Evening Standard Cryptic Crossword

Thursday, 8 April 2021

We have 44 solutions for the Evening Standard Cryptic Crossword puzzle - published on Thursday, 8 April 2021.

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4. An element of law enforcement (6) ⓘ

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7. At the driving place, all alcohol free (8) ⓘ

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8. Studies noted duets, possibly (6) ⓘ

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10. Figure a hush to be something you can hear! (5) ⓘ

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13. Said to be a sale of cloth (4) ⓘ

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14. A Scot may have one hanging around (4) ⓘ

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15. Mickey's companion, an alien (4) ⓘ

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16. Ask earnestly to be good (3) ⓘ

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17. Full of excitement like, in the past, Gateshead (4) ⓘ

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19. Read a bit of scandal (4) ⓘ

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21. Colourful thing to wear around town (9) ⓘ

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23. Ardent, even after a weekend (4) ⓘ

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24. The flying game? (4) ⓘ

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26. A clever chap takes whiskey with it (3) ⓘ

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27. City with a Tory disaster (4) ⓘ

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29. Timothy has the right to be tidy (4) ⓘ

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32. Tailless aircraft still on the drawing board? (4) ⓘ

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33. The part one hears amiss? (5) ⓘ

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34. Animals possibly a long time in espionage (6) ⓘ

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35. Fabulous wife, but she just had to run away with a writer! (8) ⓘ

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36. Provides meals as support for actors (6) ⓘ

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1. Keep at it and your dog will fetch it! (5) ⓘ

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2. Rose's favourite boy? (5) ⓘ

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3. There's no silence while you're eating it (4) ⓘ

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4. Washed down with a bit of ale in a can? (5) ⓘ

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5. Name a friend out of turn (4) ⓘ

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6. One with twenty-two legs? (6) ⓘ

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9. May be silent, but it looks good (6) ⓘ

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11. Say the wrong thing (3) ⓘ

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12. Are on the street, if you look (5) ⓘ

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13. Makes one's mark as a newcomer (7) ⓘ

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15. Someone to fight for the key to the office (3) ⓘ

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16. Flier possibly hung up (3) ⓘ

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18. Has it a slow wriggle? (6) ⓘ

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20. Stuff that means a lot in church? (5) ⓘ

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21. Some strange things to come down with (3) ⓘ

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22. He's young to go around being bossy! (3) ⓘ

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23. As worn by some Eskimo? No! (6) ⓘ

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25. Yes, right, guv! (3) ⓘ

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28. Speaks harshly of making a pass at a redhead (5) ⓘ

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30. To get ahead, the dirty fellow will betray! (5) ⓘ

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31. It measures nothing less than a shooting star! (5) ⓘ
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32. Seaside structure ripe for redevelopment (4) ⓘ

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33. The ship would cast off (4) ⓘ

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