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Evening Standard Crossword September 23 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 23 2021 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 128 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#
PailBUCKET6Across1 Of high mountainsALPINE6Across4 Patsy's boys?VICTIM6Across4 ObtainSECURE6Across5 Alcoholic appetiserAPERITIF8Across7 Worthy of ennoblement, do we hear?LAUDABLE8Across7 A black suitSPADES6Across8 PainstakingDILIGENT8Across8 BusyOCCUPY6Across8 SensibleSANE4Across9 He'll make 150 if given a fresh start!CLIFF5Across10 TinyWEE3Across10 QuicklyAPACE5Across10 EndureSTAND5Across12 Be cruel to bats, possiblySTAB4Across13 AcceptedTOOK4Across13 FishTUNA4Across14 Military cap or style of pikeKEPI4Across14 WagersBETS4Across15 Indian centre for mangos, maybeGOAN4Across15 EncounteredMET3Across15 Where this has a mouth, there's no such river!PLY3Across16 PinchNIP3Across16 Dance in three linesREEL4Across17 Slimming planDIET4Across17 MeadowLEA3Across17 MineralORE3Across18 Some of the cheapest copiesAPES4Across19 SatelliteMOON4Across19 FastenTIE3Across19 MakeBRAND5Across20 Where's Douglas?ISLEOFMAN9Across21 ConductDEMEANOUR9Across21 WonderAWE3Across21 VehicleCAR3Across22 The facts seem a tad wrongDATA4Across23 FirearmGUN3Across23 Greek letterBETA4Across23 Bird's homeNEST4Across24 GrooveRUT3Across24 Made drunk with drinkMEAD4Across24 FollowENSUE5Across26 VaseURN3Across26 D'you know Mr Barlow?KEN3Across26 Put one's foot downTROD4Across27 AdhesiveGLUE4Across27 Let fallDROP4Across29 Complain about the transport?RAIL4Across29 ChildTOT3Across29 Anxious to have a cut?KEEN4Across32 SedimentLEES4Across32 Mousy little chap?JERRY5Across33 TabletPILL4Across33 ElkMOOSE5Across33 Does she finish up in a very abbreviated garment?BRENDA6Across34 ImpaleTRANSFIX8Across34 AdulterateDEBASE6Across34 He may be reading about LatinREGINALD8Across35 TalliedAGREED6Across35 ExplodeDETONATE8Across35 Orderly method of enriching one's bookmaker, maybe?SYSTEM6Across36 AppearEMERGE6Across36 In opposition toVERSUS6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Gold purity unitCARAT5Down1 The Tower, perhaps, where one may have lost one's head?BLOCK5Down1 Chair carried on polesSEDAN5Down2 CombineUNITE5Down2 Put up about £1 for a flowerTULIP5Down2 As much of the cancan as one is able to doHALF4Down3 DaggerKRIS4Down3 SagaciousWISE4Down3 She may be burning to give you a lightVESTA5Down4 LarcenyTHEFT5Down4 AstirAFOOT5Down4 Can one sidle right into a taxi?CRAB4Down5 DevilSATAN5Down5 Ice hockey discPUCK4Down5 Loose ladies can be lofty!IDEALS6Down6 PriceCOST4Down6 ServietteNAPKIN6Down6 ScopeRANGE5Down7 Criticise a master's hat!PANAMA6Down9 UniverseCOSMOS6Down9 IrrigateWATER5Down10 A cricket sideLEG3Down11 ChooseELECT5Down11 Small dogPUG3Down11 To start with, take a raw beginner in handFIRST5Down12 Military traineeCADET5Down12 SwordSABRE5Down12 He ruled alone one daySOLOMON7Down13 GatherAMASS5Down13 LockjawTETANUS7Down13 EvadeDODGE5Down14 Gosh, what a start it gave Dobbin!GEE3Down15 InsectBEE3Down15 IntendedMEANT5Down15 HandleTREAT5Down16 A writer in prisonPEN3Down16 And notNOR3Down16 A note possibly dealt with in spirited fashionELATED6Down18 PicturesIMAGES6Down18 Home again, fatherPADRE5Down20 SurpassOUTDO5Down20 Are many heartened by his uprightness?IAN3Down21 LairDEN3Down21 The loud fellow scoffedFED3Down22 BornNEE3Down22 Gentle windBREEZE6Down23 How one might pay for starting drinking before time?DEARLY6Down23 EmployingUSING5Down25 Really good rousing start for a tuneAIR3Down25 LettuceCOS3Down25 FamousNOTED5Down27 English cityLEEDS5Down28 Prepare anew to get back to MaidenheadREARM5Down28 CustomUSAGE5Down28 Mountain ashROWAN5Down30 DueOWING5Down30 Operatic partsARIAS5Down30 Boy's namePETER5Down31 MirthGLEE4Down31 Dylan's new girl?LYNDA5Down31 GirlLASS4Down32 Union not to be mentionedKNOT4Down32 IslandISLE4Down32 Juliet has trouble in Holloway, sayJAIL4Down33 TemperMOOD4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, September 23, 2021. 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.