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Evening Standard Crossword September 23 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 128 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for September 23 2021. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Pail61 AcrossReveal answer → Of high mountains64 AcrossReveal answer → Patsy's boys?64 AcrossReveal answer → Obtain65 AcrossReveal answer → Alcoholic appetiser87 AcrossReveal answer → Worthy of ennoblement, do we hear?87 AcrossReveal answer → A black suit68 AcrossReveal answer → Painstaking88 AcrossReveal answer → Busy68 AcrossReveal answer → Sensible49 AcrossReveal answer → He'll make 150 if given a fresh start!510 AcrossReveal answer → Tiny310 AcrossReveal answer → Quickly510 AcrossReveal answer → Endure512 AcrossReveal answer → Be cruel to bats, possibly413 AcrossReveal answer → Accepted413 AcrossReveal answer → Fish414 AcrossReveal answer → Military cap or style of pike414 AcrossReveal answer → Wagers415 AcrossReveal answer → Indian centre for mangos, maybe415 AcrossReveal answer → Encountered315 AcrossReveal answer → Where this has a mouth, there's no such river!316 AcrossReveal answer → Pinch316 AcrossReveal answer → Dance in three lines417 AcrossReveal answer → Slimming plan417 AcrossReveal answer → Meadow317 AcrossReveal answer → Mineral318 AcrossReveal answer → Some of the cheapest copies419 AcrossReveal answer → Satellite419 AcrossReveal answer → Fasten319 AcrossReveal answer → Make520 AcrossReveal answer → Where's Douglas?921 AcrossReveal answer → Conduct921 AcrossReveal answer → Wonder321 AcrossReveal answer → Vehicle322 AcrossReveal answer → The facts seem a tad wrong423 AcrossReveal answer → Firearm323 AcrossReveal answer → Greek letter423 AcrossReveal answer → Bird's home424 AcrossReveal answer → Groove324 AcrossReveal answer → Made drunk with drink424 AcrossReveal answer → Follow526 AcrossReveal answer → Vase326 AcrossReveal answer → D'you know Mr Barlow?326 AcrossReveal answer → Put one's foot down427 AcrossReveal answer → Adhesive427 AcrossReveal answer → Let fall429 AcrossReveal answer → Complain about the transport?429 AcrossReveal answer → Child329 AcrossReveal answer → Anxious to have a cut?432 AcrossReveal answer → Sediment432 AcrossReveal answer → Mousy little chap?533 AcrossReveal answer → Tablet433 AcrossReveal answer → Elk533 AcrossReveal answer → Does she finish up in a very abbreviated garment?634 AcrossReveal answer → Impale834 AcrossReveal answer → Adulterate634 AcrossReveal answer → He may be reading about Latin835 AcrossReveal answer → Tallied635 AcrossReveal answer → Explode835 AcrossReveal answer → Orderly method of enriching one's bookmaker, maybe?636 AcrossReveal answer → Appear636 AcrossReveal answer → In opposition to636 AcrossReveal answer →

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Gold purity unit51 DownReveal answer → The Tower, perhaps, where one may have lost one's head?51 DownReveal answer → Chair carried on poles52 DownReveal answer → Combine52 DownReveal answer → Put up about £1 for a flower52 DownReveal answer → As much of the cancan as one is able to do43 DownReveal answer → Dagger43 DownReveal answer → Sagacious43 DownReveal answer → She may be burning to give you a light54 DownReveal answer → Larceny54 DownReveal answer → Astir54 DownReveal answer → Can one sidle right into a taxi?45 DownReveal answer → Devil55 DownReveal answer → Ice hockey disc45 DownReveal answer → Loose ladies can be lofty!66 DownReveal answer → Price46 DownReveal answer → Serviette66 DownReveal answer → Scope57 DownReveal answer → Criticise a master's hat!69 DownReveal answer → Universe69 DownReveal answer → Irrigate510 DownReveal answer → A cricket side311 DownReveal answer → Choose511 DownReveal answer → Small dog311 DownReveal answer → To start with, take a raw beginner in hand512 DownReveal answer → Military trainee512 DownReveal answer → Sword512 DownReveal answer → He ruled alone one day713 DownReveal answer → Gather513 DownReveal answer → Lockjaw713 DownReveal answer → Evade514 DownReveal answer → Gosh, what a start it gave Dobbin!315 DownReveal answer → Insect315 DownReveal answer → Intended515 DownReveal answer → Handle516 DownReveal answer → A writer in prison316 DownReveal answer → And not316 DownReveal answer → A note possibly dealt with in spirited fashion618 DownReveal answer → Pictures618 DownReveal answer → Home again, father520 DownReveal answer → Surpass520 DownReveal answer → Are many heartened by his uprightness?321 DownReveal answer → Lair321 DownReveal answer → The loud fellow scoffed322 DownReveal answer → Born322 DownReveal answer → Gentle wind623 DownReveal answer → How one might pay for starting drinking before time?623 DownReveal answer → Employing525 DownReveal answer → Really good rousing start for a tune325 DownReveal answer → Lettuce325 DownReveal answer → Famous527 DownReveal answer → English city528 DownReveal answer → Prepare anew to get back to Maidenhead528 DownReveal answer → Custom528 DownReveal answer → Mountain ash530 DownReveal answer → Due530 DownReveal answer → Operatic parts530 DownReveal answer → Boy's name531 DownReveal answer → Mirth431 DownReveal answer → Dylan's new girl?531 DownReveal answer → Girl432 DownReveal answer → Union not to be mentioned432 DownReveal answer → Island432 DownReveal answer → Juliet has trouble in Holloway, say433 DownReveal answer → Temper433 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, September 23, 2021. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.