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Evening Standard Crossword September 8 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 135 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 8 2023 answers. The Friday puzzle has 135 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#
CentreHEART5Across3 Acquired in hospital and acquired illicitly?ILLGOTTEN9Across9 FieryTORRID6Across9 TV seriesSOAPOPERA9Across9 Well-offAFFLUENT8Across10 LoutishOAFISH6Across10 With the wind having died down, will ceaseBLOWOVER8Across10 TeacherTUTOR5Across11 “Hello,” said the drunkHIGH4Across12 WickedEVIL4Across12 AlwaysEVER4Across12 Knock unconscious - that’s the planLAYOUT6Across13 UninterestingBORING6Across13 WoundsLESIONS7Across14 I got near it, struggling against lethargyINERTIA7Across14 Type of penBALLPOINT9Across15 Driving the new car when taking to the stationRUNNINGIN9Across15 RemedyCURE4Across15 OustedDEPOSED7Across17 DesecrationSACRILEGE9Across17 Attacker the alsatians put to flightASSAILANT9Across17 The policeman did volunteer to hold in chargeOFFICER7Across18 OldELDERLY7Across18 Rabbit the infant may enjoy playing withRATTLE6Across20 Austrian cityVIENNA6Across20 WeakenSAP3Across20 Group of countriesBLOC4Across21 PlungedDIVED5Across21 Contend there’s a boomSPAR4Across21 ConsiderDEEM4Across23 There’s a section in about South Africa that’s biasedPARTISAN8Across24 Protective charmTALISMAN8Across24 SummitPEAK4Across25 The getting in early may be hardLEATHERY8Across26 Visit habituallyFREQUENT8Across26 SovereignRULER5Across26 PlusAND3Across28 As a concept, it’s less than perfectIDEA4Across28 365 daysYEAR4Across28 Annoyed that the blouse is masculine-looking?SHIRTY6Across29 LovedADORED6Across29 LivedRESIDED7Across30 AboundingREPLETE7Across31 In order to fend off a member of the teamFORWARD7Across31 CeaseSTOP4Across33 So big it’s just horrible?MONSTROUS9Across34 Flowering plantNARCISSUS9Across34 SeasonTIDE4Across35 InflexibleRIGID5Across36 Composed personally, when aloneBYONESELF9Across36 Previous examplePRECEDENT9Across36 AmatoryEROTIC6Across38 Commission the girl got on the weaponCUTLASS7Across38 DebateDISCUSS7Across38 HuntedSOUGHT6Across39 How the restaurant critic criticises them?ROASTS6Across39 Small fishMINNOW6Across39 BruteBEAST5Across40 Box in trainingSPAR4Across40 Waken up when there’s a stormSTIR4Across40 GoodbyeFAREWELL8Across41 Will get one back into shape? Go on!CONTINUE8Across41 CakeSWISSROLL9Across42 It’s cut for a card gameSOLITAIRE9Across42

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Before this strike and the other disruptionHITHERTO8Down1 GatherASSEMBLE8Down1 War-horseSTEED5Down1 Beauty treatmentFACIAL6Down2 The bottle the fellow took along has brokenFLAGON6Down2 CrawlCREEP5Down2 FiercenessFEROCITY8Down3 Being a newcomer, is more curiousSTRANGER8Down3 StrikeHIT3Down3 LassoLARIAT6Down4 Having yet to see the lightUNBORN6Down4 InferredEDUCED6Down4 SpaceROOM4Down5 GenerosityLARGESSE8Down5 Steal - but that’s immaterialABSTRACT8Down5 SailorTAR3Down6 Does a music student find it invigorating?TONICSOLFA10Down6 Drinks shopOFFLICENCE10Down6 LessMINUS5Down7 Set for bed before I come inCOTERIE7Down7 PastimePURSUIT7Down7 AnimalsSHEEP5Down8 A bed and on it a girlBERTHA6Down8 NapSNOOZE6Down8 Act up, becoming rowdy again, in apprehensionCAPTURE7Down11 Fundamental natureESSENCE7Down11 GreenVERDANT7Down13 WandererROVER5Down14 FesteredRANKLED7Down16 Egg on, showing sound perceptionINCITE6Down16 AllowPERMIT6Down16 EaterDINER5Down18 MaterialREP3Down19 Former lover who used to be hotFLAME5Down19 PlayDRAMA5Down19 Manage to fleeRUN3Down20 VehicleVAN3Down20 Capturing the royal parents in an Italian cityPARMA5Down22 Sudden forward motionLUNGE5Down22 LiabilityDEBIT5Down22 Be given credit for the attackCHARGE6Down23 ColourPURPLE6Down23 BeakerMUG3Down24 Hi-fiMIDISYSTEM10Down25 The strain you associate with studies, as a youngsterSCHOOLSONG10Down25 CrazeFAD3Down26 Song birds doLAY3Down26 WrongREMISS6Down27 PoisonCYANIDE7Down27 Do they like cheese mixed with their birdseed?TITMICE7Down27 EnquiredASKED5Down28 GiverDONOR5Down29 Look likeRESEMBLE8Down30 Rather unapproachable, is engagedRESERVED8Down30 OratoryRHETORIC8Down31 SombreDINGY5Down31 How you smiled at the hoary old joke?FROSTILY8Down31 CompletelyENTIRELY8Down32 DemiseDEATH5Down32 The bench is indeed misshapenDEFORMED8Down32 Watered downDILUTED7Down33 Opens up when I am in difficultiesSTRAITS7Down33 PleasantNICE4Down34 “Thought to be unfeasible,” I put inNOTION6Down35 RogueRASCAL6Down35 PenalisePUNISH6Down36 A strident “Alloy has a Y on the end!”BRASSY6Down36 BoneRIB3Down36 SpotDOT3Down37 Necessitate changing a ten to forty-nineENTAIL6Down37 UseEMPLOY6Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, September 8, 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.