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Evening Standard Crossword December 2 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 2 2021 answers. The Thursday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SupportPROP4Across1 TaperCANDLE6Across4 NoiseDIN3Across4 First in the field, evidently long establishedOLDEST6Across4 ReclineREST4Across6 On a page's backOVERLEAF8Across7 InsinuationINNUENDO8Across7 DullBORING6Across8 Toy with one's foodTRIFLE6Across8 ConsumeEAT3Across9 OstentatiousSHOWY5Across10 He almost sailed backELIAS5Across10 DiscardedSCRAPPED8Across10 GangCREW4Across11 Musical instrumentDRUM4Across13 Could it bear staggering news?REEL4Across13 Food fishTUNA4Across14 LimbARM3Across14 She opens and closes shops on the motorwayMISS4Across14 Pain is no good to fatherPANG4Across15 ExploitFEAT4Across15 Back in the role of RomeoFRO3Across16 PelvisHIP3Across16 MorselCRUMB5Across16 SmileGRIN4Across17 Heartlessly cheap fellow!CHAP4Across17 Light music to finish the dayAIRY4Across19 Go by seaSAIL4Across19 OpposedRESISTED8Across19 CruelHEARTLESS9Across21 It's silly to be tough on a fatheadFOOLHARDY9Across21 DangerPERIL5Across21 LoiteringDILATORY8Across23 Rodents' star turnRATS4Across23 Fortified winePORT4Across23 General secretaryAIDE4Across24 CurseOATH4Across24 EthicalMORAL5Across24 Deceive a wily fellowFOX3Across26 CabinHUT3Across26 GratuityTIP3Across27 StumbleTRIP4Across27 Some nice days are cold!ICED4Across27 DischargeEMIT4Across29 Uninteresting version of a raidARID4Across29 HugeVAST4Across31 The truth about a late startREAL4Across32 PleasedGLAD4Across32 A plot translated into GreekPLATO5Across33 ShamPRETENCE8Across33 Stage whisperASIDE5Across33 A sound storyREPORT6Across34 Golf-pegTEE3Across34 Made amendsATONED6Across34 A batting performance to give heart to the best?TOPSCORE8Across35 ProphetSEER4Across35 StickyADHESIVE8Across35 Like the atmosphere in a taxidermist's place?STUFFY6Across36 DecayROT3Across36 AuthorWRITER6Across36 NeatTIDY4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PrimaryFIRST5Down1 Kid 'em it's symbolic!TOTEM5Down1 Edible bulbONION5Down2 The little room is for himDENIS5Down2 BoulderROCK4Down2 TitheLEVY4Down3 Quietly left for America, furthermorePLUS4Down3 DramaPLAY4Down3 SnakeCOBRA5Down4 LeftDEPARTED8Down4 Frequently loses points when contractedOFTEN5Down4 NakedNUDE4Down5 StandardNORM4Down5 Laid out for assemblyDAIL4Down5 ReappearRECUR5Down6 Edible seedLENTIL6Down6 Ray's upset at Sarah getting the moneySALARY6Down6 SpikeEAR3Down7 VapourSTEAM5Down8 StartOUTSET6Down9 Look about to pull upREGARD6Down9 Women's party label?LIB3Down11 EmbraceHUG3Down11 A meeting place when going to bedASCOT5Down12 StablemanGROOM5Down12 BetWAGER5Down12 MovingASTIR5Down13 Tooth-likeDENTOID7Down13 Angel offering a bit of help with a harp compositionRAPHAEL7Down13 SerpentASP3Down14 DeserveMERIT5Down15 Coniferous treeFIR3Down15 Mate providing money for popPAL3Down15 Cook a lot of little fishesFRY3Down16 Belonging to himHIS3Down16 AllianceUNION5Down17 Baby's toyRATTLE6Down18 GemstoneBERYL5Down18 His stocks are the kind people's legs fit intoHOSIER6Down18 PainstakingDILIGENT8Down20 EmbersASHES5Down20 Perfect angle on a clueIDEAL5Down20 SpicyHOT3Down21 A copy sentFAX3Down21 Given not a penny in help!AID3Down22 CircuitLAP3Down22 Golf clubPUTTER6Down23 Bobby's nonsense about central SiberiaROBERT6Down23 Remain in positionSIT3Down25 Young goatKID3Down25 Egg-shapedOVATE5Down25 FlowerASTER5Down26 BoxSPAR4Down28 Cathy isn't exactly the spiteful type!CATTY5Down28 Detection systemRADAR5Down28 EncounterMEET4Down29 Note valueMINIM5Down30 TartACID4Down30 The light ahead is an artificial productRAYON5Down30 Senior member's desire to actDOYEN5Down31 BeliefTENET5Down31 ObserveSEE3Down32 InsectGNAT4Down32 It's noisily raised!ROOF4Down32 A "stick up" job?POST4Down33 Highest pointAPEX4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, December 2, 2021. 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.