Evening Standard Crossword December 15 2023 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 15 2023 answers. The Friday puzzle has 128 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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DressCLOTHE6Across1 PoolPUDDLE6Across5 ThrottleSTRANGLE8Across8 Move the gear out, being the bossINCHARGE8Across9 OmenSIGN4Across9 London stationVICTORIA8Across9 PleadBEG3Across10 The hand is black and stickyTAR3Across10 Bread rollBAP3Across10 Evidently regretted having dashed offERASED6Across11 Wild assONAGER6Across11 And flowers the male star arranged?HEARTS6Across12 Sacred beetleSCARAB6Across12 ShowyBRASH5Across12 EruditeLEARNED7Across13 He doesn’t approve of the work modelOPPOSER7Across13 Mosque prayer-leaderIMAM4Across14 The boss is a nut!HEAD4Across14 Honestly, no dawdling when the alarm goes off!STRAIGHTUP10Across15 SkillART3Across15 Emergency vehiclesAMBULANCES10Across15 Fish eggsROE3Across17 Religious convertNEOPHYTE8Across17 Notes only that it’s not a man-made fibre?CASHMERE8Across17 SpriteELF3Across18 Make one inclined to put in orderDISPOSE7Across18 Military personSOLDIER7Across18 Box the cuffs go back inSPAR4Across19 WrathIRE3Across19 Castle ditchMOAT4Across19 FragranceAROMA5Across20 SummitTOP3Across21 Over thereYONDER6Across21 When at home, I get Denis to unpackINSIDE6Across21 DonkeyASS3Across22 FastenTIE3Across23 ObtainedGOT3Across24 Doing one’s utmost not to tell, when on the rack?GOINGTOANYLENGTHS17Across24 PCsPERSONALCOMPUTERS17Across24 FishTENCH5Across26 Say it’s an advantage right throughASSERT6Across27 Greatest possible amountUTMOST6Across27 Cooking fatLARD4Across29 Picture having a drinkSHOT4Across29 WandROD3Across29 IdealPERFECT7Across30 Recollections of Rome I set out in writingMEMOIRS7Across30 BorderEDGE4Across33 RabbleRIFFRAFF8Across33 For a chap prowling about, a means of accessAPPROACH8Across33 UnusualABNORMAL8Across34 With regard to involving youCONCERNING10Across35 Ornamental hanging lightCHANDELIER10Across35 CompanyTROUPE6Across35 RubbishLITTER6Across36 Not getting across, being lowDOWN4Across36 Looks atEYES4Across36 Roll the egg inside for the birdROOSTER7Across37 Miniature three-dimensional sceneDIORAMA7Across37 A few among the darting horse fliesHOVERS6Across38 NegligentREMISS6Across38 Leads one through for the flightSTAIRS6Across40 EverALWAYS6Across40 A doctor has come about the vacancyGAP3Across41 Hearing organEAR3Across41 Be inclined to rely unfairly on, in a loving wayTENDERLY8Across42 Prehistoric creatureDINOSAUR8Across42

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Decolonising, which is disturbingUNSETTLING10Down1 IdiotNINCOMPOOP10Down1 CelebritySTAR4Down2 The fish, leaves in a bagCHAR4Down2 SuppleLITHE5Down2 Card gameCRIBBAGE8Down3 For a time, the papers carry warningsPRESAGES8Down3 SnareTRAP4Down3 KeenEAGER5Down4 Ill-fortuneBADLUCK7Down4 Accounts for the boomsREPORTS7Down4 CrowdPRESS5Down5 Hour at which a pub can start servingOPENINGTIME11Down5 A farthingale found in the theatre?DRESSCIRCLE11Down5 RushDASH4Down6 Well done!GOODFORYOU10Down6 Does it make a dent in the good weather figures?DEPRESSION10Down6 Sound measureFATHOM6Down7 BeerLAGER5Down7 OutcastPARIAH6Down7 Witty remarkREPARTEE8Down8 Went off in twos againREPAIRED8Down8 Replenish to give to the little dogTOPUP5Down10 ExistenceBEING5Down10 Copper and zinc alloyBRASS5Down10 HugeGREAT5Down11 BruteBEAST5Down12 DecorateADORN5Down13 MoorHEATH5Down14 FollowingAFTER5Down15 LukewarmTEPID5Down16 ExperienceUNDERGO7Down16 Tell you it’s a very gentle inclineAPPRISE7Down16 The horse is “Goody Goody”; not runningPINTO5Down20 HappenOCCUR5Down20 NecessaryNEEDFUL7Down22 Record the awful news and Dot is heart-brokenSETDOWN7Down22 VegetableCAULIFLOWER11Down23 Experiences, as it penetratesGOESTHROUGH11Down23 UnconventionalOUTLANDISH10Down25 Makes it understood one is not given tickGETSACROSS10Down25 CommandORDER5Down25 Water and bread brought to you in a Chinese restaurantSPRINGROLL10Down26 FlourishingSUCCESSFUL10Down26 DeleteERASE5Down27 Maintains one is a fan ofSUPPORTS8Down28 WaterwayCANAL5Down28 Three-wheeled vehicleTRICYCLE8Down28 Egg-shapedOVATE5Down30 The animal requires help, inmeshed in a net, strugglingELEPHANT8Down31 PermanentENDURING8Down31 DandyBEAU4Down31 A nutcracker, lady? Don’t you believe it!UNTRUTH7Down32 DangersHAZARDS7Down32 WorryFRET4Down32 Caught in the drain, goes off and is sour-smellingRANCID6Down34 Of government financesFISCAL6Down34 SeatCHAIR5Down35 How people feel when their lives are in pieces?CUTUP5Down35 The majorityMOST4Down39 Regard as a prospectVIEW4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, December 15, 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.