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Evening Standard Crossword December 12 2019 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 12 2019 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 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#
SluggishTORPID6Across1 Helping to get established at Nottingham?FOREST6Across4 Take or receiveACCEPT6Across4 SwarthyDARK4Across5 A missile in the cold war?SNOWBALL8Across7 TraitorTURNCOAT8Across7 The top officer has a faith that's hard to understandOCCULT6Across8 Portable computerLAPTOP6Across8 SubjectTOPIC5Across8 DonkeyASS3Across9 Knife partBLADE5Across10 ConsiderDEEM4Across10 A saying of modern timesADAGE5Across10 AwfulVILE4Across11 ImplantEMBED5Across12 Very young childBABY4Across13 He gets an impression of himself in the mirror, you knowRORY4Across13 TrefoilCLOVER6Across13 Of sound mindSANE4Across14 Part of the hero, legendarilyROLE4Across14 Current name for a countryPERU4Across15 Go byPASS4Across15 VentilateAIR3Across16 Price of coffeeFEE3Across16 NotchDENT4Across16 Creature for whom today can have no endTOAD4Across17 CouplePAIR4Across17 CeaseSTOP4Across18 DischargeEMIT4Across19 Oscar's old woundSCAR4Across19 ThroughPER3Across20 LatentPOTENTIAL9Across21 Can he wave that baton like lightning?CONDUCTOR9Across21 PoseSIT3Across22 Badger's burrowSETT4Across23 Monsieur's place in BelgiumMONS4Across23 SpikeEAR3Across23 He depicted 'Journey's end' in the CupCUYP4Across24 DiscourteousRUDE4Across24 LubricatesOILS4Across24 ExcusePLEA4Across25 The way 'Westward Ho!' got back to front?HOW3Across26 Not thinFAT3Across26 Ah me, it's a funny little coughAHEM4Across27 Skin problemACNE4Across27 HungDRAPED6Across28 Box a small piece of apparatusSPAR4Across29 GemstoneOPAL4Across29 RespondREACT5Across30 Happy with a grand fellowGLAD4Across32 Shameful, evilVILE4Across32 SettledPAID4Across32 One woman's letter to anotherDELLA5Across33 RippedTORE4Across33 Shoot from coverSNIPE5Across33 When rifled, there's probably nothing in itBARREL6Across34 RegretRUE3Across34 Sacred place of worshipSHRINE6Across34 More than able to fetch a good priceVALUABLE8Across35 FigureSEVEN5Across35 ForsakesABANDONS8Across35 Singer in a trio?TREBLE6Across36 RequireNEED4Across36 Stretch tightSTRAIN6Across36 Heavy foodSTODGE6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CounterfoilsSTUBS5Down1 ComaTRANCE6Down1 Has he a love for new cars?OSCAR5Down1 RenovatedRESTORED8Down2 Of a townURBAN5Down2 To finish in hospital, that's allTOTAL5Down2 Fully fit whether capped or notABLE4Down3 Line in dartsOCHE4Down3 ReallyINDEED6Down3 Where to dance and fool around at mid-MarchFLOOR5Down4 Book of mapsATLAS5Down4 ConsignedCOMMITTED9Down4 VariedDIVERSE7Down5 ImitationCOPY4Down5 Cary may be blueRACY4Down5 TartACID4Down6 Something to do with a hot ironSOLDER6Down6 Financial gainPROFIT6Down6 RetainKEEP4Down7 Golf-pegTEE3Down8 Descend by ropeABSEIL6Down9 Charlie, out of practice, may be surlyCRUSTY6Down9 Produce eggsLAY3Down11 Mark's little girlDOT3Down11 A good place to make progressGETON5Down12 Storehouse, warehouseDEPOT5Down12 Moderated unreasonably rude notesREDUCED7Down13 Without exceptionBARNONE7Down13 VeneratedRESPECTED9Down14 Baked foodPIE3Down15 BecauseFOR3Down15 It'll soften the blowPAD3Down15 AfflictAIL3Down16 How to go in search of a resultFAR3Down16 NothingNIL3Down17 Obtainable from a salon at central TottenhamONSALE6Down18 AccomplishATTAIN6Down18 InterferedTAMPERED8Down19 Where woodcutters may find scopeCOPSE5Down20 WhelpPUP3Down20 Stone workerMASON5Down20 Subdue a femaleCOW3Down21 FavouritePET3Down21 EbbedRECEDED7Down21 Something between kitchen and dining room, perhapsCUM3Down22 Drawn matchTIE3Down22 It's materially smooth and silkyMOHAIR6Down23 Shampoo pouchSACHET6Down23 Head coveringCAP3Down25 He gets low to show venerationHAL3Down25 PassionateARDENT6Down26 StickADHERE6Down27 Remove dirt fromCLEAN5Down28 In getting healthy, a number need to reduce drasticallyHALVE5Down28 RotateSPIN4Down29 Humble people (but fluent in Latin?)PLEBS5Down30 AscendRISE4Down30 FlierPILOT5Down30 MinimumLEAST5Down31 WeightTON3Down31 Charges to make you stare?RATES5Down31 A bird might see it as foodGRUB4Down32 Travel permitVISA4Down32 A major instrumentDRUM4Down33 Something you singSONG4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, December 12, 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.