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Evening Standard Crossword September 26 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 26 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 126 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#
American stateNEVADA6Across1 The best fellows around central GermanyCHAMPS6Across1 CommandORDER5Across3 Woman for a writer to run away withPENELOPE8Across7 French policemanGENDARME8Across7 AnimalHARE4Across8 Little chap clutched by a singerMIKE4Across8 ScornDERIDE6Across9 Counting frameABACUS6Across10 NobleAUGUST6Across10 Darted around as one did businessTRADED6Across10 Humiliating failureFIASCO6Across11 ElicitEDUCE5Across11 Riverside property in a foreign countryPOLAND6Across11 ParadiseEDEN4Across12 Indeed ScottishGEY3Across14 FalsehoodLIE3Across14 FormerlyONCE4Across15 MatureRIPEN5Across16 Virginia and Leslie down in the countryVALES5Across16 RenovatedRENEWED7Across17 CouchSOFA4Across17 Go round to the doctor?SPIN4Across17 Thin biscuitWAFER5Across19 Subdued when mated, maybeTAMED5Across19 SummitTOP3Across20 Picture puzzleREBUS5Across21 WineMEDOC5Across21 Well known to have done wrong about central heatingNOTED5Across21 Very strong personTITAN5Across22 It's highly brilliant but not meteoricCOMET5Across22 Pedestrian location in Lambeth?WALK4Across23 DetailITEM4Across23 CummerbundSASH4Across23 SharpenWHET4Across25 French artist, to some degree Anglo-SaxonDEGAS5Across26 SwiftRAPID5Across26 PlanetVENUS5Across26 Held in the sense of 'caught'HAD3Across28 Floor coveringMAT3Across28 DampWET3Across28 Flattened by a hard manIRONED6Across29 Primary sourceORIGIN6Across29 Like silence or those grand days of yoreGOLDEN6Across30 LoungeSALOON6Across30 GroundTERRAIN7Across30 Birds slow in movementOWLS4Across31 SnareTRAP4Across31 It's players pretend to have funCHARADES8Across32 Eland, for exampleANTELOPE8Across32 Toxic substancePOISON6Across33 Here on the Green somewhere near LewishamHITHER6Across33 CheeseEDAM4Across33 PitMINE4Across35 AnnoyancePIQUE5Across36 DecayedROTTEN6Across38 EbbRECEDE6Across39 SpreeREVEL5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
WanderersNOMADS6Down1 No pet dog having to sit up with a cupCURTIS6Down1 ViperADDER5Down1 Shrub or small treeACACIA6Down2 Might she be bowled over?MAIDEN6Down2 VerdantGREEN5Down2 Relatively long timeAGES4Down3 Speed pastSPED4Down3 PoemODE3Down3 Respects highlyADMIRES7Down4 SaveREDEEM6Down4 Let me adore you darling!BELOVED7Down4 EveryEACH4Down5 Grip firmlyGRASP5Down5 Of central interest when a loaf is shared out for a numberFOCAL5Down5 Wading birdHERON5Down6 A chancy callHEADS5Down6 CharredBURNT5Down7 Fifty per centHALF4Down8 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down8 Trio of magiciansMAGI4Down8 RegretRUE3Down9 Has it a musical ring?KEY3Down9 VentilateAIR3Down12 Chap glad to shed a little weightLAD3Down12 DeterminedDECIDED7Down13 Prison roomsCELLS5Down13 Liven up in the style of novelist ShuteNEVIL5Down13 FresherNEWER5Down14 Getting too immersed in it can be fatalWATER5Down15 ConspiracyCABAL5Down15 IncludeCONTAIN7Down16 LiabilityDEBIT5Down18 Does it make a noise like a squashed grape?PAGER5Down18 ProposeOFFER5Down18 IntimidateCOW3Down19 RainyWET3Down19 He can be cattyTOM3Down19 Satisfied the requirement of some transport lineMET3Down20 MerrimentFUN3Down20 Flowery point made in a case of terrible agonyNOSEGAY7Down21 LudicrousRISIBLE7Down21 Has ability in buccaneeringCAN3Down22 YankTUG3Down22 CaptivateCHARM5Down22 Highly-spiced sausageSALAMI6Down23 Container of rainwater maybe, about a half gallonWALLET6Down23 RugMAT3Down24 Puts on extra for tots?ADDS4Down24 At the summitATOP4Down24 Young Germans seem more considerateKINDER6Down25 Wait, remainHANGON6Down25 Of the voiceVOCAL5Down26 Rid oneself of many a desireDITCH5Down26 Quick, agileNIFTY5Down27 Nobbled animal about to finish lastGOTAT5Down27 ModestDEMURE6Down27 TiredWEARY5Down28 SpoilMAR3Down28 Supposedly brave greeting?HOW3Down28 FlavourTASTE5Down29 Crikey, wild hogs!GOSH4Down30 PaceSTEP4Down30 HelpedAIDED5Down31 Not everNEVER5Down32 PenaltyFINE4Down34 ThroughPER3Down36 FishEEL3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. 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.