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Evening Standard Crossword December 18 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 18 2019 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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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Day nurseryCRECHE6Across1 Mushroom, say, is a treat for the little boyFUNGUS6Across1 IrrigateWATER5Across3 High place possibly outside a pubPINNACLE8Across7 Set freeLETLOOSE8Across7 Fingerprints, slangDABS4Across8 A dead birdDODO4Across8 AstonishedAMAZED6Across9 Quietly yet firmly fix a sort of hedgePRIVET6Across10 HairpieceTOUPEE6Across10 SeasonWINTER6Across10 Metallic elementCOPPER6Across11 When airmen flew endlessly, it was a chancy thingRAFFLE6Across11 DruggedDOPED5Across11 FrankOPEN4Across12 LimbLEG3Across14 Shelter for those feeling windy?LEE3Across14 FormerlyONCE4Across15 RelaxesRESTS5Across16 Travel to get what you really enjoyGOFOR5Across16 LivedRESIDED7Across17 Abode of SatanHELL4Across17 Shout at the twin pupilsYELL4Across17 Tree typeCEDAR5Across19 To check out public relations can be funSPREE5Across19 DeityGOD3Across20 The figure wrongly paid is of little interestVAPID5Across21 FigureDIGIT5Across21 Japanese padded quiltFUTON5Across21 Edwardian coming round one morning to get domesticatedTAMED5Across22 SongbirdROBIN5Across22 ShapeFORM4Across23 To play this sharply is less cleverHARP4Across23 ImmenseVAST4Across23 HazeMIST4Across25 KeenEAGER5Across26 Finish a bit of work at the witch's placeENDOR5Across26 Tooth typeMOLAR5Across26 Mr Gibson, actorMEL3Across28 An arresting fellowCOP3Across28 DeedACT3Across28 Wall passONETWO6Across29 Handsome, but he may be said to be about a back numberADONIS6Across29 VariedDIVERSE7Across30 Time of importanceMOMENT6Across30 Concluding partFINALE6Across30 One gets to be cross with this beastIBEX4Across31 Chopping toolsAXES4Across31 Irish emblemSHAMROCK8Across32 People upset by ant bites?TIBETANS8Across32 CeaseSTOP4Across33 InfuriateENRAGE6Across33 Shot off to do an experimentTRYOUT6Across33 FactsDATA4Across35 JamWEDGE5Across36 PlantAZALEA6Across38 LaceholeEYELET6Across39 DealTRADE5Across40

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Are such disks of a disappointing nature?FLOPPY6Down1 A firm graspCLUTCH6Down1 ChiefMAJOR5Down1 How a golf lover can show humilityGROVEL6Down2 House of GodCHAPEL6Down2 HellHADES5Down2 OtherwiseELSE4Down3 Place pots in positionSPOT4Down3 MarryWED3Down3 Unplaced horseALSORAN7Down4 Hired for a future wedding?ENGAGED7Down4 WorshippedADORED6Down4 FrolicsROMPS5Down5 PitcherEWER4Down5 Abrade the cuffs badly?SCUFF5Down5 FreeRID3Down6 Shed these when cryingTEARS5Down6 Allude to the referee as a bit of a dufferREFER5Down6 HurtSTING5Down7 CloudyDULL4Down8 A girl with only £50 may be in a pickleDILL4Down8 AvariceGREED5Down8 Jack goes in the side entranceDEE3Down9 BeseechBEG3Down9 Enemy possibly of an eggheadFOE3Down12 For everyPER3Down12 Not the best man for tricky roles?LOSER5Down13 Distinctive characterETHOS5Down13 FlawlessPERFECT7Down13 SaltpetreNITRE5Down14 Sort of cut a boxer may receiveUPPER5Down15 StinkingFETID5Down15 CompetitionCONTEST7Down16 The only antelope in IrelandELAND5Down18 Urge, inciteEGGON5Down18 PlungedDIVED5Down18 VigourVIM3Down19 Samantha's uncle?SAM3Down19 Young foxCUB3Down19 The right I had to be freeRID3Down20 Mafia bossDON3Down20 Proverbially spicy entertainment?VARIETY7Down21 Attacking footballerFORWARD7Down21 It's the end of many a townTON3Down22 WearyTIRED5Down22 RodentRAT3Down22 Superficial appearanceVENEER6Down23 Just plain domesticated?HOMELY6Down23 RugMAT3Down24 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down24 Top in geometryAPEX4Down24 Powerful though less than omnipotentPOTENT6Down25 DozenTWELVE6Down25 Slightly damp or wetMOIST5Down26 A dirty connection in electricity?EARTH5Down26 Do but suspect!DOUBT5Down27 CircledRINGED6Down27 LawfulLEGAL5Down27 Horse given corn, perhaps?COB3Down28 TestASSAY5Down28 Mingle, blendMIX3Down28 SumTOTAL5Down29 ShamFAKE4Down30 Fog drifting in from Istanbul?MIST4Down30 RecoverRALLY5Down31 GroundEARTH5Down32 TolerateBEAR4Down34 DampWET3Down36 WatchEYE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 18, 2019. 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.