Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 11 October 2018 Answers
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1 C
2 C
3 S
4 A
L
5 F
R
6 E
D
7 H
A
L
F
H
O
U
R
O
D
A
A
O
8 S
9 P
R
A
I
N
10 F
11 I
R
12 S
T
13 S
O
A
K
S
14 F
R
E
E
15 S
O
N
S
16 J
O
G
E
17 T
18 A
I
L
19 S
20 C
A
N
21 D
I
S
C
O
22 V
E
R
Y
23 T
O
N
S
24 M
A
D
E
25 B
26 T
U
T
27 A
28 V
O
N
29 T
30 H
U
31 S
R
32 L
I
O
N
33 R
E
A
R
M
34 S
T
R
O
L
L
A
T
A
L
C
35 E
X
T
R
A
C
T
S
36 H
E
R
O
E
S
E
H
H
Across
- 4. He fared badly, holding the money (6)
- 7. A timepiece? (4,4)
- 8. It hurts an artist to be in a whirl! (6)
- 10. Initially right in hand (5)
- 13. Charge too much for a gloss finish on wood (4)
- 14. Unfasten a reef knot? (4)
- 15. The lads appear in person, sometimes (4)
- 16. A little exercise can stimulate the memory (3)
- 17. The last thing that may be turned? (4)
- 19. Read a bit of scandal (4)
- 21. Somewhere to dance, indeed, can be quite a find (9)
- 23. Quantities going to the ends of the earth! (4)
- 24. Compelled to give cheese back (4)
- 26. Reproachful sound from that little old king (3)
- 27. Swan river (4)
- 29. So mysteriously shut (4)
- 32. Figure on being a hero (4)
- 33. Prepare anew to get a back number (5)
- 34. Walk the street with a sailorly gait (6)
- 35. Quotations from former writings (8)
- 36. Her decapitated foes were brave men (6)
Down
- 1. Cut an inch off a bird's tail for fun (5)
- 2. She makes a clear difference (5)
- 3. Worn out, maybe, but have a try (4)
- 4. Bad ignition (5)
- 5. Piece of cutlery in the road? (4)
- 6. Great inventor with no side about him (6)
- 9. Overtaken and given the ball (6)
- 11. Desiree's passion (3)
- 12. Became established anew in part of Westminster (3,2)
- 13. He alone, one day, showed wisdom (7)
- 15. On paper, an assurance of accuracy (3)
- 16. A bird? Yes, with a pretty tail (3)
- 18. Attack instead of going on a voyage? (6)
- 20. Island of secret exoticism? (5)
- 21. The little girl I had when small (3)
- 22. Beethoven's vehicle? (3)
- 23. Creature turned upside down (6)
- 25. Naturally sticky semi-rubber solution (3)
- 28. After a heady victory, the little beasts lose badly (5)
- 30. Something to do with an incubator (5)
- 31. Keep quiet about mum's accident (5)
- 32. Crazy and motiveless! (4)
- 33. It's hard to find the right amount of land (4)