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Evening Standard Crossword September 28 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 28 2023 answers. The Thursday 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#
HeroicEPIC4Across1 MoodyBROODY6Across4 SerpentASP3Across4 Managing a bit of buildingCOPING6Across4 CableROPE4Across6 Catch up with one's maintenance?OVERHAUL8Across7 BrollyUMBRELLA8Across7 WinceFLINCH6Across8 Secret plotSCHEME6Across8 Studies in French and in musicETUDES6Across8 SheenLUSTRE6Across9 Percussion instrumentsDRUMS5Across10 ConsumeEAT3Across10 See a floating structure as a boatCRAFT5Across10 SeraglioHAREM5Across12 Quite good travelling showFAIR4Across13 African riverNILE4Across13 Just the place for a bit of shipbuildingHULL4Across14 Satisfy fullySATE4Across14 SeatSTOOL5Across14 State brieflyPENN4Across15 Posh sportPOLO4Across15 Old-fashionedDATED5Across15 It merely borders on being a coughHEM3Across16 Concert, informallyGIG3Across16 ThereforeTHUS4Across17 Thought to provide identification for eachIDEA4Across17 AustereSEVERE6Across18 BirdWREN4Across19 Murphy turns up in the outskirts of SouthendSPUD4Across19 BeganOPENED6Across20 Let father reform, and be sincere!HEARTFELT9Across21 BrotherlyFRATERNAL9Across21 Go on the stage?TURN4Across23 Terrible fateDOOM4Across23 WrathANGER5Across24 PantGASP4Across24 Despite what's said, it's not the complete courseHOLE4Across24 FrightenSCARE5Across26 ContainerBOX3Across26 As a guide, may well take the biscuit!DOG3Across26 Cooked animal fleshMEAT4Across27 Such club members sing with pleasureGLEE4Across27 FamousNOTED5Across28 Object of worshipIDOL4Across29 Part of the general assembly, unfortunatelyALAS4Across29 AgentSPY3Across30 DisclaimDENY4Across32 Charge for the damage?TEAR4Across32 RipeMATURE6Across32 Building material for a new abodeADOBE5Across33 BeastANIMAL6Across33 FarewellADIEU5Across33 Possibly tread around quietly as you leaveDEPART6Across34 BetweenAMID4Across34 PranceCAVORT6Across34 As worn in Wales?CARDIGAN8Across35 NoiseDIN3Across35 RapturousECSTATIC8Across35 Refinement of language, apparentlyPOLISH6Across36 RequireNEED4Across36 Drinking vesselBEAKER6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Money resourcesFUNDS5Down1 Ask for a loan - just a littleTOUCH5Down1 ConcerningABOUT5Down2 For a learner joining the police, it's apt to be hardMETAL5Down2 DancePOLKA5Down2 Untidy stateMESS4Down3 With adjustment, it means very little!WHIT4Down3 SurrenderCONCEDE7Down3 Aromatic herbBASIL5Down4 PainACHE4Down4 The way a suspect may be told to comeCLEAN5Down4 HidePELT4Down5 Darts lineOCHE4Down5 Run out (of tea?)POUR4Down5 ReadjustedRESET5Down6 RealmDOMAIN6Down6 Wanted for a half done terrible deedNEEDED6Down6 ObjectivePURPOSE7Down7 Circus entertainersCLOWNS6Down9 Looking bright, is strangely silentTINSEL6Down9 Beam of lightRAY3Down11 Cause frictionRUB3Down11 HatchetAXE3Down11 An early start for the pilot?FLIER5Down12 OwnsHAS3Down12 Paris undergroundMETRO5Down12 SpoilMAR3Down13 The fare, as cooked, is known to be lightFEATHER7Down13 PosyNOSEGAY7Down13 To placePUT3Down15 By giving heart to an emperorPER3Down15 CongealGEL3Down16 BeverageTEA3Down16 No palace, but of rich utilityHUT3Down16 CurDOG3Down17 The threat to Dan when Reg gets upset?DANGER6Down18 Hand toolHAMMER6Down18 Cry outEXCLAIM7Down19 Implore the midshipman to act as captain!PLEAD5Down20 QuickRAPID5Down20 Hold in great affection, perhapsHUG3Down21 Canine mammalFOX3Down21 EnclosurePEN3Down21 He's definitely not in favour of turning a key!FOE3Down22 WearingEROSION7Down22 RodentRAT3Down22 Give to charityDONATE6Down23 FatherDAD3Down23 Led excessively around the cityTOLEDO6Down23 PinchNIP3Down25 EnemyFOE3Down25 Catch in some damnable actNAB3Down25 CircularROUND5Down27 There's a key to itLATCH5Down28 Go inENTER5Down28 AvoidEVADE5Down29 Simple songDITTY5Down30 Yearns to get money by composing a songLONGS5Down30 RemitSEND4Down30 GapeYAWN4Down31 Midday mealLUNCH5Down31 One can be seen to be out of waterSEINE5Down31 Thanks the team for transportationTAXI4Down32 WharfDOCK4Down32 In opera, a first-class lawyerAIDA4Down33 Singing voiceALTO4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, September 28, 2023. 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.