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Evening Standard Crossword December 20 2018 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 130 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for December 20 2018. 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.

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ClueLetters#Answer
Conflict61 AcrossReveal answer → Dad and mum are out of the country64 AcrossReveal answer → Give in64 AcrossReveal answer → Tread45 AcrossReveal answer → Catch up with the maintenance87 AcrossReveal answer → Outdoor garment87 AcrossReveal answer → So Gary wrecked the ship68 AcrossReveal answer → Valuable things68 AcrossReveal answer → Profundity58 AcrossReveal answer → Astern39 AcrossReveal answer → Regions510 AcrossReveal answer → Booty410 AcrossReveal answer → Champs said to choose510 AcrossReveal answer → Destroy411 AcrossReveal answer → Shy512 AcrossReveal answer → Squirrel's nest413 AcrossReveal answer → Pork ones can be unbelievable!413 AcrossReveal answer → Epic613 AcrossReveal answer → Bill of fare414 AcrossReveal answer → Haul around in a dance414 AcrossReveal answer → Hypocrisy? There's no such word!415 AcrossReveal answer → Alcoholic drink415 AcrossReveal answer → In favour of316 AcrossReveal answer → It's often said to be cutting316 AcrossReveal answer → Vent416 AcrossReveal answer → Actor in the wars?417 AcrossReveal answer → Unable to hear417 AcrossReveal answer → Discharge418 AcrossReveal answer → Style, vigour419 AcrossReveal answer → One shot for being pale!419 AcrossReveal answer → Cot320 AcrossReveal answer → Made-up921 AcrossReveal answer → A replacement for Venus? Hop it, dear!921 AcrossReveal answer → Sister322 AcrossReveal answer → The two423 AcrossReveal answer → In more ways than one, I appear sensible423 AcrossReveal answer → Trail323 AcrossReveal answer → Learner in love, albeit flat on the floor424 AcrossReveal answer → Discourteous424 AcrossReveal answer → Snooker rods424 AcrossReveal answer → Adorn425 AcrossReveal answer → Encouragement to no good end?326 AcrossReveal answer → Drinking vessel326 AcrossReveal answer → Was dishonest and lived heartlessly427 AcrossReveal answer → Leave out427 AcrossReveal answer → Weirdly628 AcrossReveal answer → Not a sound from granny!429 AcrossReveal answer → Paradise429 AcrossReveal answer → Collapse530 AcrossReveal answer → Loving to be cuddled when shown the way432 AcrossReveal answer → Fossil fuel432 AcrossReveal answer → Fete432 AcrossReveal answer → Gosh, less than wise, these birds!533 AcrossReveal answer → Midday433 AcrossReveal answer → Statement of beliefs533 AcrossReveal answer → Being definite groups, they're worth having634 AcrossReveal answer → Fuss334 AcrossReveal answer → Strain, emphasis634 AcrossReveal answer → Held out longer835 AcrossReveal answer → Irritated535 AcrossReveal answer → Watches carefully835 AcrossReveal answer → Bent on being under canvas?636 AcrossReveal answer → Victim436 AcrossReveal answer → Jail636 AcrossReveal answer → Maintain637 AcrossReveal answer →

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ClueLetters#Answer
Yellowish-white colour51 DownReveal answer → Wrap61 DownReveal answer → Light to carry51 DownReveal answer → Delayed82 DownReveal answer → Female fox52 DownReveal answer → Have fun pulling a lever back52 DownReveal answer → Not that piece of recent history43 DownReveal answer → Experts43 DownReveal answer → Incentive63 DownReveal answer → Unlike a fancy woman?54 DownReveal answer → Fixed gaze54 DownReveal answer → Reserve94 DownReveal answer → Streaked75 DownReveal answer → Occupied45 DownReveal answer → Foolishly sang to horses!45 DownReveal answer → Bump46 DownReveal answer → Lose many a piece of land in the Hebrides66 DownReveal answer → Detain during wartime66 DownReveal answer → Long47 DownReveal answer → Speck38 DownReveal answer → Tranquil69 DownReveal answer → Keep tearing around endlessly69 DownReveal answer → Agent311 DownReveal answer → Demonstrate affection pressingly311 DownReveal answer → Rugby team showing the way to make a pass512 DownReveal answer → Inspection of accounts512 DownReveal answer → Out of jail, having a part to play in the home713 DownReveal answer → Shortage713 DownReveal answer → Doomed914 DownReveal answer → Flying mammal315 DownReveal answer → Large315 DownReveal answer → One overturned in a race?315 DownReveal answer → Close friend316 DownReveal answer → A novel bit of rash expenditure316 DownReveal answer → Regret317 DownReveal answer → All a West End hotel can provide618 DownReveal answer → Resounds618 DownReveal answer → Actuate819 DownReveal answer → Where it's not bad to get roughly set about?520 DownReveal answer → Coach320 DownReveal answer → Intense beam of light520 DownReveal answer → A good lot of help321 DownReveal answer → Thick mist321 DownReveal answer → Aver721 DownReveal answer → Fastened up again322 DownReveal answer → Not at home322 DownReveal answer → Bad news about nothing being right, will not improve623 DownReveal answer → Dairy product623 DownReveal answer → Marry325 DownReveal answer → Salad ingredient from Nicosia325 DownReveal answer → Doghouse626 DownReveal answer → Past627 DownReveal answer → Worker in stone528 DownReveal answer → In TV, one sees the smaller picture528 DownReveal answer → Elderly429 DownReveal answer → A ready rhyme for an ass530 DownReveal answer → Mistake430 DownReveal answer → Rummage530 DownReveal answer → Scandinavian531 DownReveal answer → Seed-vessel331 DownReveal answer → Is inclined to have tip-top objectives531 DownReveal answer → Treatment for the feet can be fun432 DownReveal answer → Dowels432 DownReveal answer → Absents oneself for breaks433 DownReveal answer → Restaurant cook433 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, December 20, 2018. 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.