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Evening Standard Crossword December 20 2024 Answers

Friday puzzle · 136 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 20 2024 answers. The Friday puzzle has 136 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#
AppendedADDED5Across2 UrgeSPUR4Across7 ImproperlyUNDULY6Across8 ElkMOOSE5Across9 Exhausted, having had fun in the garden?PLAYEDOUT9Across9 SulphurBRIMSTONE9Across9 Saying it's ivory when it's not?WHITELIE8Across10 ChokeTHROTTLE8Across10 OceanSEA3Across11 Name the prisonNICK4Across12 Food fishTUNA4Across12 In a jiffy, giving you a synonym for "wobbly"ASHAKE6Across13 SpoilMAR3Across13 Eye partRETINA6Across13 FutileUSELESS7Across14 Felt it had been dealt withHANDLED7Across14 LoanLEND4Across15 Kept talking about the many who had betrayed one's trustRATTLEDON9Across15 InsectCOCKROACH9Across15 MournfulSAD3Across16 VanishDISAPPEAR9Across17 Now and again turns to the comperePRESENTER9Across17 DisplayEXHIBIT7Across18 RouseWAKE4Across18 To surprise, crack and beat an egg intoSTAGGER7Across18 AuthoriseEMPOWER7Across19 How much the daily gets is halvedCHARGE6Across20 ProudVAIN4Across20 PlatformPODIUM6Across20 A fellow-expert? The cheek!FACE4Across21 StylishCHIC4Across21 FaceDIAL4Across22 ArgueQUARREL7Across23 LineageANCESTRY8Across24 Are ignorant of the fact that you're no friend ofDONTKNOW8Across24 CloseSHUT4Across25 Calming drugSEDATIVE8Across26 Turn the light on and I'll think about itLETMESEE8Across26 RelationsKIN3Across27 A penny from, as a tip!APEX4Across28 DryARID4Across28 ThrowCAST4Across28 LaudPRAISE6Across29 "Heavens", the scamp put in "it's not big enough!"SKIMPY6Across29 ColourHUE3Across30 Shade of redMAGENTA7Across31 They set off to get the booksPRIMERS7Across31 BalladLAY3Across31 DistantALOOF5Across33 The rest get a memento to carryREMAINDER9Across34 SportBADMINTON9Across34 Metal pinSKEWER6Across36 Recapitulating on the beatingGOINGOVER9Across36 FruitPINEAPPLE9Across36 BoltLOCK4Across37 Gracious and laid-back, having a drinkCORDIAL7Across38 LingerTARRY5Across38 Former Dutch currencyGUILDER7Across38 Born to carry a gun, though you say notNEGATE6Across39 UseEMPLOY6Across39 Pakistani languageURDU4Across40 Soon there's a vacancy and a girl is sent roundANON4Across40 HoodwinkedBEGUILED8Across41 Got into shape again and mended one's waysREFORMED8Across41 1415 battleAGINCOURT9Across42 Help turn the handle as wellLENDAHAND9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
HindranceOBSTACLE8Down1 BeanoSPREE5Down1 Like the dog annoyed at being carried about?UPINARMS8Down1 Open-air mealPICNIC6Down2 Many a racecourse is considered lucky by the superstitiousMASCOT6Down2 EquipARM3Down2 PredictFORECAST8Down3 Judge to be deliberateCONSIDER8Down3 PairDUO3Down3 OwingDUE3Down4 Highest pointZENITH6Down4 Make an effort to find your ancestrySTRAIN6Down4 PeculiarODD3Down5 MaroonedSTRANDED8Down5 We got the pet swimming in the sea - and it climbsSWEETPEA8Down5 DrearBLEAK5Down6 Police departmentFRAUDSQUAD10Down6 Seriously, it's how you exercise in the gymWITHWEIGHT10Down6 TryATTEMPT7Down7 With a need to unwind, a gentleman about to moochMEANDER7Down7 Home, having been sick in the puntBILLET6Down8 Record coverSLEEVE6Down8 SmackSLAP4Down10 ServileSLAVISH7Down11 Flightless birdOSTRICH7Down11 The bumpy road back home has been spruced upADORNED7Down11 Old-fashionedANTIQUE7Down12 MatrimonialMARITAL7Down13 ActualityREALITY7Down14 Gets blazing at the novice with bad sightLIGHTS6Down16 GemstonesRUBIES6Down16 SmileSMIRK5Down16 DeanDOYEN5Down17 MarryWED3Down18 Indian languageHINDI5Down19 Only having a drink on coming inALONE5Down19 SnoopPRY3Down20 The house work starts to daunt oneCOW3Down20 FruitNUT3Down21 Now, the jellied eel is for herADELE5Down22 Place of refugeHAVEN5Down22 Understanding one's having an affair withSEEING6Down23 Mark of shameSTIGMA6Down23 BrookRILL4Down24 CapsizeTURNTURTLE10Down25 Is it too hot to wear anything?NAKEDFLAME10Down25 DioceseSEE3Down26 HoarseHUSKY5Down26 Put "To execute, behead"LAY3Down26 VegetableCABBAGE7Down27 Jeer at the local taking the standBARRACK7Down27 CheekSAUCE5Down29 Made the rain pour though and soakMARINADE8Down30 InsinuationINNUENDO8Down30 Musical instrumentMANDOLIN8Down31 Very eager to put one into artPAINTING8Down31 SufficientADEQUATE8Down32 PossessOWN3Down32 Say how much you love singing?SERENADE8Down32 SkillART3Down33 AwareMINDFUL7Down33 He calls for it in a flap, to save faceVISITOR7Down33 ScullOAR3Down34 Golf clubDRIVER6Down35 InsectFLY3Down35 Scarred - and it's noticeableMARKED6Down35 TreePOPLAR6Down36 Laugh at the vehicle Giles is leaving onGIGGLE6Down36 He damaged, at the Victoria and Albert, a numberVANDAL6Down37 FollowPURSUE6Down37

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