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Evening Standard Crossword December 18 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 18 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 130 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#
ExileDEPORT6Across1 ReligionISLAM5Across3 Run with a cry into the streetSCOOT5Across3 StumpSTUB4Across5 ShaftARROW5Across8 Short of spiritMETHS5Across8 Of the PopePAPAL5Across8 Animal’s footPAW3Across9 Haggard jockey?RIDER5Across10 UrnVASE4Across10 Spring overVAULT5Across10 Gosh, how lovey-dovey!COO3Across11 TubePIPE4Across11 LargeBIG3Across11 Four old penceGROAT5Across12 SpurnSCORN5Across12 BirdRAVEN5Across12 Smoker's itemLIGHTER7Across13 Exult when Edward gets hit on the head!CROWNED7Across13 RoundedCURVED6Across13 WandererNOMAD5Across15 Many a connection with jailCLINK5Across15 BreezeWIND4Across16 SpeckDOT3Across18 Could mum have a bit of fun with him?MAN3Across18 CrannyNOOK4Across18 Vehicle left on one side behind the bus terminusSLEDGE6Across19 UproarFURORE6Across19 MireMUD3Across20 Immortal who had a way with a piano tuneNEPTUNE7Across21 Afternoon showMATINEE7Across21 AmongAMID4Across22 Heavenly way of working to get aheadMOON4Across22 ChargeFEE3Across22 ScorchSEAR4Across23 History of dad's old model carPAST4Across23 MineralORE3Across23 ProtectedGUARDED7Across24 It's on the cards that one may improveGETWELL7Across24 ValleyVALE4Across24 ProvideFEND4Across25 Can they turn a piece of wood to ashes at last?LATHES6Across26 AgainENCORE6Across26 LesseeTENANT6Across28 Thirsty doctor at the eye centreDRY3Across29 A flipperFIN3Across29 FloatGLIDE5Across30 Sister's daughterNIECE5Across31 Three might put you to sleepETHER5Across31 A US president accepted war to be advancedFORWARD7Across32 FeverAGUE4Across32 Ordinary or dullHUMDRUM7Across32 WickedEVIL4Across33 Capital morning for a mere maleAMMAN5Across34 RecedeEBB3Across34 Artificial waterwayCANAL5Across34 Eggs in two varietiesOVA3Across35 ViewSCENE5Across35 Rowing bladeOAR3Across35 Possibly a drag for an Irish police officerGARDA5Across36 TargetBUTT4Across36 PlanetVENUS5Across36 Those written about rivers?POEMS5Across37 SquirmWRITHE6Across37 FrequentlyOFTEN5Across37 The ways a pair of ducks finish up can be just too curiousSNOOP5Across38 PreparedREADY5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PortrayDEPICT6Down1 Bemoan being thirsty around East Central LondonDECRY5Down1 Of rabiesRABID5Down1 MightyPOWERFUL8Down2 Barnum and Bailey were flashy fellows!SHOWMEN7Down2 Iraqi capitalBAGHDAD7Down2 SurveyREVIEW6Down3 A strong line to get fish out of the riverCORD4Down4 Previous casePRECEDENT9Down4 Fly highSOAR4Down4 SingerSOPRANO7Down5 Has infinite wisdom but makes nothing clearORACLE6Down5 Way of approachAVENUE6Down5 Landed estateMANOR5Down6 IdenticalTWIN4Down6 Let it be nominalTITLE5Down6 RearedBRED4Down7 DistinctCLEAR5Down7 A wild binge may be only humanBEING5Down7 DonkeyASS3Down8 Farm animalPIG3Down9 Further in the direction of the job centreTOO3Down9 They squirm like that chap LeslieGENTLES7Down12 EntourageRETINUE7Down12 ToddlerTOT3Down14 ShyDIFFIDENT9Down14 Game on the snooker table?NAP3Down14 SorrowWOE3Down15 Light motorcycleMOPED5Down16 The very best ale I'd brewIDEAL5Down16 His minced steak is sheer poetry!KEATS5Down17 BornNEE3Down17 DisparageDECRY5Down17 DecorateORNAMENT8Down19 AfraidFEARFUL7Down19 High land where the Poles chop wood to the northSNOWDON7Down19 Zola (possibly reminding one of Heskey?)EMILE5Down20 InsaneMAD3Down20 Place of safetyHAVEN5Down20 Processed meatMINCE5Down21 ParryDEFLECT7Down21 The way to get frozen, perhaps?NORTH5Down21 Dismiss from playSENDOFF7Down23 Board united under pressurePLYWOOD7Down23 Thick oilGREASE6Down24 Such shepherds may know a few words of EnglishGERMAN6Down24 Wander to the back of the queue with a growlERR3Down25 FaintDIM3Down25 TraderDEALER6Down26 FirmSTABLE6Down27 Mountains of maps?ATLAS5Down27 African riverNIGER5Down27 Being human, they have no tailsHEADS5Down28 HappenOCCUR5Down28 DressGARB4Down29 HealsCURES5Down30 It's out of the picture!FRAME5Down30 BlastGUST4Down30 Day beforeEVE3Down31 Manual workerHAND4Down32 Game calling for much more than a stout heartFARO4Down32 A little way from AbergavennyAVE3Down33 Long-tailed rodentRAT3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. 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.