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Evening Standard Crossword December 11 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 11 2019 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 126 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#
MarionettePUPPET6Across1 A rough chap noted for his style of danceAPACHE6Across1 TautTIGHT5Across3 Just between us, it means teaYOUANDME8Across7 Anxious, afraidINSECURE8Across7 Get the picture that's abstractTAKE4Across8 Watch faceDIAL4Across8 HurryHASTEN6Across9 Joined in a French form of dietUNITED6Across10 Chewing gum ingredientCHICLE6Across10 PointingAIMING6Across10 Strong enough to shoot and burst the net!POTENT6Across11 Lying face upwardsSUPINE6Across11 ExpiateATONE5Across11 PipSEED4Across12 BornNEE3Across14 Up to date waysNEW3Across14 ManufacturedMADE4Across15 AfterwardsLATER5Across16 Organs requiring blowingNOSES5Across16 Expensive parts of Hyde ParkDEAR4Across17 Do as toldOBEY4Across17 ExtortEXTRACT7Across17 Beaten by a bad team on the first of DecemberMATED5Across19 Present ageTODAY5Across19 Figure a space visitant to be dogmaticTENET5Across21 StrengthPOWER5Across21 SoarTOWER5Across21 MatureRIPEN5Across22 Being around for the partyBINGE5Across22 PlacedLAID4Across23 Ready moneyCASH4Across23 Sheer poetry in a playsuitLAYS4Across23 AdoreLOVE4Across25 FamousNOTED5Across26 The record book?ALBUM5Across26 With reference toASFOR5Across26 Male sheepRAM3Across28 As wit, may seem somewhat punyPUN3Across28 UnusualODD3Across28 Deposit on teethTARTAR6Across29 Motive for arson out East?REASON6Across29 FearedDREADED7Across30 My dog?SETTER6Across30 Hangs in the airHOVERS6Across30 Norse godODIN4Across31 She may embrace a pupilIRIS4Across31 It's near Finchley that many have bad breath when unwellMILLHILL8Across32 American cityLASVEGAS8Across32 SmellREEK4Across33 In wearing big gloves, his idea may be catchingKEEPER6Across33 Three timesTHRICE6Across33 Swimming poolLIDO4Across35 BisectHALVE5Across36 FestivalEASTER6Across38 RelaxingEASING6Across39 IntendedMEANT5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Approximately one drink eachAROUND6Down1 South American cloakPONCHO6Down1 PursueCHASE5Down1 Hole made by a big boxer?CRATER6Down2 ExpensivePRICEY6Down2 AdvantageASSET5Down2 Roof slateTILE4Down3 Viewed as somewhat hackneyed?EYED4Down3 BeverageTEA3Down3 NormalREGULAR7Down4 To be any different, this needs to be fixedBAYONET7Down4 WholeINTACT6Down4 Inspection of accountsAUDIT5Down5 PassHAND4Down5 Sidle around in slacksIDLES5Down5 FastenTIE3Down6 AgueFEVER5Down6 Hates fiddled racesHEATS5Down6 GiantTITAN5Down7 Eat dinnerDINE4Down8 TallyAGREE5Down8 Turner, perhapsTINA4Down8 Beer typeALE3Down9 Where there's always a queue, we hearKEW3Down9 Mr Sloan, on his ownTOD3Down12 Salary or wagePAY3Down12 RequiresNEEDS5Down13 BurstEXPLODE7Down13 Originally formed by Lew in the Big AppleNEWLY5Down13 ExhaustDRAIN5Down14 Let downLOWER5Down15 Maximum distance ridden?RANGE5Down15 ErasedDELETED7Down16 PulledTOWED5Down18 Light woodBALSA5Down18 One banished, formerly, for a treacherous lie?EXILE5Down18 The older girls bring them much woeMEN3Down19 SolidifyGEL3Down19 Opposite of bottomTOP3Down19 Sort of shirt for golf?TEE3Down20 LairDEN3Down20 Nominally it's up to a flier to start youngTIMOTHY7Down21 CorsairsPIRATES7Down21 DecomposeROT3Down22 RegalROYAL5Down22 In ambush, you might miss itBUS3Down22 Posh foodCAVIAR6Down23 Is its famous bell partly of tin?LUTINE6Down23 CurDOG3Down24 Hill dwellers, all six-footersANTS4Down24 End of a prayerAMEN4Down24 HarassHASSLE6Down25 One who sportingly works for the opposition?SERVER6Down25 One girl's name for perfumeAROMA5Down26 Circular coral reefATOLL5Down26 ImpelledDRIVEN6Down27 Frozen dewFROST5Down27 Deliveries all roundBALLS5Down27 Boy's nameROD3Down28 CommandORDER5Down28 By getting supper without drinkPER3Down28 ThickDENSE5Down29 Great numberHOST4Down30 Briefly instructed, he knows the lawSILK4Down30 NumberDIGIT5Down31 EvadeDODGE5Down32 ManageFARE4Down34 BorderHEM3Down36 ConsumeEAT3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 11, 2019. 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.