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Evening Standard Crossword December 17 2020 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 17 2020 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#
SchemePLOT4Across1 Be againstOPPOSE6Across4 EdgeRIM3Across4 Where the Mafia originated Cicely saidSICILY6Across4 BlockSLAB4Across6 Bloodstained missile in spectacular flight!REDARROW8Across7 StarASTERISK8Across7 Shopping mallARCADE6Across8 Where it's possible to go far, one notesAFRICA6Across8 FriendPAL3Across9 Woollen clothTWEED5Across10 Weeps about the mistaken conclusion of pretentious personsSNOBS5Across10 BewilderedCONFUSED8Across10 ReviseEDIT4Across11 Fencing swordEPEE4Across13 Left a youngster out of the groupCLUB4Across13 Wind instrumentHORN4Across14 Unlike chalk and cheeseSAME4Across14 SerpentASP3Across14 ClipSNIP4Across15 Skirting Carmarthen, we find this cityCAEN4Across15 Not dryWET3Across16 Girl in a hole?PEG3Across16 CommandORDER5Across16 Short piece of brass tubingSTUB4Across17 Set of clothingSUIT4Across17 Man's nameALAN4Across19 LivelySPIRITED8Across19 Way of moving around in some agitationGAIT4Across19 BoughtPURCHASED9Across21 What soldiers defending a garrison need?FORTITUDE9Across21 DissuadeDETER5Across21 HarmfulDAMAGING8Across23 RegionAREA4Across23 Renown in association with yours trulyFAME4Across23 TautTENSE5Across24 CeremonyRITE4Across24 Led by it, you can't win by itNOSE4Across24 ThicknessPLY3Across26 Workplace short of labourLAB3Across26 Went away airily with a blue copyBLEW4Across27 LoiterLAG3Across27 CloseNEAR4Across27 Go soft and old, somehowPLOD4Across29 PodiumDAIS4Across29 RemedyCURE4Across31 Premises of note?FLAT4Across32 TowPULL4Across32 Sharon's weight?STONE5Across33 DiligenceINDUSTRY8Across33 CustomaryUSUAL5Across33 Cry of outraged hikers?SHRIEK6Across34 RabbitDOE3Across34 ContusionBRUISE6Across34 Moment of enlightenment, in cameraEXPOSURE8Across35 IntenseDEEP4Across35 FavourGOODTURN8Across35 One bent on hitting a target?ARCHER6Across36 MournfulSAD3Across36 BirdOSPREY6Across36 InclineRAMP4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ReligionFAITH5Down1 But Diana Ross would have no use for it!DROSS5Down1 Freshwater mammalOTTER5Down2 I'm out to get a radio part, speaking with styleIDIOM5Down2 SeemLOOK4Down2 NetworkGRID4Down3 She may well be blueIRIS4Down3 ArgumentTIFF4Down3 African mammalOKAPI5Down4 OpposedRESISTED8Down4 It runs wild in Wales!SWALE5Down4 ManufacturedMADE4Down5 ColourPUCE4Down5 Restriction gets Bruce no end upset!CURB4Down5 JavelinSPEAR5Down6 AbruptSUDDEN6Down6 The case of a keepsakeLOCKET6Down6 YouthLAD3Down7 LivingALIVE5Down8 MealREPAST6Down9 Mushrooms may be amusing, man!FUNGUS6Down9 To reform some gangs, you need to lecture a lotNAG3Down11 Impress hugelyWOW3Down11 Handled twigsBESOM5Down12 IslandISLET5Down12 FollowENSUE5Down12 TemptressSIREN5Down13 Hold spellboundENTHRAL7Down13 Ministerial furnitureCABINET7Down13 HelpAID3Down14 LeafPETAL5Down15 ThusSIC3Down15 Removed or taken out of courtCUT3Down15 Roll of banknotesWAD3Down16 It's soft, that is, to eatPIE3Down16 SewerDRAIN5Down17 ScopeRANGE5Down18 Song belter, possibly?TREBLE6Down18 PlanetURANUS6Down18 English cityLEEDS5Down20 Taped in expert styleADEPT5Down20 ClaimedDEMANDED8Down20 SnoopPRY3Down21 Much admired, albeit brieflyFAB3Down21 VentilateAIR3Down22 TeaseRAG3Down22 Pull out of townTOW3Down22 AlarmsALERTS6Down23 Dad's not heavy on him!FATHER6Down23 By way ofVIA3Down25 EscapeELUDE5Down25 Mislead in a firm wayCON3Down25 SlumberSLEEP5Down26 LamentELEGY5Down28 OverlookMISS4Down28 For the record, he was particularly dismissive of AustraliansLAKER5Down28 EmployerUSER4Down29 BodeAUGUR5Down30 StuffCRAM4Down30 Deputy for some columnist, perhapsLOCUM5Down30 Many may have been a star!DENEB5Down31 SlopeSLANT5Down31 Fish-eggsROE3Down32 JettyPIER4Down32 Poor victim of sportFISH4Down32 Posh emporium?SHOP4Down33 Asian languageURDU4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, December 17, 2020. 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.