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Evening Standard Crossword December 11 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 11 2020 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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#
ViewSCENE5Across2 ThereforeERGO4Across7 LassoLARIAT6Across8 FrankBLUFF5Across9 While gaining ground previouslyINADVANCE9Across9 Drug used to treat asthmaEPHEDRINE9Across9 Before Eve came along Adam was liable to errONLYHUMAN9Across10 Type of treeEVERGREEN9Across10 SpoilMAR3Across11 ExcellentTOPS4Across12 Will a great many houses be built on them?LOTS4Across12 To satisfy, get a permanent homeSETTLE6Across13 SnipCUT3Across13 PlacardBANNER6Across13 Radioactive substanceEMITTER7Across14 It's black with a silver backgroundTARNISH7Across14 Native AustralianABORIGINE9Across15 Lecture about how birds preen themselvesDRESSDOWN9Across15 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 WeakenSAP3Across16 How one goes to surpass by outnumbering a little?ONEBETTER9Across17 Relieved of anxietiesREASSURED9Across17 BiggestLARGEST7Across18 The first few are horridNOISOME7Across18 LiberateFREE4Across18 Sell again at the endRETAIL6Across19 Person who represents anotherDEPUTY6Across19 TrainRETINUE7Across19 The story is good, set in the cityEPIC4Across20 Dried soreSCAB4Across20 CreepINCH4Across20 TackNAIL4Across22 Plan of travelITINERARY9Across23 No longer blue, having made a lot of moneyCLEANEDUP9Across23 UglyHIDEOUS7Across23 WatchedEYED4Across25 By autumn, most of their leaves have goneCALENDARS9Across25 In a friendly mannerCORDIALLY9Across25 Settles in a foreign countryPAYS4Across26 Aromatic herbDILL4Across26 Restaurant workerBUSBOY6Across27 Was changing the bandageSWATHE6Across27 RegretRUE3Across27 GrainCORN4Across28 Indications of dangerTHREATS7Across29 Add "Inside there's a bird bone"STERNUM7Across29 PerformedDID3Across30 MatRUG3Across31 Suitable expression for the sergeant major giving an order?RIGHTFACE9Across32 Stable workerLIVERYMAN9Across32 VapourSTEAM5Across33 Very well, better it, chum!CAPITALLY9Across34 BoastfulnessVAINGLORY9Across34 Beside a bar out EastABREAST7Across35 Baseball fielderCATCHER7Across35 Continue slowly and boringly --- it's monstrous!DRAGON6Across36 DelightPLEASE6Across36 Mammal of northern seasWALRUS6Across36 A big name in astronomy?STAR4Across37 AbsentAWAY4Across37 SuretyBAIL4Across37 Teas for three at the tea dance?CHACHACHA9Across38 Capacity to endureTOLERANCE9Across38 FlourishWIELD5Across38 They keep servantsRETAINERS9Across39 PreparednessREADINESS9Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Sphere of minced beefMEATBALL8Down1 LoafBREAD5Down1 Gave all the information to while one dealt with the formsFILLEDIN8Down1 American nightjarWHIPPOORWILL12Down2 By which the bowler's baby arrived with no complications?FASTDELIVERY12Down2 WeepSOB3Down2 Person with two spousesBIGAMIST8Down3 Mount up and trot after the animalANTELOPE8Down3 BirdEMU3Down3 SpriteELF3Down4 Spiritualists' meetingSEANCE6Down4 Be taking on a number only to get vanquishedBEATEN6Down4 SnoopPRY3Down5 Hard sweetPEARDROP8Down5 Is revealed when one makes one's exitCOMESOUT8Down5 ObscureVAGUE5Down6 PatronBENEFACTOR10Down6 A refutation issued from home?FLATDENIAL10Down6 Opposed toAGAINST7Down7 The cleaner the better half will hireCHARTER7Down7 Shipwrecked and icy coldONTHEROCKS10Down8 AmazinglyINCREDIBLY10Down8 StuntFEAT4Down10 Go inENTER5Down11 DeservedMERITED7Down11 I came in very dampMOIST5Down11 AttainedREACHED7Down12 MakerCREATOR7Down13 EffectiveTELLING7Down14 Pries up with metal objectsSPOONS6Down16 Wild goatsIBEXES6Down16 SeparateSEVER5Down16 AnnoyancePIQUE5Down17 SportFUN3Down18 Period of timeDAY3Down19 Knock up as usualRAP3Down19 Cooperated as traitorCOLLABORATED12Down21 Not much to look at, the fool, and he's not in uniformPLAINCLOTHES12Down21 ConcealedHID3Down21 Drilling platformOILRIG6Down22 Where oxygen is taken, or absorbedINTENT6Down22 CoarseINDELICATE10Down23 Suitable accompaniment for a spring meal?CAPERSAUCE10Down23 Early morning rushDAWNATTACK10Down24 ExpelOUST4Down24 Greenish-blue colourAQUAMARINE10Down24 DemureCOY3Down25 Those waiting to hear a signalCUE3Down25 CedeYIELD5Down26 It's best to hide, anyhow, when coming in terribly lateTHEIDEAL8Down28 Trailing plantBINDWEED8Down28 Stays to have a meal and drinks afterSUPPORTS8Down29 Court of justiceTRIBUNAL8Down29 RusticRURAL5Down29 Spring roses in a bunch for the dignitary's wifeMAYORESS8Down30 Small telescopeSPYGLASS8Down30 Collection of fruit treesORCHARD7Down31 Affix a note to the caseATTACHE7Down31 WagesPAY3Down32 IndispensableVITAL5Down33 Put the dog-end out, dear girlGERDA5Down33 StitchSEW3Down33 Helps one in and seats are providedCHAIRS6Down34 Nylon fabric fasteningVELCRO6Down34 StretchEKE3Down34 EnthusiasticMAD3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, December 11, 2020. 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.