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Evening Standard Crossword December 20 2022 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 20 2022 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 126 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#
TruncheonBATON5Across1 How stuck-up a fool can be!ALOOF5Across1 LawfulLEGAL5Across4 Only one seat between two menSEDAN5Across6 In frontAHEAD5Across6 BayLAUREL6Across7 LudicrousRISIBLE7Across9 Old soldiers' homeBLIGHTY7Across9 EqualityPAR3Across9 Aromatic herbBASIL5Across10 As played in some Cuban joint?BANJO5Across10 ResinLAC3Across10 CotsCRIBS5Across11 All this generally means drinksROUND5Across11 SumTOTAL5Across12 Reach via a rickety gate that's about finishedGETAT5Across12 ForbiddenTABOO5Across12 ThrowTOSS4Across13 SkylineHORIZON7Across13 Stony-hearted beautiesPEACHES7Across13 Had a session, but not all daySAT3Across15 RendRIP3Across15 FamousNOTED5Across15 One is arranged in less than a minuteUNIT4Across17 MaintainALLEGE6Across17 SoonANON4Across17 Colombian capitalBOGOTA6Across18 Goliath, for instance, was no stag!BEETLE6Across18 Sphere of activity offering a new life to hundredsFIELD5Across19 PitcherEWER4Across19 RoyalREGAL5Across19 The coal miner's dog?COLLIE6Across20 Dazed stateSTUPOR6Across20 WeirdEERIE5Across20 KindILK3Across22 Leander had her loveHERO4Across22 American coinCENT4Across22 Get cracking, ages agoHIE3Across24 GossipedTATTLED7Across24 ShadeHUE3Across24 Give a mandate to the MEP, or we are wrong!EMPOWER7Across25 AbundantCOPIOUS7Across25 Synthetic fibreRAYON5Across26 They may safely graze to a well-known tuneSHEEP5Across26 Court cardQUEEN5Across27 VegetablePEA3Across27 Look around for what's uniform in cost, perhapsSCOUT5Across27 Nearly a very small insect?MIDGE5Across28 AppearsSEEMS5Across28 UprightERECT5Across28 Professional examination of the decimal systemMEDICAL7Across29 PraiseACCLAIM7Across29 Where the witch had to finish a piece of workENDOR5Across30 Not freshSTALE5Across30 ScopeRANGE5Across31 All round, they offer some doughty resistanceTYRES5Across31 LumpMASS4Across31 PittedSTONED6Across33 IrrigateWATER5Across35 SapientWISE4Across37 ManufacturerMAKER5Across38 BarrierDAM3Across39 ObjectiveAIM3Across41 BewailLAMENT6Across42 WhiskersBEARD5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
MerryBLITHE6Down1 South American riverAMAZON6Down2 A cable, at certain points, is heavyLEADEN6Down2 CavalrymanHUSSAR6Down2 Take exception to almost anythingOBJECT6Down3 SourceORIGIN6Down3 SolidifyGEL3Down3 The young girl tries to stay afloatFLO3Down4 TardyLATE4Down4 NothingNIL3Down4 WearERODE5Down5 GiantTITAN5Down5 Looks round at exceptional legs?OGLES5Down5 BoozeALCOHOL7Down6 ScholarACADEMIC8Down6 Ted's upset about the RAF being attackedSTRAFED7Down6 Brave personHERO4Down7 Rowing crew said to be in the river!EYOT4Down7 ThoroughfareLANE4Down8 Even thoughALBEIT6Down8 Botanical book?ANNUAL6Down8 RuminatedCOGITATED9Down11 Eugenie's part in AladdinGENIE5Down12 TurretTOWER5Down12 Fruity drink is a hitPUNCH5Down13 DraconianHARSH5Down13 RascalROGUE5Down14 ApertureSLIT4Down14 The one piece of dry land down which to passAISLE5Down14 Cowboy displayRODEO5Down15 Scatter or start trotting in various directionsSTREW5Down15 InformTELL4Down16 Baronet, no bachelor, rising as a singerTENOR5Down16 GaspsPANTS5Down16 As a colonel, he rose to a certain heightBLIMP5Down18 JumpLEAP4Down18 NoblemanBARON5Down18 Love affairROMANCE7Down19 Spitfire, perhapsFIGHTER7Down19 RiotTUMULT6Down21 What can lubricate?OILCAN6Down21 PrankESCAPADE8Down21 Sermon given by many in pious fashionHOMILY6Down22 Picture houseCINEMA6Down22 EagerKEEN4Down23 Aromatic spiceNUTMEG6Down23 There's something rhythmic, for example, in changing gearREGGAE6Down23 TrialTEST4Down25 The weird effect of beer I enjoyEERIE5Down25 HoodsCOWLS5Down25 Wrestling for love as well as moneySUMO4Down26 GenuineREAL4Down26 SketchedDREW4Down26 Coaster, maybe, with a bit out of the mast?MAT3Down28 Teacher's titleSIR3Down28 RevisedEDITED6Down29 ScoreTWENTY6Down30 CurseSWEAR5Down32 SpokenORAL4Down34 ParchedARID4Down36 InsaneMAD3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. 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.