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Evening Standard Crossword December 20 2018 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 20 2018 answers. The Thursday 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#
ConflictSTRIFE6Across1 Dad and mum are out of the countryPANAMA6Across4 Give inSUBMIT6Across4 TreadSTEP4Across5 Catch up with the maintenanceOVERHAUL8Across7 Outdoor garmentRAINCOAT8Across7 So Gary wrecked the shipARGOSY6Across8 Valuable thingsASSETS6Across8 ProfundityDEPTH5Across8 AsternAFT3Across9 RegionsAREAS5Across10 BootyLOOT4Across10 Champs said to chooseCHEWS5Across10 DestroyRUIN4Across11 ShyTIMID5Across12 Squirrel's nestDREY4Across13 Pork ones can be unbelievable!PIES4Across13 EpicHEROIC6Across13 Bill of fareMENU4Across14 Haul around in a danceHULA4Across14 Hypocrisy? There's no such word!CANT4Across15 Alcoholic drinkBEER4Across15 In favour ofPRO3Across16 It's often said to be cuttingSAW3Across16 VentPORE4Across16 Actor in the wars?STAR4Across17 Unable to hearDEAF4Across17 DischargeEMIT4Across18 Style, vigourELAN4Across19 One shot for being pale!ASHY4Across19 CotBED3Across20 Made-upFICTIONAL9Across21 A replacement for Venus? Hop it, dear!APHRODITE9Across21 SisterNUN3Across22 The twoBOTH4Across23 In more ways than one, I appear sensibleWISE4Across23 TrailDOG3Across23 Learner in love, albeit flat on the floorLINO4Across24 DiscourteousRUDE4Across24 Snooker rodsCUES4Across24 AdornDECK4Across25 Encouragement to no good end?NOD3Across26 Drinking vesselMUG3Across26 Was dishonest and lived heartlesslyLIED4Across27 Leave outOMIT4Across27 WeirdlyEERILY6Across28 Not a sound from granny!KNOT4Across29 ParadiseEDEN4Across29 CollapseSLUMP5Across30 Loving to be cuddled when shown the wayFOND4Across32 Fossil fuelPEAT4Across32 FeteGALA4Across32 Gosh, less than wise, these birds!GEESE5Across33 MiddayNOON4Across33 Statement of beliefsCREDO5Across33 Being definite groups, they're worth havingASSETS6Across34 FussADO3Across34 Strain, emphasisSTRESS6Across34 Held out longerEXTENDED8Across35 IrritatedIRKED5Across35 Watches carefullyOBSERVES8Across35 Bent on being under canvas?INTENT6Across36 VictimDUPE4Across36 JailPRISON6Across36 MaintainALLEGE6Across37

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Yellowish-white colourCREAM5Down1 WrapSWATHE6Down1 Light to carryTORCH5Down1 DelayedRETARDED8Down2 Female foxVIXEN5Down2 Have fun pulling a lever backREVEL5Down2 Not that piece of recent historyTHIS4Down3 ExpertsACES4Down3 IncentiveFILLIP6Down3 Unlike a fancy woman?PLAIN5Down4 Fixed gazeSTARE5Down4 ReserveRETICENCE9Down4 StreakedSTRIPED7Down5 OccupiedBUSY4Down5 Foolishly sang to horses!NAGS4Down5 BumpTHUD4Down6 Lose many a piece of land in the HebridesMISLAY6Down6 Detain during wartimeINTERN6Down6 LongPINE4Down7 SpeckDOT3Down8 TranquilSERENE6Down9 Keep tearing around endlesslyRETAIN6Down9 AgentREP3Down11 Demonstrate affection pressinglyHUG3Down11 Rugby team showing the way to make a passWASPS5Down12 Inspection of accountsAUDIT5Down12 Out of jail, having a part to play in the homePAROLED7Down13 ShortageDEFICIT7Down13 DoomedCONDEMNED9Down14 Flying mammalBAT3Down15 LargeBIG3Down15 One overturned in a race?CAR3Down15 Close friendPAL3Down16 A novel bit of rash expenditureSHE3Down16 RegretRUE3Down17 All a West End hotel can provideTHELOT6Down18 ResoundsECHOES6Down18 ActuateMOTIVATE8Down19 Where it's not bad to get roughly set about?STOKE5Down20 CoachBUS3Down20 Intense beam of lightLASER5Down20 A good lot of helpAID3Down21 Thick mistFOG3Down21 AverDECLARE7Down21 Fastened up againDID3Down22 Not at homeOUT3Down22 Bad news about nothing being right, will not improveWORSEN6Down23 Dairy productBUTTER6Down23 MarryWED3Down25 Salad ingredient from NicosiaCOS3Down25 DoghouseKENNEL6Down26 PastBYGONE6Down27 Worker in stoneMASON5Down28 In TV, one sees the smaller pictureINSET5Down28 ElderlyAGED4Down29 A ready rhyme for an assNEDDY5Down30 MistakeSLIP4Down30 RummageDELVE5Down30 ScandinavianNORSE5Down31 Seed-vesselPOD3Down31 Is inclined to have tip-top objectivesTENDS5Down31 Treatment for the feet can be funFETE4Down32 DowelsPEGS4Down32 Absents oneself for breaksGOES4Down33 Restaurant cookCHEF4Down33

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