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Evening Standard Crossword December 18 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 127 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for December 18 2019. 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.

Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Day nursery61 AcrossReveal answer → Mushroom, say, is a treat for the little boy61 AcrossReveal answer → Irrigate53 AcrossReveal answer → High place possibly outside a pub87 AcrossReveal answer → Set free87 AcrossReveal answer → Fingerprints, slang48 AcrossReveal answer → A dead bird48 AcrossReveal answer → Astonished69 AcrossReveal answer → Quietly yet firmly fix a sort of hedge610 AcrossReveal answer → Hairpiece610 AcrossReveal answer → Season610 AcrossReveal answer → Metallic element611 AcrossReveal answer → When airmen flew endlessly, it was a chancy thing611 AcrossReveal answer → Drugged511 AcrossReveal answer → Frank412 AcrossReveal answer → Limb314 AcrossReveal answer → Shelter for those feeling windy?314 AcrossReveal answer → Formerly415 AcrossReveal answer → Relaxes516 AcrossReveal answer → Travel to get what you really enjoy516 AcrossReveal answer → Lived717 AcrossReveal answer → Abode of Satan417 AcrossReveal answer → Shout at the twin pupils417 AcrossReveal answer → Tree type519 AcrossReveal answer → To check out public relations can be fun519 AcrossReveal answer → Deity320 AcrossReveal answer → The figure wrongly paid is of little interest521 AcrossReveal answer → Figure521 AcrossReveal answer → Japanese padded quilt521 AcrossReveal answer → Edwardian coming round one morning to get domesticated522 AcrossReveal answer → Songbird522 AcrossReveal answer → Shape423 AcrossReveal answer → To play this sharply is less clever423 AcrossReveal answer → Immense423 AcrossReveal answer → Haze425 AcrossReveal answer → Keen526 AcrossReveal answer → Finish a bit of work at the witch's place526 AcrossReveal answer → Tooth type526 AcrossReveal answer → Mr Gibson, actor328 AcrossReveal answer → An arresting fellow328 AcrossReveal answer → Deed328 AcrossReveal answer → Wall pass629 AcrossReveal answer → Handsome, but he may be said to be about a back number629 AcrossReveal answer → Varied730 AcrossReveal answer → Time of importance630 AcrossReveal answer → Concluding part630 AcrossReveal answer → One gets to be cross with this beast431 AcrossReveal answer → Chopping tools431 AcrossReveal answer → Irish emblem832 AcrossReveal answer → People upset by ant bites?832 AcrossReveal answer → Cease433 AcrossReveal answer → Infuriate633 AcrossReveal answer → Shot off to do an experiment633 AcrossReveal answer → Facts435 AcrossReveal answer → Jam536 AcrossReveal answer → Plant638 AcrossReveal answer → Lacehole639 AcrossReveal answer → Deal540 AcrossReveal answer →

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Are such disks of a disappointing nature?61 DownReveal answer → A firm grasp61 DownReveal answer → Chief51 DownReveal answer → How a golf lover can show humility62 DownReveal answer → House of God62 DownReveal answer → Hell52 DownReveal answer → Otherwise43 DownReveal answer → Place pots in position43 DownReveal answer → Marry33 DownReveal answer → Unplaced horse74 DownReveal answer → Hired for a future wedding?74 DownReveal answer → Worshipped64 DownReveal answer → Frolics55 DownReveal answer → Pitcher45 DownReveal answer → Abrade the cuffs badly?55 DownReveal answer → Free36 DownReveal answer → Shed these when crying56 DownReveal answer → Allude to the referee as a bit of a duffer56 DownReveal answer → Hurt57 DownReveal answer → Cloudy48 DownReveal answer → A girl with only £50 may be in a pickle48 DownReveal answer → Avarice58 DownReveal answer → Jack goes in the side entrance39 DownReveal answer → Beseech39 DownReveal answer → Enemy possibly of an egghead312 DownReveal answer → For every312 DownReveal answer → Not the best man for tricky roles?513 DownReveal answer → Distinctive character513 DownReveal answer → Flawless713 DownReveal answer → Saltpetre514 DownReveal answer → Sort of cut a boxer may receive515 DownReveal answer → Stinking515 DownReveal answer → Competition716 DownReveal answer → The only antelope in Ireland518 DownReveal answer → Urge, incite518 DownReveal answer → Plunged518 DownReveal answer → Vigour319 DownReveal answer → Samantha's uncle?319 DownReveal answer → Young fox319 DownReveal answer → The right I had to be free320 DownReveal answer → Mafia boss320 DownReveal answer → Proverbially spicy entertainment?721 DownReveal answer → Attacking footballer721 DownReveal answer → It's the end of many a town322 DownReveal answer → Weary522 DownReveal answer → Rodent322 DownReveal answer → Superficial appearance623 DownReveal answer → Just plain domesticated?623 DownReveal answer → Rug324 DownReveal answer → Unfortunately424 DownReveal answer → Top in geometry424 DownReveal answer → Powerful though less than omnipotent625 DownReveal answer → Dozen625 DownReveal answer → Slightly damp or wet526 DownReveal answer → A dirty connection in electricity?526 DownReveal answer → Do but suspect!527 DownReveal answer → Circled627 DownReveal answer → Lawful527 DownReveal answer → Horse given corn, perhaps?328 DownReveal answer → Test528 DownReveal answer → Mingle, blend328 DownReveal answer → Sum529 DownReveal answer → Sham430 DownReveal answer → Fog drifting in from Istanbul?430 DownReveal answer → Recover531 DownReveal answer → Ground532 DownReveal answer → Tolerate434 DownReveal answer → Damp336 DownReveal answer → Watch337 DownReveal answer →

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