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Evening Standard Crossword December 12 2024 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 12 2024 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 122 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#
Type of coatPARKA5Across1 ConfessAVOW4Across1 Nice and saintly, but with very little heartSWEET5Across1 CrowdMOB3Across4 Excessive water in mixing pasteSPATE5Across6 OverPAST4Across6 Ballroom danceTANGO5Across6 DeedACT3Across9 The object of a piece of writingARTICLE7Across9 First letterINITIAL7Across9 Bad name for a builderJERRY5Across10 EnhanceHEIGHTEN8Across10 FoeENEMY5Across10 Attack with a stone?ONSET5Across11 GenuineREAL4Across11 TriteBANAL5Across11 To have demonstrated the method in different waysSHOWN5Across12 Baffles, frustratesFOILS5Across12 Face clothFLANNEL7Across13 Freedom of the island in New York HarbourLIBERTY7Across13 BowNOD3Across14 Girl turning over in bedDEB3Across15 ObtainGET3Across15 TrembleSHAKE5Across16 Norway's capitalOSLO4Across17 New deal for Mr Jones, let's nominateALED4Across17 Upper class wines blended in rash styleUNWISE6Across18 Hi-fiSTEREO6Across18 Chuck having a bit of funFLING5Across19 Star signARIES5Across19 Non-favouriteOUTSIDER8Across19 Here's a little wrinkle for youCOCKLE6Across20 MistakesERRORS6Across20 PurpleLILAC5Across21 Latest model where shoes are concernedLAST4Across22 IntendMEAN4Across22 Short ariaCAVATINA8Across23 It can sound just the same when an H is droppedHAH3Across24 CorrectRIGHT5Across24 SpiritRUM3Across24 Clearly, in drama, some lines get botchedPLAINLY7Across25 System of raised writingBRAILLE7Across25 Took a possibly lost keySTOLE5Across26 Has on as clothingWEARS5Across26 Sort of scheme from which the Italian can opt out?PILOT5Across27 SongbirdROBIN5Across27 LongingYEN3Across27 Fling trews aroundSTREW5Across28 PurchaserBUYER5Across28 The remainder live around the capital of UgandaRESIDUE7Across29 HarmsDAMAGES7Across29 Like pure silk stockingsSHEER5Across30 InhumanCRUEL5Across30 ThickDENSE5Across31 Not long a lawyerBRIEF5Across31 TwistWARP4Across31 ClosedUNOPENED8Across33 SleepNAP3Across34 Paper sizeDEMY4Across35 FuelGAS3Across36 TabletPILL4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Makes voidANNULS6Down2 OpinionVIEW4Down2 A pest we get wicked withWEEVIL6Down2 Ned receives attention that's well deservedEARNED6Down3 SalaryWAGE4Down3 Japanese garmentKIMONO6Down3 A shot that can lead to a goalTRY3Down4 SystematicMETHODIC8Down4 WhicheverANY3Down4 LinkBOND4Down5 If upset and backward, somewhat doubtfulFISHY5Down5 Backless seatSTOOL5Down5 DryPARCH5Down6 Sing out the bass, easing the tempoSLOWING7Down6 PillsTABLETS7Down6 Stately surname for Sean, sayPENN4Down7 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 ExpertACE3Down7 Pointed beardGOATEE6Down8 The many points useful to composersTHEMES6Down8 StemSTALK5Down8 Old and funny talesSTALE5Down12 CringeCOWER5Down12 DreadsFEARS5Down12 PrickSTING5Down13 Tree with a curve to the leftLARCH5Down13 AnteroomFOYER5Down13 NothingNIL3Down14 Warning deviceALARM5Down14 Support for a substitute?BENCH5Down14 HesitateDELAY5Down15 Thin porridgeGRUEL5Down15 Many a vehicle may serve for sleepingDIVAN5Down15 She isn't exactly pettyBETTY5Down16 1,000 kilogramsTONNE5Down16 AddAFFIX5Down17 The pawnbroker may find a hundred pounds in a French oneUNCLE5Down18 CompositionESSAY5Down18 ProphetsSEERS5Down18 Arms depotARSENAL7Down19 Gamble a bird might take?FLUTTER7Down19 StarvingRAVENOUS8Down20 Being a lout may seem nothing to a swimmerOAFISH6Down21 Gossip, hearsayRUMOUR6Down21 Untidy little pigs?LITTER6Down22 TinCAN3Down22 Treat badlyMISUSE6Down22 You can push your hand right through itSLEEVE6Down23 ChangesALTERS6Down23 FractureBREAK5Down25 Gave about a quid for something wearablePLAID5Down25 SillyINANE5Down25 So looking a bit red and tenderSORE4Down26 BroadWIDE4Down26 ContentHAPPY5Down26 Lower payment?SUB3Down28 SuspendedHUNG4Down28 Sleeping placeBED3Down28 PileHEAP4Down29 DaleFELL4Down30 ButtRAM3Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, December 12, 2024. 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.