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Evening Standard Crossword December 16 2019 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 16 2019 answers. The Monday 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#
Card gameWHIST5Across3 Modify a name for physical trainingADAPT5Across3 CollectionBATCH5Across4 SkulkedLURKED6Across7 What Ian needs to become a noted playerMUSIC5Across8 Extra paymentBONUS5Across8 TaxiCAB3Across9 EpochERA3Across10 Unit of weightOUNCE5Across10 Not one's left sock!RIGHT5Across10 A musical time for gunners at GatesheadRAG3Across11 In favour ofFOR3Across11 A quick blow to avoid finallyRAPID5Across12 SwordSABRE5Across12 HutCABIN5Across12 YieldCROP4Across13 Neither flattened nor sharpened!NATURAL7Across13 SeamanMARINER7Across13 Designed average central heatingMEANT5Across15 Post offREMIT5Across15 GatherAMASS5Across15 CrudeVULGAR6Across17 A traveller in company?REP3Across18 Rowing bladeOAR3Across18 Tickets for the donkeys at the pierheadPASSES6Across19 ApertureHOLE4Across19 Next toBESIDE6Across19 PresentTHERE5Across20 HerniaRUPTURE7Across21 Tricky side for a batsman's strokeLEGPULL7Across21 RegretsRUES4Across22 The flag lady?IRIS4Across22 EnergyZIP3Across22 I can't afford it, darlingDEAR4Across23 Clenched handFIST4Across23 Ill-fated shipTITANIC7Across24 EbbedRECEDED7Across24 With his skill, he makes an impressionPRINTER7Across24 InsightACUMEN6Across26 Solitary hothead with unusual meritHERMIT6Across26 TotalSUM3Across27 DeleteERASE5Across28 RacketDIN3Across29 There's nothing in turning leftNIL3Across29 Handle the outingTREAT5Across31 Of the noseNASAL5Across31 Prima-donnaDIVA4Across31 Dispersed remains of a student groupSEMINAR7Across32 Exact copyREPLICA7Across32 RueREGRET6Across33 Not dirtyCLEAN5Across34 Let out, sayUTTER5Across34 He could be mistaken for his motherless partnerGOG3Across35 Land measureARE3Across35 ViewSCENE5Across35 Loves an anagram to unravelSOLVE5Across36 Turning toolLATHE5Across36 There could be more than twoTHREE5Across37 Move furtivelySNEAK5Across37 TimberWOOD4Across37 ShareQUOTA5Across38 Address the publicORATE5Across38 Being wined makes him drunkEDWIN5Across38 FaucetTAP3Across39 StrayERR3Across41 AreaREGION6Across42 VigilantALERT5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Rum spilt by a learner on the wall!MURAL5Down1 As yetSOFAR5Down1 EvokeELICIT6Down1 Works out that fruits contain waterFIGURES7Down2 Eager to learnCURIOUS7Down2 RutGROOVE6Down2 InsectBEE3Down3 Perceive soundHEAR4Down4 SingerBASS4Down4 Wooden town?DEAL4Down4 EmbarrassABASH5Down5 Private evening partySOIREE6Down5 Prissy little chap, but originalPRIMAL6Down5 NegligentCARELESS8Down6 New diets bring their ups and downsTIDES5Down6 MelodiesTUNES5Down6 Amid fluttering hens, I do wellSHINE5Down7 PungentACRID5Down7 HaulDRAG4Down8 And notNOR3Down9 Rested on the bottomSAT3Down9 AstonishmentAMAZEMENT9Down11 A good understanding of French, originallyRAPPORT7Down12 SureCERTAIN7Down12 Card gameNAP3Down14 Cat noisePURR4Down14 Is he a regular guy?REG3Down14 ParchedARID4Down16 It blooms in a monastery gardenASTER5Down16 ImitateMIMIC5Down16 The Russians ruined half StrasbourgTSARS5Down17 Incisors, sayTEETH5Down17 DregsLEES4Down18 One who is accident free?PLANNER7Down19 WidenBROADEN7Down19 Trite rhyme not taken seriouslyLIGHT5Down20 Keyboard instrumentORGAN5Down20 Quantity helping to raise fertilityLITRE5Down21 CustomaryHABITUAL8Down21 Picture puzzleREBUS5Down21 NoblemanPEER4Down23 European countryFINLAND7Down23 Great fun (but keep it dark?)DELIGHT7Down23 No longer stony-hearted regarding datesPITTED6Down24 CashierTELLER6Down24 RemedyCURE4Down25 He needs a bit of timeTIM3Down25 PinchNIP3Down25 SketchedDREW4Down26 Flynn got right to the heart of the tricky roleERROL5Down27 Artificial waterwayCANAL5Down27 Colour very unusual in a tame vultureMAUVE5Down28 Exaggeratedly masculineMACHO5Down28 NuclearATOMIC6Down29 FinishENDING6Down30 Atlantic, for exampleOCEAN5Down30 The boys turning up for the beerLAGER5Down30 FlowerASTER5Down32 Is it only half habitable?SEMI4Down32 Boat of logsRAFT4Down32 Neither direction is a short cutNOR3Down33 AngerIRE3Down33 EquipmentGEAR4Down34 WagonCART4Down36 FixPEG3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, December 16, 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.