Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 12 September 2024 Answers
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1 A
2 W
3 T
4 O
U
5 C
6 H
7 D
8 A
N
9 G
R
Y
D
10 H
E
M
A
N
11 T
E
A
12 V
I
T
A
L
L
13 S
I
M
P
14 S
O
N
15 L
O
16 P
E
17 S
C
18 P
U
T
19 R
E
T
A
K
E
20 P
21 B
E
N
E
F
I
T
R
V
22 L
E
A
R
F
P
23 J
I
V
E
U
T
24 P
O
M
P
25 O
U
S
N
26 G
27 L
O
28 W
E
R
29 L
A
G
30 P
31 S
E
N
O
R
32 P
E
T
U
33 N
I
A
G
34 R
I
D
E
S
35 L
A
P
36 L
A
S
S
O
R
37 C
A
P
E
R
L
38 E
D
D
I
E
R
R
Across
- 3. Contact causing a painful cry at the treatment centre (5)
- 8. Resentful: a bit grieved in any case (5)
- 10. Chap who took a chicken round for his mum (2-3)
- 11. This involves hot water and some steam (3)
- 12. It's essential to most Latvians, possibly (5)
- 13. An animated character such as Homer (7)
- 15. Leslie, out of work, goes running (5)
- 18. Express in a sharp utterance (3)
- 19. Have another shot at photography (6)
- 21. Professionally, a good match (7)
- 22. The French hard-hearted king? (4)
- 23. Old-time dance! (4)
- 24. But not too self-important possibly to mop spilt soup? (7)
- 26. Look angry enough to bring a gang leader down (6)
- 29. The village recidivist? (3)
- 31. Spaniard possibly sore about a bit of fun (5)
- 32. Pie aunt made as a bloomer (7)
- 34. Is carried free, on paper (5)
- 35. It gets an athlete nowhere (3)
- 36. Ensnare a girl with love (5)
- 37. See a silly imitator prance about (5)
- 38. He's ready for a rhyme (5)
Down
- 1. It's a caper when one has only a half ticket (5)
- 2. The cover's a bit awry when the paper's torn (7)
- 4. The immortal love racket (4)
- 5. In the house, talk about the part of "Lear" (6)
- 6. Though humble, he has a fortune (5)
- 7. Science fiction's contribution to pepper pot design (5)
- 9. Margaret turns up with the treasure (3)
- 12. Favour a candidate of overt stupidity! (4,3)
- 14. The tanner's son, we hear (3)
- 16. Where a capital standard exists (5)
- 17. Seen as about five, but actually older (5)
- 19. Gets annoyed about the little pages making waves (7)
- 20. Publicity coming quietly to one's ears (5)
- 21. The maestro may take one in hand (5)
- 23. Vessel taking a regular part in a circulatory system (7)
- 24. In history, nothing to take abnormal pride about (6)
- 25. It's a singular cereal! (3)
- 27. For instance, possibly all out to be legitimate (5)
- 28. A better rebuttal (5)
- 30. One playing the piano in support? (5)
- 32. For each one, there's a supernatural beauty (4)
- 33. A pile of green apples (3)