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Evening Standard Crossword December 16 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 16 2021 answers. The Thursday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PleasedGLAD4Across1 CeremonialFORMAL6Across4 ObscureDIM3Across4 Do wrong for a bad purposeOFFEND6Across4 GalaFETE4Across6 A famous antique jugDARTMOOR8Across7 Mexican hatSOMBRERO8Across7 Slanting typeITALIC6Across8 Part of Europe where one has to live on air, maybeIBERIA6Across8 SpikeEAR3Across9 NimbleAGILE5Across10 Do impressive workPRINT5Across10 EmphasisedSTRESSED8Across10 ParticleATOM4Across11 ApplaudCLAP4Across13 A good rhyme for timberWOOD4Across13 Abominable snowmanYETI4Across14 The marshal came to after tea, we hearTITO4Across14 CircuitLAP3Across14 MissingLOST4Across15 Faulty contribution to maths instructionSINS4Across15 MattressBED3Across16 Group of horse trainersSET3Across16 ConditionSTATE5Across16 Constituent of food to hold aloft on a dishBRAN4Across17 Inert gasNEON4Across17 ThereforeTHUS4Across19 DisloyaltyBETRAYAL8Across19 Took some introductory steps?TROD4Across19 FierceFEROCIOUS9Across21 Resort of towering popularity, though the water looks pretty dirty?BLACKPOOL9Across21 RotDECAY5Across21 LoathedDETESTED8Across23 Golfer's cryFORE4Across23 Pedal partsFEET4Across23 VisionDREAM5Across24 CupidEROS4Across24 A device easily seen throughLENS4Across24 BlendMIX3Across26 His game is unremunerativeMUG3Across26 After that comes the end of AutumnTHEN4Across27 NoiseDIN3Across27 CloakCAPE4Across27 Water goddess?ISIS4Across29 RetainKEEP4Across29 Board-gameLUDO4Across31 They may be four or sevenSEAS4Across32 Let it standSTET4Across32 Erica of HampsteadHEATH5Across33 PlentifulABUNDANT8Across33 Go by bikeCYCLE5Across33 Shifty producers of damson squashNOMADS6Across34 HillTOR3Across34 FondleCARESS6Across34 Aimed at providing great opportunity for EdwardTARGETED8Across35 ObservedSEEN4Across35 HardheartedOBDURATE8Across35 Yours truly led astray by unknown assortmentMEDLEY6Across36 FastenTIE3Across36 ParodySENDUP6Across36 ExpectantAGOG4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Prose compositionESSAY5Down1 Take up or do in a suitable caseADOPT5Down1 ScopeAMBIT5Down2 It has matted fur and is commonly edibleFRUIT5Down2 TardyLATE4Down2 GaelicERSE4Down3 Issue at the wrong timeEMIT4Down3 SketchedDREW4Down3 FrustratesFOILS5Down4 DauntedDISMAYED8Down4 Mighty hunter amid the Maori onceORION5Down4 ManufacturedMADE4Down5 HarvestREAP4Down5 Supply a bit of bread at a priceFEED4Down5 BanquetFEAST5Down6 OriginatesARISES6Down6 Caught in a dishonest denialNAILED6Down6 ConsumeEAT3Down7 FishTROUT5Down8 Skin decorationTATTOO6Down9 Mass producer of boots for the capital of NorwayBOSTON6Down9 Bit of a fright from an articulated truckRIG3Down11 InformationGEN3Down11 Having had a good upbringing by the French?NOBLE5Down12 RecededEBBED5Down12 Passenger shipLINER5Down12 MustySTALE5Down13 NotionCONCEPT7Down13 We slink around getting something to eatWINKLES7Down13 YouthLAD3Down14 WalkedPACED5Down15 LavatoryLOO3Down15 In a Paris accent, it still means a bag or the likeSAC3Down15 VehicleBUS3Down16 A consolatory note?SOL3Down16 SharpACUTE5Down17 OozeEXUDE5Down18 Possibly read about a teetotaller having desertedRATTED6Down18 Puts upERECTS6Down18 Arctic dogHUSKY5Down20 The refreshing Miss LeeROSIE5Down20 ScopeLATITUDE8Down20 Canine mammalFOX3Down21 Ask earnestly to be goodBEG3Down21 AngerIRE3Down22 LongingYEN3Down22 Writer in an American prisonPEN3Down22 Concluding partFINALE6Down23 Being half an hour in front causes public protestFURORE6Down23 SolidifyGEL3Down25 CourseROUTE5Down25 With less humour?WIT3Down25 DecorateADORN5Down26 Greek authorAESOP5Down28 NeedWANT4Down28 Brief misguided stay at a hotelHASTY5Down28 ThoughtIDEA4Down29 Showy displayECLAT5Down30 UnfastenUNDO4Down30 Tastefully piquant, just like a sailorSALTY5Down30 Being unethical, chary about publicitySHADY5Down31 Boy's namePETER5Down31 RabbitDOE3Down32 Plant ovuleSEED4Down32 Go on a cruise with Lisa?SAIL4Down32 The big, big hug auntie finishes withHUGE4Down33 Stout stickCLUB4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, December 16, 2021. 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.