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Evening Standard Crossword September 27 2022 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 27 2022 answers. The Tuesday 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#
DefectFLAW4Across1 LustreSHEEN5Across3 Appeals said to gratifyPLEAS5Across3 TuneAIR3Across4 CastSHED4Across6 Paper for wrapping sugar?ARGUS5Across8 LureDECOY5Across8 ThroughPER3Across9 Warning deviceSIREN5Across10 UndressedSTRIPPED8Across10 One in ten's maybe a mugSTEIN5Across10 Absent from DartmouthOUT3Across11 Legendary birdROC3Across11 CupidEROS4Across11 Killer with the right to take life, maybe?RIFLE5Across12 PierceLANCE5Across12 Amphibious rodentMUSKRAT7Across13 Did the Romans figure it as the capital of China?HUNDRED7Across13 EqualityPAR3Across14 SharpACUTE5Across15 It's not meant to be made in Polperro, reallyERROR5Across15 BeliefCREED5Across16 He's empty headed, black hearted and loud!OAF3Across18 RemunerationPAY3Across18 Mean to get a room at some hotelDENOTE6Across19 AnnouncedDECLARED8Across19 MusicalsOPERAS6Across19 Sharp replyRIPOSTE7Across21 Pound we fiddled, nevertheless confessedOWNEDUP7Across21 BarLEVER5Across21 RotisserieSPIT4Across22 Deserve to be in the clear, naturallyEARN4Across22 Girl's nameVERA4Across23 An English gardenKENT4Across23 SubtractedDEDUCTED8Across23 Using such water, you could make dear tea!AERATED7Across24 DeciphersDECODES7Across24 TautTENSE5Across24 Toy with one's food?TRIFLE6Across26 NumberELEVEN6Across26 IlluminatedLIT3Across27 Fishy sort of deer?ROE3Across29 RugMAT3Across29 Where to stay until let loose by the house?HOTEL5Across31 FairJUST4Across31 Of soundSONIC5Across31 A low place; the centre of vice, though it's not obviousCRYPTIC7Across32 Decrease graduallyFADEOUT7Across32 TesterEXAMINER8Across33 The answer, you can depend, is soft-heartedREPLY5Across34 ExpireDIE3Across34 Street urchinGAMIN5Across34 It's a pleasure!FUN3Across35 RemitSEND4Across35 Torn clothRAG3Across35 Being active in taking the dog outDOING5Across36 RegretRUE3Across36 QuickRAPID5Across36 She's in a blind alleyLINDA5Across37 ObligationDUTY4Across37 Unit of gold purityCARAT5Across37 Provider of an underground takeaway service for the publicSEWER5Across38 MinimumLEAST5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
AntitoxinSERUM5Down1 Pleasantly aware of standing highPROUD5Down1 Pilot's compartmentCOCKPIT7Down2 Reduced, having fewer feathers?CUTDOWN7Down2 TardyLATE4Down2 LamentWAIL4Down3 WarmthHEAT4Down4 Rested, then left to get helpLAID4Down4 SeemedAPPEARED8Down4 Get freeESCAPE6Down5 DiscourteousRUDE4Down5 Taking the rest of the night to elapse, possiblyASLEEP6Down5 JavelinSPEAR5Down6 RelativeNIECE5Down6 Pasternak's back! (In hardback?)STERN5Down6 GirlÕsHER3Down7 Greek letterDELTA5Down7 One much spoilt, possibly, by stewardesses?PILOT5Down7 WearERODE5Down8 LettuceCOS3Down9 Reporter having a bit of lunch with a guerrilla leaderGUN3Down9 Grown-upADULT5Down12 Sportingly, his assistants are in touchREFEREE7Down12 DiscloseLAYOPEN7Down12 DerideSCORN5Down13 FriendPAL3Down14 Being organised, went quicklyRAN3Down14 KnockRAP3Down14 SpreeREVEL5Down15 Wandered erratically over to the trading centreROVED5Down16 ImpulsesURGES5Down16 GroundEARTH5Down17 Holes in the stern, maybe?RENTS5Down17 Prose compositionESSAY5Down17 ShabbyDOWDY5Down18 Titled French mistress who lost her headDUBARRY7Down19 Low padded seatOTTOMAN7Down19 The canine minority that may bite?TEETH5Down20 Burnt remainsASHES5Down20 DevoteDEDICATE8Down20 Celestial circuit or part thereof?ORBIT5Down21 To matureRIPEN5Down21 GrooveRUT3Down22 Old soldierVETERAN7Down23 Work out a way to stay in shapeKEEPFIT7Down23 Ten yearsDECADE6Down24 Accusatively suggest a member always has beer aroundALLEGE6Down24 FatherDAD3Down25 Private Atkins discards a medal that's not the real thingTOY3Down25 OozeEXUDE5Down25 LocatedSITED5Down26 He's flashy, perhaps, but efficientROBOT5Down27 FaithfulLOYAL5Down27 Ways to get the ref's back up are growing, naturallyFERNS5Down28 All-night watchVIGIL5Down28 AleBEER4Down28 ObjectMIND4Down29 Afraid of draughts?WINDY5Down30 SucroseSUGAR5Down30 PlaguePEST4Down30 SeizuresFITS4Down32 TransgressSIN3Down32 What you're reading at presentCLUE4Down32 Not exactly a tin, but a container of tunaTUN3Down33 Rowing bladeOAR3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, September 27, 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.