Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 19 September 2023 Answers
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1 G
2 R
I
3 S
4 T
5 A
6 S
7 T
A
8 G
E
E
9 W
H
I
S
P
E
R
I
10 M
A
R
I
E
C
11 C
A
B
L
E
D
T
12 S
O
R
R
Y
D
13 D
E
14 S
C
E
N
T
E
15 R
E
16 F
17 A
R
C
H
O
18 S
T
R
O
D
E
L
O
19 S
O
U
L
S
T
T
20 E
21 R
R
A
N
D
A
22 P
O
23 S
E
24 S
E
E
O
25 S
T
I
R
R
E
D
A
26 S
W
I
P
E
E
L
27 B
R
O
O
D
I
28 S
T
I
L
L
E
29 L
O
O
K
O
U
T
E
30 A
D
M
E
N
E
31 M
Y
R
R
H
Across
- 1. It goes through the mill (5)
- 6. 6 & 9. It's of dramatic sibilance (5,7)
- 9. See 6 (7)
- 10. She takes me out for a change of air (5)
- 11. A ropy sort of stitch? (5)
- 12. A letter or two of apology (5)
- 13. Chap getting very little money from his ancestry (7)
- 15. Fire-fighting official? (3)
- 17. Roguish lie from Charlie, possibly (4)
- 18. Stepped in the direction of Canterbury, say? (6)
- 19. All of them will be prayed for one day (5)
- 20. One of those jobs for the boys? (6)
- 22. Attitude shown by a heartless posse (4)
- 24. View from the bishop's window? (3)
- 25. Agitated the porridge in revolutionary style (7)
- 26. To steal can mean a hard blow (5)
- 27. It's said to be brewed for the young (5)
- 28. All the same, it's a picture (5)
- 29. Watch that lout hiding a good-for-nothing! (7)
- 30. For products promoted, they can create endless demand (5)
- 31. An original Christmas present (5)
Down
- 2. A book just for you (6)
- 3. A change of rod? (6)
- 4. Brotherly article? (3)
- 5. Where one of the Highland races is run? (5)
- 6. Under one's hat, they are obviously kept dark (7)
- 7. Arty form of salver? (4)
- 8. Glided around looking lovely (6)
- 12. A container of hair (5)
- 13. In the valleys, there are many brewery products (5)
- 14. One can do so with the cut stroke (5)
- 15. Is its mechanical function reversible? (5)
- 16. Honoured with a meal when about to finish breakfast (5)
- 18. The keeper likes a clean one (5)
- 19. Being so high, it gets snowed on (7)
- 21. Are in the red when brought up (6)
- 22. Fairly good looking (6)
- 23. Person with the vision to conceal £50 from the vendor (6)
- 25. The point is, you render the gun harmless (5)
- 26. The only one caught? (4)
- 28. Less than the presumed total? (3)