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Evening Standard Crossword September 28 2021 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 28 2021 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#
Card gameWHIST5Across1 DiminishREDUCE6Across1 It's obvious when an inexperienced driver is in distressPLAIN5Across1 RescindREPEAL6Across5 Fisherman's trick?CATCH5Across6 ConveyCARRY5Across6 RanRACED5Across9 Cautious use of fuel for the carCAREFUL7Across9 BonusPREMIUM7Across9 LassoLARIAT6Across10 Available as the letter H or CONTAP5Across10 ChurchABBEY5Across10 CaredMINDED6Across11 Arrive atREACH5Across11 Whence the cowboys managed to get to churchRANCH5Across11 Not dirtyCLEAN5Across12 DeserveMERIT5Across12 Mark a tin's possibly made?STAIN5Across12 Military formations led by a colonel?COLUMNS7Across13 FriendlyCORDIAL7Across13 StaunchSTEM4Across14 Just a sticky mess, but it won't come to nothing!GOO3Across15 AppropriateAPT3Across15 ComplyOBEY4Across17 Burden of suspicion, usually?ONUS4Across17 EntrapNET3Across17 Something foxy to do in a down-to-earth wayBURROW6Across18 Glaring mistakeHOWLER6Across18 PaddleWADE4Across18 CringeCOWER5Across19 Clangers, perhaps?BELLS5Across19 Hand toolCHISEL6Across20 Does it fly with a snakelike motion?GLIDER6Across20 HellHADES5Across20 ManCHAP4Across22 Land in the waterISLE4Across22 LeasedHIRED5Across22 HarmedDAMAGED7Across23 Caught participating in saucy duets with ThaddeusHAD3Across24 PostponeDELAY5Across24 Farmyard birdHEN3Across24 BraveryCOURAGE7Across25 Run a faultless service around the campSCAMPER7Across25 Keep revising the cost per kilo?STOCK5Across26 FruitMELON5Across26 Beer mugSTEIN5Across26 StepSTAIR5Across27 A woman to cheat at some riskDORIS5Across27 It turns, coming to a shuddering halt at Mile EndLATHE5Across28 AssistantsAIDES5Across28 Was it never a good match?LUCIFER7Across29 InnsTAVERNS7Across29 HeroIDOL4Across29 Likely to win, if you play endless pontoon?ONTOP5Across30 Thin porridgeGRUEL5Across30 PleadBEG3Across30 ThickDENSE5Across31 Nevertheless, it can be quiet at nightSTILL5Across31 ObserveNOTE4Across32 SeniorELDER5Across33 PoolPUDDLE6Across35 FussNIGGLE6Across36 MuzzleSNOUT5Across37 DeservedEARNED6Across38 PrivateSECRET6Across39

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SavourRELISH6Down1 SocialiseHOBNOB6Down2 DashedDARTED6Down2 A place of growing prideLONDON6Down2 Legendary high-flier who went down to the seaICARUS6Down3 StuffCRAM4Down3 QuickSPEEDY6Down3 ConsumedEATEN5Down4 Rest of the game?NAP3Down4 AttemptTRY3Down4 SendREMIT5Down5 They go round making money in wagersBELTS5Down5 LittleSMALL5Down5 ReviseEDIT4Down6 The low fellow has evidence of debts - bearing much interest!CURIOUS7Down6 Museum officialCURATOR7Down6 Prayer endingAMEN4Down7 CharmENDEAR6Down7 Chap engulfed in an avalancheALAN4Down7 Cry out for a bit of luck with a birdCUCKOO6Down8 Cooking instructionsRECIPE6Down8 DepositedLODGED6Down8 Christmas hymnCAROL5Down12 Poles always scoff, it seemsSNEER5Down12 EasedRELAXED7Down13 Has it a mixture of remedies?COUGH5Down13 TrainCOACH5Down13 Clear, get somewhat ridiculously backwardLUCID5Down14 Tree sapRESIN5Down14 DomesticatedTAMED5Down15 Get a bit of a grip on a snakeGRASP5Down15 Greek letterALPHA5Down15 DecorationMEDAL5Down16 RubbishTRIPE5Down16 It's what he has that makes him what he isOWNER5Down16 BroadenWIDEN5Down18 Wading birdHERON5Down18 Highball on the snooker table?BLACK5Down18 Attacks those who, dead tired, take refreshment?BEATSUP7Down19 StorehouseDEPOT5Down19 In the middleCENTRAL7Down19 Maybe being a goal ahead can mean calm watersLAGOON6Down21 UtterSAY3Down21 BullyHECTOR6Down21 SailCRUISE6Down22 BorderHEM3Down22 Give the little devil a name!IMPART6Down22 ConcursAGREES6Down23 All upset about the wreck that was fatalLETHAL6Down23 HollowDIMPLE6Down24 Alcoholic drinkCIDER5Down25 On paper, the stock issueSCRIP5Down25 NoisierLOUDER6Down25 Form of soil farmers useSILO4Down26 LocationSITE4Down26 LengthierLONGER6Down27 Confronted with corrosion, he doesn't remain silentLES3Down28 FreshestNEWEST6Down28 As wellAND3Down28 MixBLEND5Down30 ClassGENUS5Down31 OtherwiseELSE4Down33 CeremonyRITE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. 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.