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Evening Standard Crossword December 18 2018 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 18 2018 answers. The Tuesday 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#
Arrive atREACH5Across1 OpposeRESIST6Across1 A cup can be said to contain fiveDAVIS5Across1 HelixSPIRAL6Across5 Musical chairs and other furnitureSUITE5Across6 Cuban danceRUMBA5Across6 TrueLOYAL5Across9 For us to get Rosie upset is no laughing matter!SERIOUS7Across9 Opposite of indoorOUTDOOR7Across9 PillPELLET6Across10 A dangerous pointer?ARROW5Across10 FrothSPUME5Across10 HarmDAMAGE6Across11 Animal's noseSNOUT5Across11 Hair treatments for pools punters?PERMS5Across11 ChairsSEATS5Across12 DawdleDALLY5Across12 They are served in many jointsCHIPS5Across12 Competition from another railwayRIVALRY7Across13 Surgical pincersFORCEPS7Across13 DetailITEM4Across14 It's not at all clear in BermudaMUD3Across15 PossessesHAS3Across15 Yes votesAYES4Across17 Roderick's riverODER4Across17 BalladLAY3Across17 A line you can credit with no difficultyCREASE6Across18 CommotionTUMULT6Across18 ElectVOTE4Across18 Tribal badge or emblemTOTEM5Across19 Quick return by electric transportSMART5Across19 NumberELEVEN6Across20 Dismays numerous relativesDAUNTS6Across20 ChallengedDARED5Across20 SummonCALL4Across22 Fed back to the beginning in dextrous styleDEFT4Across22 PenalisedFINED5Across22 LassitudeLANGUOR7Across23 In the RAF, short missionsOPS3Across24 EmblemTOTEM5Across24 PitchTAR3Across24 Army officerCOLONEL7Across25 Constantly though casually following a little chapSOLIDLY7Across25 Oddball taking Charlie to the stationCRANK5Across26 PopBURST5Across26 Indian instrumentSITAR5Across26 The aforementionedDITTO5Across27 Fiendish participant in rude villainyDEVIL5Across27 Do wrong by going out for something to eat, perhapsBERRY5Across28 Blacksmith's blockANVIL5Across28 Tiresome fellow with promises of paymentTEDIOUS7Across29 SpartanAUSTERE7Across29 RakeROUE4Across29 Fastest afloat?FLEET5Across30 ScorchesCHARS5Across30 SpurtJET3Across30 TeaseTAUNT5Across31 Bird with a wooden leg!STILT5Across31 ProphetSEER4Across32 HellHADES5Across33 SilencedGAGGED6Across35 TemplePAGODA6Across36 GumRESIN5Across37 BeggedCADGED6Across38 SkilfullyDEFTLY6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RecompensedREPAID6Down1 UseEMPLOY6Down2 TraySALVER6Down2 Fearfully apologetic?AFRAID6Down2 Line taken by the first person with wild boarsISOBAR6Down3 SleighSLED4Down3 ComediansCOMICS6Down3 SumTOTAL5Down4 What housewives have to doSEW3Down4 Shade of colourHUE3Down4 AlasSADLY5Down5 If coming up short, is suspiciousFISHY5Down5 VergesEDGES5Down5 DramaPLAY4Down6 Consume strong drink for sustenanceSUPPORT7Down6 Speaker's platformROSTRUM7Down6 VasesURNS4Down7 MotiveREASON6Down7 Exploits the U.S. marines heartlessly!USES4Down7 That fugitive casual worker followed by us!TEMPUS6Down8 Cruel, viciousBRUTAL6Down8 OgledLEERED6Down8 Cutlery itemSPOON5Down12 Studies something written on a wrecked carCRAMS5Down12 GuffawedLAUGHED7Down13 Composition for a boy to performRONDO5Down13 AspectFACET5Down13 To us, a bit of heavenVENUS5Down14 AlludeREFER5Down14 ProhibitedTABOO5Down15 Beaten on boardMATED5Down15 Of mankindHUMAN5Down15 SkirmishMELEE5Down16 Play for timeSTALL5Down16 Immortal notes by a chap from ItalyDEITY5Down16 InfectionVIRUS5Down18 Male voiceTENOR5Down18 One bent on villainyCROOK5Down18 Young person playing with rattlesSTARLET7Down19 TautTENSE5Down19 MonotonousTEDIOUS7Down19 The charm of a very quiet part of EalingAPPEAL6Down21 BarrierDAM3Down21 Prolific, abundantLAVISH6Down21 Eye membraneCORNEA6Down22 Watch-pocketFOB3Down22 Remove a garment with some dirt on itDIVEST6Down22 Injury, woundLESION6Down23 Endlessly she makes bloomers all over the place!FLORAL6Down23 CalamitousTRAGIC6Down24 Prickly plantsCACTI5Down25 Conflicting points trouble the slowcoachSNAIL5Down25 BloatedTURGID6Down25 Mention a sound locationCITE4Down26 CelebritySTAR4Down26 RumourREPORT6Down27 Transportation for the bigheaded AmericanBUS3Down28 PactTREATY6Down28 SkillART3Down28 WearyJADED5Down30 LukewarmTEPID5Down31 PresentHERE4Down33 LogicalSANE4Down34

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. 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.