leave somewhere in IndiaGOA3Down22 BigLARGE5Down22 FaucetTAP3Down22 CountryNATION6Down23 Being of higher rank, I interrupt the SpaniardSENIOR6Down23 ConsumeEAT3Down24 NaggingONAT4Down24 Latvian permitted to open talksLETT4Down24 Communicating with conductors?WIRING6Down25 Short fall of rainSHOWER6Down25 Aquatic birdsGEESE5Down26 Difficult? That’s your hard luck!TOUGH5Down26 Intends to have plenty of moneyMEANS5Down27 JointsELBOWS6Down27 Of the moonLUNAR5Down27 If upset, a kiss will make things rightFIX3Down28 ExpandSWELL5Down28 Was victoriousWON3Down28 DesireYEARN5Down29 ShovePUSH4Down30 We have a name for tobaccoWEED4Down30 ColourIVORY5Down31 AccidentCRASH5Down32 SalmonPARR4Down34 JoinedMET3Down36 RodentRAT3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, September 23, 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.