Evening Standard Crossword December 16 2021 Answers

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Below are all 128 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for December 16 2021. 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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Pleased41 AcrossReveal answer → Ceremonial64 AcrossReveal answer → Obscure34 AcrossReveal answer → Do wrong for a bad purpose64 AcrossReveal answer → Gala46 AcrossReveal answer → A famous antique jug87 AcrossReveal answer → Mexican hat87 AcrossReveal answer → Slanting type68 AcrossReveal answer → Part of Europe where one has to live on air, maybe68 AcrossReveal answer → Spike39 AcrossReveal answer → Nimble510 AcrossReveal answer → Do impressive work510 AcrossReveal answer → Emphasised810 AcrossReveal answer → Particle411 AcrossReveal answer → Applaud413 AcrossReveal answer → A good rhyme for timber413 AcrossReveal answer → Abominable snowman414 AcrossReveal answer → The marshal came to after tea, we hear414 AcrossReveal answer → Circuit314 AcrossReveal answer → Missing415 AcrossReveal answer → Faulty contribution to maths instruction415 AcrossReveal answer → Mattress316 AcrossReveal answer → Group of horse trainers316 AcrossReveal answer → Condition516 AcrossReveal answer → Constituent of food to hold aloft on a dish417 AcrossReveal answer → Inert gas417 AcrossReveal answer → Therefore419 AcrossReveal answer → Disloyalty819 AcrossReveal answer → Took some introductory steps?419 AcrossReveal answer → Fierce921 AcrossReveal answer → Resort of towering popularity, though the water looks pretty dirty?921 AcrossReveal answer → Rot521 AcrossReveal answer → Loathed823 AcrossReveal answer → Golfer's cry423 AcrossReveal answer → Pedal parts423 AcrossReveal answer → Vision524 AcrossReveal answer → Cupid424 AcrossReveal answer → A device easily seen through424 AcrossReveal answer → Blend326 AcrossReveal answer → His game is unremunerative326 AcrossReveal answer → After that comes the end of Autumn427 AcrossReveal answer → Noise327 AcrossReveal answer → Cloak427 AcrossReveal answer → Water goddess?429 AcrossReveal answer → Retain429 AcrossReveal answer → Board-game431 AcrossReveal answer → They may be four or seven432 AcrossReveal answer → Let it stand432 AcrossReveal answer → Erica of Hampstead533 AcrossReveal answer → Plentiful833 AcrossReveal answer → Go by bike533 AcrossReveal answer → Shifty producers of damson squash634 AcrossReveal answer → Hill334 AcrossReveal answer → Fondle634 AcrossReveal answer → Aimed at providing great opportunity for Edward835 AcrossReveal answer → Observed435 AcrossReveal answer → Hardhearted835 AcrossReveal answer → Yours truly led astray by unknown assortment636 AcrossReveal answer → Fasten336 AcrossReveal answer → Parody636 AcrossReveal answer → Expectant437 AcrossReveal answer →

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Prose composition51 DownReveal answer → Take up or do in a suitable case51 DownReveal answer → Scope52 DownReveal answer → It has matted fur and is commonly edible52 DownReveal answer → Tardy42 DownReveal answer → Gaelic43 DownReveal answer → Issue at the wrong time43 DownReveal answer → Sketched43 DownReveal answer → Frustrates54 DownReveal answer → Daunted84 DownReveal answer → Mighty hunter amid the Maori once54 DownReveal answer → Manufactured45 DownReveal answer → Harvest45 DownReveal answer → Supply a bit of bread at a price45 DownReveal answer → Banquet56 DownReveal answer → Originates66 DownReveal answer → Caught in a dishonest denial66 DownReveal answer → Consume37 DownReveal answer → Fish58 DownReveal answer → Skin decoration69 DownReveal answer → Mass producer of boots for the capital of Norway69 DownReveal answer → Bit of a fright from an articulated truck311 DownReveal answer → Information311 DownReveal answer → Having had a good upbringing by the French?512 DownReveal answer → Receded512 DownReveal answer → Passenger ship512 DownReveal answer → Musty513 DownReveal answer → Notion713 DownReveal answer → We slink around getting something to eat713 DownReveal answer → Youth314 DownReveal answer → Walked515 DownReveal answer → Lavatory315 DownReveal answer → In a Paris accent, it still means a bag or the like315 DownReveal answer → Vehicle316 DownReveal answer → A consolatory note?316 DownReveal answer → Sharp517 DownReveal answer → Ooze518 DownReveal answer → Possibly read about a teetotaller having deserted618 DownReveal answer → Puts up618 DownReveal answer → Arctic dog520 DownReveal answer → The refreshing Miss Lee520 DownReveal answer → Scope820 DownReveal answer → Canine mammal321 DownReveal answer → Ask earnestly to be good321 DownReveal answer → Anger322 DownReveal answer → Longing322 DownReveal answer → Writer in an American prison322 DownReveal answer → Concluding part623 DownReveal answer → Being half an hour in front causes public protest623 DownReveal answer → Solidify325 DownReveal answer → Course525 DownReveal answer → With less humour?325 DownReveal answer → Decorate526 DownReveal answer → Greek author528 DownReveal answer → Need428 DownReveal answer → Brief misguided stay at a hotel528 DownReveal answer → Thought429 DownReveal answer → Showy display530 DownReveal answer → Unfasten430 DownReveal answer → Tastefully piquant, just like a sailor530 DownReveal answer → Being unethical, chary about publicity531 DownReveal answer → Boy's name531 DownReveal answer → Rabbit332 DownReveal answer → Plant ovule432 DownReveal answer → Go on a cruise with Lisa?432 DownReveal answer → The big, big hug auntie finishes with433 DownReveal answer → Stout stick433 DownReveal answer →

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