Evening Standard Crossword September 23 2022 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 23 2022 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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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CeaseSTOP4Across1 PullTUG3Across4 RearedBRED4Across6 GrooveFURROW6Across8 Fawning on, everywhereALLOVER7Across8 DanceFOXTROT7Across8 ReallyINDEED6Across9 Meaning, by constantly criticisingGETTINGAT9Across9 CigarPANATELLA9Across9 FruitNUT3Across10 WeirdEERIE5Across12 Love playing one right into the middle of the greenOLIVE5Across13 BirdHERON5Across13 Getting the gist as you go off to sleepDRIFT5Across14 LawfulLEGAL5Across14 CapitalPARIS5Across14 As before, by the way, is opposed to itAGAINST7Across15 StormTEMPEST7Across15 StitchedSEWED5Across15 LeaderPREMIER7Across16 Reduce by ha’pence - ridiculous!CHEAPEN7Across16 HappenOCCUR5Across17 Pop round again, for fearDREAD5Across17 BushSHRUB5Across18 CommotionBUSTLE6Across18 Brought out looking tired and haggardDRAWN5Across18 Compass for the mountainsRANGE5Across20 ExhilaratedELATED6Across20 ShootSPRIG5Across20 NumberELEVEN6Across22 “Staid” is closeSTUFFY6Across22 TinyMINUTE6Across23 A strange, tailless cat making a rowRUMPUS6Across23 SingerTENOR5Across24 AgreementCOMPACT7Across25 Information not obtained from a high-upLOWDOWN7Across25 FragmentSCRAP5Across26 WildFRANTIC7Across27 For the mother and son in trouble, providing a homeMANSION7Across27 VerdantGREEN5Across28 After the gaol-break, about in their hordesGALORE6Across30 ThinWATERY6Across30 ObtainGET3Across30 ChapFELLOW6Across31 Loves meandering round the English roadsADORES6Across31 Downright see-through!SHEER5Across32 RestSLEEP5Across32 AntennaFEELER6Across32 SourRANCID6Across33 GroupUNIT4Across34 Tries to find out about one’s wayward sonNOSES5Across35 LessonMORAL5Across35 CushionPAD3Across35 The one playing outside is making a dinNOISE5Across36 WatchedEYED4Across36 DueOWING5Across36 Could I be classified as competent and pleasant?AMIABLE7Across37 GameNETBALL7Across37 The very thing, if you want something to read!ARTICLE7Across39 AttackASSAULT7Across39 Go on a buying spree to pass the time?SPEND5Across41 MaterialNINON5Across41 Except for the L in “balm”SALVE5Across42 AwakenROUSE5Across42 Have a predilection for drink in no timeLIKEASHOT9Across43 DancerBALLERINA9Across43 Bear out, when you swindle the companyCONFIRM7Across44 CatPANTHER7Across44

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RoughCOARSE6Down1 Round about lunchtime, set to have foodPLAICE6Down1 StatusSTANDING8Down2 Honest, therefore, come to my assistanceSOHELPME8Down2 Cease-fireTRUCE5Down2 TreeCOPPERBEECH11Down3 Was as good as the others at retaining personal possessions?HELDONESOWN11Down3 PerseverePERSIST7Down3 SearchedRANSACKED9Down4 How a ladybird will make itself scarce?BEETLEOFF9Down4 BoroughTOWN4Down4 DesignPATTERN7Down5 CourageGRIT4Down5 Leaves to get the woolSTRANDS7Down5 EmblemBADGE5Down6 LeavePERMISSION10Down6 The intricacies of rowing?INSANDOUTS10Down6 RaiseELEVATE7Down7 ColourBLUE4Down7 Raise money on a piece of ivory?PAWN4Down7 FormsSHAPES6Down10 Agree it’s a reason for not getting a mongrelCONCUR6Down10 EmployUSE3Down11 Discover, when you come upon unconsciousFINDOUT7Down11 DishonestCROOKED7Down11 Still remains in force for the stallsSTANDS6Down12 OuthouseSTABLE6Down12 RecedeEBB3Down12 FishEEL3Down13 DampWET3Down16 LairDEN3Down17 EverydayROUTINE7Down19 Turning over a couple of pages before you sanction itAPPROVE7Down19 SoiledUNCLEAN7Down19 CockROOSTER7Down21 RecordLOG3Down21 Not wise things to order in a restaurant?NOODLES7Down21 DisposeARRANGE7Down22 FellowDON3Down23 Finds, when one assaultsLAYSHANDSON11Down24 ApproachingDRAWINGNEAR11Down24 SheepEWE3Down25 DangerouslyPERILOUSLY10Down26 A shady skeleton in the cupboard?DARKSECRET10Down26 ApportionALLOT5Down27 The entry, these days, to a jobADMISSION9Down28 StartBEGINNING9Down28 Rode off, embarrassed, having been told toORDERED7Down29 ChosenELITE5Down29 GracefulELEGANT7Down29 GraspGRIP4Down30 Cordial, gin and ale mixed up togetherGENIAL6Down30 AnimalWOMBAT6Down30 TrampledTROD4Down31 Sheds and leaves quietlySLIPSOFF8Down32 SoakSATURATE8Down32 Swam after the tots?REELED6Down33 DrewPULLED6Down33 Great tennis playing to capture the pointINTENSE7Down34 TwistCONTORT7Down34 DivertedAMUSED6Down38 Music you put onBOLERO6Down38 All but the end of the article is fineTHIN4Down40 FightSPAR4Down40

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