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Evening Standard Crossword December 17 2020 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 128 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for December 17 2020. 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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ClueLetters#Answer
Scheme41 AcrossReveal answer → Be against64 AcrossReveal answer → Edge34 AcrossReveal answer → Where the Mafia originated Cicely said64 AcrossReveal answer → Block46 AcrossReveal answer → Bloodstained missile in spectacular flight!87 AcrossReveal answer → Star87 AcrossReveal answer → Shopping mall68 AcrossReveal answer → Where it's possible to go far, one notes68 AcrossReveal answer → Friend39 AcrossReveal answer → Woollen cloth510 AcrossReveal answer → Weeps about the mistaken conclusion of pretentious persons510 AcrossReveal answer → Bewildered810 AcrossReveal answer → Revise411 AcrossReveal answer → Fencing sword413 AcrossReveal answer → Left a youngster out of the group413 AcrossReveal answer → Wind instrument414 AcrossReveal answer → Unlike chalk and cheese414 AcrossReveal answer → Serpent314 AcrossReveal answer → Clip415 AcrossReveal answer → Skirting Carmarthen, we find this city415 AcrossReveal answer → Not dry316 AcrossReveal answer → Girl in a hole?316 AcrossReveal answer → Command516 AcrossReveal answer → Short piece of brass tubing417 AcrossReveal answer → Set of clothing417 AcrossReveal answer → Man's name419 AcrossReveal answer → Lively819 AcrossReveal answer → Way of moving around in some agitation419 AcrossReveal answer → Bought921 AcrossReveal answer → What soldiers defending a garrison need?921 AcrossReveal answer → Dissuade521 AcrossReveal answer → Harmful823 AcrossReveal answer → Region423 AcrossReveal answer → Renown in association with yours truly423 AcrossReveal answer → Taut524 AcrossReveal answer → Ceremony424 AcrossReveal answer → Led by it, you can't win by it424 AcrossReveal answer → Thickness326 AcrossReveal answer → Workplace short of labour326 AcrossReveal answer → Went away airily with a blue copy427 AcrossReveal answer → Loiter327 AcrossReveal answer → Close427 AcrossReveal answer → Go soft and old, somehow429 AcrossReveal answer → Podium429 AcrossReveal answer → Remedy431 AcrossReveal answer → Premises of note?432 AcrossReveal answer → Tow432 AcrossReveal answer → Sharon's weight?533 AcrossReveal answer → Diligence833 AcrossReveal answer → Customary533 AcrossReveal answer → Cry of outraged hikers?634 AcrossReveal answer → Rabbit334 AcrossReveal answer → Contusion634 AcrossReveal answer → Moment of enlightenment, in camera835 AcrossReveal answer → Intense435 AcrossReveal answer → Favour835 AcrossReveal answer → One bent on hitting a target?636 AcrossReveal answer → Mournful336 AcrossReveal answer → Bird636 AcrossReveal answer → Incline437 AcrossReveal answer →

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Religion51 DownReveal answer → But Diana Ross would have no use for it!51 DownReveal answer → Freshwater mammal52 DownReveal answer → I'm out to get a radio part, speaking with style52 DownReveal answer → Seem42 DownReveal answer → Network43 DownReveal answer → She may well be blue43 DownReveal answer → Argument43 DownReveal answer → African mammal54 DownReveal answer → Opposed84 DownReveal answer → It runs wild in Wales!54 DownReveal answer → Manufactured45 DownReveal answer → Colour45 DownReveal answer → Restriction gets Bruce no end upset!45 DownReveal answer → Javelin56 DownReveal answer → Abrupt66 DownReveal answer → The case of a keepsake66 DownReveal answer → Youth37 DownReveal answer → Living58 DownReveal answer → Meal69 DownReveal answer → Mushrooms may be amusing, man!69 DownReveal answer → To reform some gangs, you need to lecture a lot311 DownReveal answer → Impress hugely311 DownReveal answer → Handled twigs512 DownReveal answer → Island512 DownReveal answer → Follow512 DownReveal answer → Temptress513 DownReveal answer → Hold spellbound713 DownReveal answer → Ministerial furniture713 DownReveal answer → Help314 DownReveal answer → Leaf515 DownReveal answer → Thus315 DownReveal answer → Removed or taken out of court315 DownReveal answer → Roll of banknotes316 DownReveal answer → It's soft, that is, to eat316 DownReveal answer → Sewer517 DownReveal answer → Scope518 DownReveal answer → Song belter, possibly?618 DownReveal answer → Planet618 DownReveal answer → English city520 DownReveal answer → Taped in expert style520 DownReveal answer → Claimed820 DownReveal answer → Snoop321 DownReveal answer → Much admired, albeit briefly321 DownReveal answer → Ventilate322 DownReveal answer → Tease322 DownReveal answer → Pull out of town322 DownReveal answer → Alarms623 DownReveal answer → Dad's not heavy on him!623 DownReveal answer → By way of325 DownReveal answer → Escape525 DownReveal answer → Mislead in a firm way325 DownReveal answer → Slumber526 DownReveal answer → Lament528 DownReveal answer → Overlook428 DownReveal answer → For the record, he was particularly dismissive of Australians528 DownReveal answer → Employer429 DownReveal answer → Bode530 DownReveal answer → Stuff430 DownReveal answer → Deputy for some columnist, perhaps530 DownReveal answer → Many may have been a star!531 DownReveal answer → Slope531 DownReveal answer → Fish-eggs332 DownReveal answer → Jetty432 DownReveal answer → Poor victim of sport432 DownReveal answer → Posh emporium?433 DownReveal answer → Asian language433 DownReveal answer →

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