Evening Standard Crossword December 15 2023 Answers

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Below are all 128 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for December 15 2023. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Dress61 AcrossReveal answer → Pool65 AcrossReveal answer → Throttle88 AcrossReveal answer → Move the gear out, being the boss89 AcrossReveal answer → Omen49 AcrossReveal answer → London station89 AcrossReveal answer → Plead310 AcrossReveal answer → The hand is black and sticky310 AcrossReveal answer → Bread roll310 AcrossReveal answer → Evidently regretted having dashed off611 AcrossReveal answer → Wild ass611 AcrossReveal answer → And flowers the male star arranged?612 AcrossReveal answer → Sacred beetle612 AcrossReveal answer → Showy512 AcrossReveal answer → Erudite713 AcrossReveal answer → He doesn’t approve of the work model713 AcrossReveal answer → Mosque prayer-leader414 AcrossReveal answer → The boss is a nut!414 AcrossReveal answer → Honestly, no dawdling when the alarm goes off!1015 AcrossReveal answer → Skill315 AcrossReveal answer → Emergency vehicles1015 AcrossReveal answer → Fish eggs317 AcrossReveal answer → Religious convert817 AcrossReveal answer → Notes only that it’s not a man-made fibre?817 AcrossReveal answer → Sprite318 AcrossReveal answer → Make one inclined to put in order718 AcrossReveal answer → Military person718 AcrossReveal answer → Box the cuffs go back in419 AcrossReveal answer → Wrath319 AcrossReveal answer → Castle ditch419 AcrossReveal answer → Fragrance520 AcrossReveal answer → Summit321 AcrossReveal answer → Over there621 AcrossReveal answer → When at home, I get Denis to unpack621 AcrossReveal answer → Donkey322 AcrossReveal answer → Fasten323 AcrossReveal answer → Obtained324 AcrossReveal answer → Doing one’s utmost not to tell, when on the rack?1724 AcrossReveal answer → PCs1724 AcrossReveal answer → Fish526 AcrossReveal answer → Say it’s an advantage right through627 AcrossReveal answer → Greatest possible amount627 AcrossReveal answer → Cooking fat429 AcrossReveal answer → Picture having a drink429 AcrossReveal answer → Wand329 AcrossReveal answer → Ideal730 AcrossReveal answer → Recollections of Rome I set out in writing730 AcrossReveal answer → Border433 AcrossReveal answer → Rabble833 AcrossReveal answer → For a chap prowling about, a means of access833 AcrossReveal answer → Unusual834 AcrossReveal answer → With regard to involving you1035 AcrossReveal answer → Ornamental hanging light1035 AcrossReveal answer → Company635 AcrossReveal answer → Rubbish636 AcrossReveal answer → Not getting across, being low436 AcrossReveal answer → Looks at436 AcrossReveal answer → Roll the egg inside for the bird737 AcrossReveal answer → Miniature three-dimensional scene737 AcrossReveal answer → A few among the darting horse flies638 AcrossReveal answer → Negligent638 AcrossReveal answer → Leads one through for the flight640 AcrossReveal answer → Ever640 AcrossReveal answer → A doctor has come about the vacancy341 AcrossReveal answer → Hearing organ341 AcrossReveal answer → Be inclined to rely unfairly on, in a loving way842 AcrossReveal answer → Prehistoric creature842 AcrossReveal answer →

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Decolonising, which is disturbing101 DownReveal answer → Idiot101 DownReveal answer → Celebrity42 DownReveal answer → The fish, leaves in a bag42 DownReveal answer → Supple52 DownReveal answer → Card game83 DownReveal answer → For a time, the papers carry warnings83 DownReveal answer → Snare43 DownReveal answer → Keen54 DownReveal answer → Ill-fortune74 DownReveal answer → Accounts for the booms74 DownReveal answer → Crowd55 DownReveal answer → Hour at which a pub can start serving115 DownReveal answer → A farthingale found in the theatre?115 DownReveal answer → Rush46 DownReveal answer → Well done!106 DownReveal answer → Does it make a dent in the good weather figures?106 DownReveal answer → Sound measure67 DownReveal answer → Beer57 DownReveal answer → Outcast67 DownReveal answer → Witty remark88 DownReveal answer → Went off in twos again88 DownReveal answer → Replenish to give to the little dog510 DownReveal answer → Existence510 DownReveal answer → Copper and zinc alloy510 DownReveal answer → Huge511 DownReveal answer → Brute512 DownReveal answer → Decorate513 DownReveal answer → Moor514 DownReveal answer → Following515 DownReveal answer → Lukewarm516 DownReveal answer → Experience716 DownReveal answer → Tell you it’s a very gentle incline716 DownReveal answer → The horse is “Goody Goody”; not running520 DownReveal answer → Happen520 DownReveal answer → Necessary722 DownReveal answer → Record the awful news and Dot is heart-broken722 DownReveal answer → Vegetable1123 DownReveal answer → Experiences, as it penetrates1123 DownReveal answer → Unconventional1025 DownReveal answer → Makes it understood one is not given tick1025 DownReveal answer → Command525 DownReveal answer → Water and bread brought to you in a Chinese restaurant1026 DownReveal answer → Flourishing1026 DownReveal answer → Delete527 DownReveal answer → Maintains one is a fan of828 DownReveal answer → Waterway528 DownReveal answer → Three-wheeled vehicle828 DownReveal answer → Egg-shaped530 DownReveal answer → The animal requires help, inmeshed in a net, struggling831 DownReveal answer → Permanent831 DownReveal answer → Dandy431 DownReveal answer → A nutcracker, lady? Don’t you believe it!732 DownReveal answer → Dangers732 DownReveal answer → Worry432 DownReveal answer → Caught in the drain, goes off and is sour-smelling634 DownReveal answer → Of government finances634 DownReveal answer → Seat535 DownReveal answer → How people feel when their lives are in pieces?535 DownReveal answer → The majority439 DownReveal answer → Regard as a prospect439 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, December 15, 2023. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.