Evening Standard Crossword September 25 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 25 2020 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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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OilATTAR5Across1 UnsophisticatedGAUCHE6Across5 AuthorityPOWER5Across8 Understanding, egg on verballyINSIGHT7Across8 EruditeLEARNED7Across8 TunefulMELODIOUS9Across9 Does it take flight when it sees a saw?PLANETREE9Across9 ColourCOPPER6Across10 FlowerIRIS4Across11 BackhanderBRIBE5Across13 Like the book, “The Jewel”, that’s not abridged?UNCUT5Across13 PerspireSWEAT5Across14 TasksDUTIES6Across14 The man said to have been mauled by the lionCLAUD5Across14 WalkingAMBLING7Across15 Named, we’re told, as having been seenSIGHTED7Across15 UsualREGULAR7Across15 Book-keepRESERVE7Across16 DisorderedCHAOTIC7Across16 The large one with the elasticLITHE5Across17 Pick-me-upTONIC5Across17 To which the wife consigned her photo?FLAME5Across18 FishEEL3Across18 ExemplaryIDEAL5Across18 ReceivedGOT3Across19 Black and blueDIRTY5Across20 SordidSEEDY5Across20 InsinuationSLUR4Across21 Season the waterSPRING6Across22 Sewing implementNEEDLE6Across22 Says the point is againstAVERSE6Across23 PermitALLOW5Across23 MaterialFABRIC6Across23 CombinesADDS4Across24 Will it help one not to lag behind others at table?CATCHUP7Across25 FertiliserCOMPOST7Across25 Shade of redMAGENTA7Across27 TreeYEW3Across27 The draught is waterCURRENT7Across27 StrikeRAP3Across29 A strange logo, good gracious! DrearyGLOOMY6Across30 Musical instrumentGUITAR6Across30 ThreatenedMENACED7Across31 LeaveDEPART6Across31 Straight after, call homeHONEST6Across31 Journalists are importunatePRESS5Across32 GauntletsGLOVES6Across32 ConcentrateFOCUS5Across32 TrackPATH4Across34 She’ll come back when readyTESSA5Across35 TendonSINEW5Across35 EludeESCAPE6Across35 Open at the above timeOVERT5Across36 HappenOCCUR5Across36 Cradle songLULLABY7Across37 There’s no way booze is a cure!NOSTRUM7Across37 ExcessiveUNDUE5Across38 Sloping charactersITALICS7Across39 Guaranteed to be convinced in the endENSURED7Across39 ReiterateREPEAT6Across39 MachineryPLANT5Across40 Good and angry, said what one thought ofAIRED5Across41 New Zealand nativeMAORI5Across41 Get confused and put two Ds in “drink”ADDLE5Across42 Warning deviceSIREN5Across42 With passion, start performing in and be very goodFIRSTRATE9Across43 Bad dreamNIGHTMARE9Across43 Believe it gets rid of fliesSWALLOW7Across44 FragmentarySCRAPPY7Across44

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Eye partRETINA6Down1 Does give a rap when one’s uncomplimentary about!KNOCKS6Down1 Without delayURGENTLY8Down2 How you regretted biting into the lemon?BITTERLY8Down2 NumberTWO3Down2 Mal de merSEASICKNESS11Down3 Gets frightened on finding the eggs hatchedCHICKENSOUT11Down3 HorrifiesAPPALS6Down3 Four-sided figureRECTANGLE9Down4 The boys get on with difficulty, carrying the bagGLADSTONE9Down4 EggsROE3Down4 FrameworkGRID4Down5 RightCORRECT7Down5 Flavouring, I understand, goes in as wellANISEED7Down5 CombinesUNITES6Down6 Religious journeyPILGRIMAGE10Down6 What makes you so hot on performing?STAGEFEVER10Down6 RubberERASER6Down7 SombreDULL4Down7 Either didn’t remove or took offLEFT4Down7 IncorrectlyWRONGLY7Down9 Counting-frameABACUS6Down10 Upturned, the dirt is caked on – really badPUTRID6Down10 PaganHEATHEN7Down11 Do they speak your name on the telephone?CALLERS7Down11 RegretRUE3Down12 RompFROLIC6Down12 Cling to – had come loose beforeADHERE6Down12 ShelfSILL4Down13 GentleMILD4Down16 AutomatonGOLEM5Down17 InconsistentERRATIC7Down19 Get all the notes sorted out and make plansARRANGE7Down19 LoomedTOWERED7Down20 Works out, when the snares set have caught nothingREASONS7Down21 FeelingEMOTION7Down21 DesireURGE4Down22 Decreasing the felling ofCUTTINGDOWN11Down24 Shelf over a fireplaceMANTELPIECE11Down24 FishermanANGLER6Down24 FallDROP4Down25 FierceSAVAGE6Down26 Gave the impression, when one happened onCAMEACROSS10Down26 DramatistPLAYWRIGHT10Down26 PackagePARCEL6Down28 Point of referenceBENCHMARK9Down28 Because the estate’s to be broken up, getting a previewFORETASTE9Down28 FighterWARRIOR7Down29 Fix up and put into safekeeping againRESTORE7Down29 CaressPET3Down30 Deduce from, when you conveneGATHER6Down30 Tittle-tattleGOSSIP6Down30 Movie actorFILMSTAR8Down32 Not so wonderful that you can’t leave behind?PASSABLE8Down32 Some months, he reckonsSUMMER6Down33 CloseSHUT4Down33 EspionageSPYING6Down33 Is amazed and angry, caught up in the snowdriftWONDERS7Down34 EatCONSUME7Down34 DrinkSUP3Down36 WritePEN3Down37 CurtABRUPT6Down38 Very keen, when the herd stampedes, to runREDHOT6Down38 That’s wrong, popSLIP4Down40 Very dryARID4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, September 25, 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.