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Evening Standard Crossword December 13 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 13 2023 answers. The Wednesday 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#
CoarseCRASS5Across2 Scot, carving his ham?HAMISH6Across4 Change in formMUTATE6Across4 Egg-based dishOMELETTE8Across7 GreetingHELLO5Across7 Living it up in the attic?HIGHLIFE8Across7 Serial broadcast in Middle Eastern countryISRAEL6Across8 Star signTAURUS6Across8 UndressSTRIP5Across8 Beat up with a kitchen toolWHISK5Across10 AlternativeOTHER5Across10 RodSTICK5Across10 TearRIP3Across12 A heavenly gardenEDEN4Across13 SoarFLOAT5Across13 CondimentSALT4Across13 FishTUNA4Across14 When one is moved, there are various ways to tangoSENT4Across14 DropFALL4Across15 DeterminedDECIDED7Across15 How a pin can hurt!PAIN4Across15 Scottish riverTAY3Across16 A line of searchersARC3Across16 MutilateMAIM4Across17 Story with a bit of spice, perhaps?EPIC4Across17 AppearedLOOKED6Across17 CircuitLAP3Across19 Religious imageICON4Across19 They join men maybe involved in a rowOARS4Across19 SwelledDILATED7Across20 Mineral oilPETROLEUM9Across21 New orchestra with considerable drawing powerCARTHORSE9Across21 Ring of lightHALO4Across23 More than a day's work for the buildersROME4Across23 RequireNEED4Across23 It initiates the question of a pointed hatWHAT4Across24 UndergarmentVEST4Across24 ExpensiveDEAR4Across25 Produce eggsLAY3Across26 The number chosen?FEW3Across26 OrdainedDECREED7Across26 UndilutedNEAT4Across27 Something to bake on many a morning?CLAM4Across27 Ancient god of generosity in loveEROS4Across29 UnsightlyUGLY4Across29 ProsecuteSUE3Across30 WishDESIRE6Across31 DreadFEAR4Across32 Silly rhyme for a girlLILY4Across32 Frank, perhapsBRUNO5Across33 BingeSPREE5Across33 Mother had a missionTERESA6Across34 EvaluateASSESS6Across34 CompetitionCONTEST7Across34 Alarming possibility, however slightMARGINAL8Across35 MechanicENGINEER8Across35 Of the teethDENTAL6Across36 Next to Canada, it's the biggest thing of its kindALASKA6Across36 ApportionALLOT5Across37 GarlandLEI3Across38 FurSABLE5Across39 MixtureBLEND5Across40 WeirdEERIE5Across41 CentreHEART5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BragBOAST5Down1 Sources of strength in the west and southTHEWS5Down1 InstrumentCELLO5Down1 Become establishedSETIN5Down2 Unoriginal way to do thingsAGAIN5Down2 MantleCLOAK5Down2 SearchSEEK4Down3 Enough snowflakes to make flying dangerous?FLAK4Down3 DecayedROTTED6Down3 RushedSPED4Down4 Iron, sayMETAL5Down4 A classic but childish heroineHEIDI5Down4 BarredSTRIPED7Down5 Tightly stretchedTAUT4Down5 The poet's half-dayMORN4Down5 AdderVIPER5Down6 BirdTOUCAN6Down6 Cuttingly, do they hush listeners?SHEARS6Down6 Reason to reform, being a ladySENORA6Down9 FreeRID3Down9 ConfederatesALLIES6Down9 EasedRELAXED7Down11 ContainerTUB3Down11 Shut in, having a bit of a coughHEM3Down11 Ship of the desertCAMEL5Down12 Can be let off for hissing at the players!STEAM5Down12 Every style of bet?EACHWAY7Down13 ThrowFLING5Down13 Tea urnSAMOVAR7Down13 SeepedOOZED5Down14 Low place haunted by orchestral musicians?PIT3Down15 TreeFIR3Down15 Male catTOM3Down16 FelineCAT3Down16 Piece of land used in nuclear experimentsARE3Down16 Summary of prices?PRECIS6Down18 DeviateDIGRESS7Down18 Makes amendsATONES6Down18 Schoolmaster's bloomer?ASTER5Down20 Distress greatlyCUTUP5Down20 RemunerationPAY3Down21 SatanDEVIL5Down21 A somewhat cold, wet start can be intimidatingCOW3Down21 PermitLET3Down22 SaluteGREET5Down22 Unit of the resistanceOHM3Down22 Disclose the figure, note, in an actual caseREVEAL6Down23 BotherHASSLE6Down23 FateDESTINY7Down24 Alcoholic drinkALE3Down25 Was successful in getting one mentionedWON3Down25 HintCUE3Down27 Artist's standEASEL5Down28 TraderDEALER6Down28 The beast seems all wrong to motherLLAMA5Down28 MadnessFOLLY5Down29 Streaming in a quick dash to New YorkRUNNY5Down30 ColourGREEN5Down30 PineYEARN5Down31 Persons with spiritSOULS5Down31 AchievementFEAT4Down32 PrecipitationSLEET5Down32 In camera, it may well be shutteredLENS4Down32 In which to pack one's trousers?BAGS4Down33 BirdROBIN5Down33 RotateSPIN4Down33 BornNEE3Down35 DomesticatedTAME4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 13, 2023. 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.