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Evening Standard Crossword September 4 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 4 2020 answers. The Friday 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#
DirtySOIL4Across1 EpochERA3Across4 CutCLIP4Across6 Pedestrian routeFOOTPATH8Across9 TuneAIR3Across9 Are within call when there’s an allocationSHAREOUT8Across9 Announced, in addition, the figureTWO3Across10 HeightALTITUDE8Across10 MeadowLEA3Across10 Use, to get me back, a gambitEMPLOY6Across11 CloseNEAR4Across11 Card suitHEARTS6Across11 Setbacks during the spells of batting?KNOCKS6Across12 DressATTIRE6Across12 WeaponFIREARM7Across13 Run down deliberatelyTRICKLE7Across13 Shoot across to get the toolRAKE4Across14 CounterBAR3Across14 JustFAIR4Across14 Did it and was removed forciblyCARRIEDOUT10Across15 PaternityFATHERHOOD10Across15 SlumberSLEEP5Across16 From time to time, working or notONANDOFF8Across17 RefinedTASTEFUL8Across17 ReferredALLUDED7Across18 Pour a snort to give to the business partnerCONSORT7Across18 Extinct birdDODO4Across19 Depict as an attractionDRAW4Across19 ViedCOMPETED8Across19 PrincipleTENET5Across21 FireworkROCKET6Across21 A number are surrounded by darting horse fliesHOVERS6Across21 HeldDETAINED8Across23 Insisting that you tell all againDEMANDINGARECOUNT17Across24 Ready to appearWAITINGINTHEWINGS17Across24 ObserveWATCH5Across24 GainedWON3Across27 The girl with whom I am going back homeMAIDEN6Across27 InuitESKIMO6Across27 NotionIDEA4Across29 Make you long to go toplessEARN4Across29 The manner of the fellow has changed when I take overFASHION7Across30 TalkativeVOLUBLE7Across30 SilentMUTE4Across31 TesterEXAMINER8Across33 Expression of gratitudeTHANKYOU8Across33 Cheer up when you mention the seasideBRIGHTEN8Across33 ObserveSEE3Across34 DreadFEAR4Across35 Does the unauthorised use of material mean there’s a plot?CONSPIRACY10Across35 Recover after illnessCONVALESCE10Across35 Putting a number in an envelope saying "Authorship Unknown"ANON4Across36 OwingDUE3Across36 Poultry enclosureCOOP4Across36 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across37 It’s always held back when jumpyRESTIVE7Across37 ResultOUTCOME7Across37 DecoratedORNATE6Across38 The combination could be, all round, very, very dangerousLETHAL6Across38 PeacefulSERENE6Across40 It’s hard to understand a clergyman’s retiring in itSEVERE6Across40 RegretRUE3Across41 See as self-assertionEYE3Across41 Very seriousGRIEVOUS8Across42 Guide to how old one is, cheapness of passage isSTEERAGE8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Just say what you have in mindTHINKALOUD10Down1 Traffic control measureCONTRAFLOW10Down1 Small needlecaseETUI4Down2 He’s responsible for her losing her head, I figureERIC4Down2 GreasyOILY4Down2 RelaxedCAREFREE8Down3 Because you promise to give upFORSWEAR8Down3 DenLAIR4Down3 Fine fabricCHIFFON7Down4 A post at headquartersSTATION7Down4 TaughtEDUCATED8Down4 TopAPEX4Down5 DisasterCATASTROPHE11Down5 Anticipate, as you try to find where the patient isLOOKFORWARD11Down5 WaterwayCANAL5Down6 Torture deviceTHUMBSCREW10Down6 Appropriating your ideas, as you thoughtTELEPATHIC10Down6 UntruthLIE3Down7 NonplusBAFFLE6Down7 Giving water and shade to, was merciful withSPARED6Down7 AngryIRATE5Down8 PostureATTITUDE8Down8 Expects, when one goes in search ofLOOKSFOR8Down8 Do, when there’s a surprise developmentTWIST5Down10 SensationalLURID5Down10 TwistSCREW5Down12 StingSMART5Down13 WagerBET3Down14 RenovateRENEW5Down15 Famous escapologistHOUDINI7Down16 Continued with "The amount that wild deer consume"RESUMED7Down16 HappeningEVENT5Down17 ConceitPRIDE5Down18 Unit of weightOUNCE5Down20 He’s in telecommunications, all rightROGER5Down20 ExplodeDETONATE8Down20 BrownTAN3Down22 He’s promised you a ticketVOUCHER7Down22 EatCONSUME7Down22 Game in which a good-looker has the advantageHIDEANDSEEK11Down23 FarmingAGRICULTURE11Down23 Is he not the first to have scratched?NONSTARTER10Down25 EntertainAMUSE5Down25 Remoteness of attitudeIVORYTOWER10Down25 Accepted the burden and became bossTOOKCHARGE10Down26 HeartenCHEER5Down26 ConsiderateSOLICITOUS10Down26 RepairMEND4Down28 Called in, dear, to straighten out and it’s fixedARRANGED8Down28 Sherry glassSCHOONER8Down28 BlazeFIRE4Down29 NurseTEND4Down30 Shocked by a muffled "It became boring"APPALLED8Down31 Musical workORATORIO8Down31 BeverageTEA3Down32 ExperienceUNDERGO7Down32 In the teens, being on the move is greatINTENSE7Down32 Male relativeNEPHEW6Down34 Look flushed and keep badgering on returnGANDER6Down34 Can drop the mechanic off and ringCHIME5Down35 Genetic copyCLONE5Down35 Maritime forceNAVY4Down39 Go and spoilTURN4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, September 4, 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.