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Evening Standard Crossword September 7 2018 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 7 2018 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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#
Leave outOMIT4Across1 StitchSEW3Across4 PonderMUSE4Across6 To put it briefly, give a girl your promiseINAWORD7Across8 MessengerCOURIER7Across8 FraternalBROTHERLY9Across9 SkillART3Across9 As the successful oil prospector’s money was?WELLSPENT9Across9 StratagemARTIFICE8Across10 CutSNIP4Across11 Go off and you don’t eatLEAVE5Across13 Make broaderWIDEN5Across13 AmidstAMONG5Across14 LargeBIG3Across14 Jots down some musicNOTES5Across14 Small amountMODICUM7Across15 Copy it in a mite shakilyIMITATE7Across15 Sticks one in with the piesPASTIES7Across16 TollKNELL5Across16 DisregardNEGLECT7Across16 PursueCHASE5Across17 Character that dropped the case in the chaseAITCH5Across17 ContortTWIST5Across18 Don’t just lie there! Dress!GETUP5Across18 SwordSCIMITAR8Across19 A gesture I wouldn’t care to makeSHRUG5Across20 LoatheABHOR5Across20 ObjectDEMUR5Across21 BeginnerNOVICE6Across22 Group that was démodé from the startOUTSET6Across22 WeekdayMONDAY6Across23 LessenDIMINISH8Across23 If he’s fast, we’ll get over quicklyBOWLER6Across23 NotchSCORE5Across24 SleepSLUMBER7Across25 Almost capsizing when catching the first fish?LISTING7Across25 CriminalBURGLAR7Across27 Riddled with bullets, as taught to?DRILLED7Across27 Pen pointNIB3Across27 Noticeably coldCHILLY6Across30 Has fantasies about being in a mother’s embraceDREAMS6Across30 BreakSNAP4Across31 GhostSPIRIT6Across31 Act in accordance with instructions and you’ll succeedFOLLOW6Across31 They may be packed with people the doctor’s seeingCASES5Across32 Sumptuous mealFEAST5Across32 First-classCHAMPION8Across33 LubricateOIL3Across34 Specifies how old the girlfriends areDATES5Across35 QuarrelARGUE5Across35 DependRELY4Across35 Only snatching victory when you find the answer toSOLVE5Across36 DepartLEAVE5Across36 BornNEE3Across36 Could be colder, one observedNOTICED7Across37 Ballroom danceFOXTROT7Across37 WantNEED4Across37 Gold-lined cages awash with flowersCORSAGE7Across39 ToolSPANNER7Across39 Not thick: that’s easy to seeCLEAR5Across41 FarewellADIEU5Across41 A role in “Separated”APART5Across42 Male relativeUNCLE5Across42 Dislike taken to the thing I have onOBJECTION9Across43 DriverCHAUFFEUR9Across43 Gracious, sire, that’s wonderful!CORKING7Across44 TryATTEMPT7Across44

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For the records, they’re non-U booksANNALS6Down1 Frankfurter in a rollHOTDOG6Down1 MagnificenceGRANDEUR8Down2 Such a remark as “All brushes are the same” is?SWEEPING8Down2 MarketMART4Down2 Acceptable currencyLEGALTENDER11Down3 What the barman does when one gets him out of his stupor?BRINGSROUND11Down3 ExcursionTRIP4Down3 ScentFRAGRANCE9Down4 Black dog that’s done a lot of travelling?JETSETTER9Down4 AnimatedSPIRITED8Down4 SharpenWHET4Down5 StutterSTAMMER7Down5 As an insult, said it’s trickerySLEIGHT7Down5 Stone-workerMASON5Down6 WilfulHEADSTRONG10Down6 Bound to get a table to eat in the Chinese restaurantSPRINGROLL10Down6 VaseURN3Down7 Group of countriesBLOC4Down7 The head woman in “1”ANNA4Down7 YetSTILL5Down8 African countryRWANDA6Down10 Is inclined to be less worried about workSLOPES6Down10 Curving inwardsCONCAVE7Down11 Jumps up when I get into difficultiesSTRAITS7Down11 RemainsASHES5Down12 Moderate one’s angerTEMPER6Down12 ForgeSMITHY6Down12 The sameDITTO5Down13 OfferBID3Down14 UrchinGAMIN5Down15 RigEQUIP5Down17 SuppleLITHE5Down18 Who tipped off the clerks?TELLERS7Down19 U.S. stateINDIANA7Down19 MeditateRUMINATE8Down20 Serving of foodHELPING7Down21 Having got myself onto the train, unpacked the clothesRAIMENT7Down21 TeaseRIB3Down22 In the home, where there’s space to have a tug-of-war?DRAWINGROOM11Down24 Ice cream flavourTUTTIFRUTTI11Down24 BoatCANOE5Down25 Period of 1000 yearsMILLENNIUM10Down26 Cellmate you’re part owner of a flat with?TIMESHARER10Down26 AnswerREPLY5Down26 Gathering I, too, could become oneCOLLECTOR9Down28 EquipmentAPPARATUS9Down28 ScrutiniseSCAN4Down28 Rewritten, perhaps, later by the editorALTERED7Down29 PoisonARSENIC7Down29 FrankOPEN4Down29 ManageCOPE4Down30 Work out that the two had a key to get inDEDUCE6Down30 RoughCOARSE6Down30 MatchesFIXTURES8Down32 Reductions by the TUC?CUTBACKS8Down32 SickenAIL3Down32 Unruffled though having caught a runaway steedSEDATE6Down33 GiggleTITTER6Down33 Make clearCLARIFY7Down34 Says the animal should get the odd restASSERTS7Down34 Cooking instructionsRECIPE6Down38 Caught in, has got free from the bondsCHAINS6Down38 Name something the jewel thief is afterRUBY4Down40 Give painACHE4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, September 7, 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.