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Evening Standard Crossword September 9 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword September 9 2020 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
StoppedCEASED6Across1 No, it can’t stop you getting nailedDENIAL6Across1 LawfulLEGAL5Across3 All those noted for being truly individualEVERYONE8Across7 StripUNCLOTHE8Across7 AfflictsAILS4Across8 A bright start in French, perhapsDAWN4Across8 MaltreatedABUSED6Across9 Put on the street, being oldSTAGED6Across10 Floor coveringCARPET6Across10 ChesspieceBISHOP6Across10 Ship’s smokestackFUNNEL6Across11 The agreement in the form forwardedASSENT6Across11 WearyTIRED5Across11 CicatrixSCAR4Across12 EncounteredMET3Across14 Cost of life expectancyFEE3Across14 JotIOTA4Across15 Legendary kingMIDAS5Across16 In the shade is a dark placeHADES5Across16 SkylineHORIZON7Across17 BereavementLOSS4Across17 Plenty may be castLOTS4Across17 Ring-shaped rollBAGEL5Across19 Took the attitude that dopes shouldn’t be so sillyPOSED5Across19 TimidSHY3Across20 Strengthened the appearance of being polishedWAXED5Across21 AutomatonROBOT5Across21 Senior memberDOYEN5Across21 Slow kiss with a rubbery sort of feelLATEX5Across22 HeathenPAGAN5Across22 LevelEVEN4Across23 Contended to be a terrible diveVIED4Across23 MicrobeGERM4Across23 EagleERNE4Across25 CourseROUTE5Across26 A clever rhyme for “cut”SEVER5Across26 Former Nigerian capitalLAGOS5Across26 EverythingALL3Across28 The part a rabbit can’t be withoutBIT3Across28 PurgeRID3Across28 --- Franklin, singerARETHA6Across29 Those of eccentric ladiesIDEALS6Across29 ManipulatedHANDLED7Across30 D’Artagnan, for instance, could talk a lot and fool peopleGASCON6Across30 Comes aboutARISES6Across30 Where a new hat goes with the uniformUTAH4Across31 SurrenderCEDE4Across31 In the family wayPREGNANT8Across32 See a place in the garden for cups and saucers, etc.CROCKERY8Across32 CrowdHERD4Across33 Female siblingSISTER6Across33 Incisive treatment for rashesSHEARS6Across33 ComfortEASE4Across35 InjuryWOUND5Across36 IntellectualMENTAL6Across38 ConstructsERECTS6Across39 PromptREADY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Arrange loads around the nerve centre of the backDORSAL6Down1 Call offCANCEL6Down1 SevereHARSH5Down1 Is game to make picturesIMAGES6Down2 Shoots from coverSNIPES6Down2 SweetenSUGAR5Down2 The earthDUST4Down3 Grant money at lastLEND4Down3 AllowLET3Down3 Egg whiteALBUMEN7Down4 Hurry into bed when whisked awayBRUSHED7Down4 NewspapermanEDITOR6Down4 EndureSTAND5Down5 HelpABET4Down5 Charlie was in debt, and subduedCOWED5Down5 CoverLID3Down6 CuresHEALS5Down6 Breaks that interrupt the music making?RESTS5Down6 ConfusionCHAOS5Down7 LimbsARMS4Down8 It’s silly to get back with a dizzy headDAFT4Down8 BouquetSPRAY5Down8 The little we noteWEE3Down9 PermitLET3Down9 Sorry a girl’s lost, that isSAD3Down12 NothingNIL3Down12 When you lose yours, is it even broken outright?NERVE5Down13 KeenEAGER5Down13 CliqueCOTERIE7Down13 StreamRIVER5Down14 Deceived, though not by playing possum?FOXED5Down15 Canoe-like boatKAYAK5Down15 RobbersTHIEVES7Down16 Preferred to make a top name?OPTED5Down18 Academy AwardOSCAR5Down18 DirectionNORTH5Down18 ToolHOE3Down19 Butter needed for dad to finish breakfastPAT3Down19 Wet spongy groundBOG3Down19 Makes excuses about male or female, say?SEX3Down20 InformationGEN3Down20 Aggressive, as when given a raw dealWARLIKE7Down21 Spirited, livelyDASHING7Down21 The field of ale brewingLEA3Down22 ExchangeTRADE5Down22 ContainerPOT3Down22 Flies without powerGLIDES6Down23 The face shows a woman’s ageVISAGE6Down23 ImmediatelyNOW3Down24 OtherwiseELSE4Down24 The desire to get out of MitchumITCH4Down24 Do they give one short change indoors?DONORS6Down25 Boy’s titleMASTER6Down25 Lighting devicesLAMPS5Down26 Because a gloss finish can be nice?SINCE5Down26 Maybe to move out around November is a bad thingVENOM5Down27 DeservedEARNED6Down27 Hereditary unitsGENES5Down27 Flier in inevitable ascentBAT3Down28 PoemRHYME5Down28 Land measureARE3Down28 IntoxicatedDRUNK5Down29 PerformsACTS4Down30 Hospital for cats?GUYS4Down30 TreeLARCH5Down31 ThickDENSE5Down32 CavityHOLE4Down34 ConflictWAR3Down36 AridDRY3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, September 9, 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.