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Evening Standard Crossword December 21 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 21 2020 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
DulcetSWEET5Across2 Steal gamePOACH5Across3 Small gangs arranging an inside job in stir?TRIOS5Across3 RationQUOTA5Across7 A rash girl?SARAH5Across8 Pick-me-upTONIC5Across8 Moral storyFABLE5Across8 Geographical relocation of the heronRHONE5Across10 Let downLOWER5Across10 Fire-raisingARSON5Across10 JeerBOO3Across11 High ground in parts of DartmoorTOR3Across11 NoiseDIN3Across12 Making anagrams, does one "--- words?"MINCE5Across12 FulcrumPIVOT5Across12 Matchless?UNEQUAL7Across13 ExtremeDRASTIC7Across13 StepSTAIR5Across13 BurdenedSADDLED7Across15 DrainSEWER5Across15 Shouts when Henry's out of line!HAILS5Across15 Dog-houseKENNEL6Across17 Vessel, a sort of boat for the navyURN3Across18 Was seatedSAT3Across18 If pelf is involved, it's rubbishPIFFLE6Across19 ProsecuteSUE3Across19 EraseDELETE6Across19 TidiestNEATEST7Across20 Outdoor garmentTOPCOAT7Across21 Uncompromising movie?DIEHARD7Across21 Moderately hotWARM4Across22 Spare list?LEAN4Across22 Horse's gaitTROT4Across23 DregsLEES4Across23 Stagnant, perhaps, but it's full of life!POND4Across23 LongLENGTHY7Across24 Meal that interrupts a journey?BLOWOUT7Across24 SecureSAFE4Across25 A middling cross, maybeCENTRE6Across26 Fasten securelyANCHOR6Across26 SatanLUCIFER7Across26 Fifty-one pence? What a sauce!LIP3Across29 FalsehoodLIE3Across29 ShrubRUE3Across30 OpposeRESIST6Across31 GiantTITAN5Across31 She lies awkwardly on the middle of the bedELSIE5Across31 RebukeREPROVE7Across32 Assistants dishing up food?HELPERS7Across32 Speedy winner in a famous carRACER5Across34 StreamCURRENT7Across34 DandiesBEAUS5Across34 Girl up a tree maybeIVY3Across35 Alcoholic drinkALE3Across35 Figures there's "no" loss to a navvy, outwardly!FIVES5Across36 MonthAPRIL5Across36 Gorge, with Flamborough Head to the eastFEAST5Across37 Pay outSPEND5Across37 CircumferenceGIRTH5Across37 SortsTYPES5Across38 Cram for an examinationSTUDY5Across38 StriveVIE3Across38 PrickleTHORN5Across39 ReimburseREPAY5Across40 HeronEGRET5Across41 CombineUNITE5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Curved swordSABRE5Down1 AbsolutelyQUITE5Down1 Is such rice instantly ready for a bit of a snack?PATNA5Down1 BloomBLOSSOM7Down2 Jack, one child in five with a classic nameTARQUIN7Down2 BlemishSTAIN5Down2 BurrowWARREN6Down3 Of the earOTIC4Down4 CupidEROS4Down4 Bad liar, this bird?RAIL4Down4 DeityGODDESS7Down5 Plant or child left outORCHID6Down5 CupboardCLOSET6Down5 CollierMINER5Down6 GuesthouseHOTEL5Down6 At the start of an affair, she makes a bundleSHEAF5Down6 Brimless capBERET5Down7 Ring a girl at the weekendKNELL5Down7 SnakeBOA3Down9 NothingNIL3Down9 Fish product for a buck, perhapsROE3Down9 MeanerNASTIER7Down11 Large jugPITCHER7Down12 Couldn't a woman get down it?MANHOLE7Down12 ArtSKILL5Down13 SeraphANGEL5Down14 Stream of purest waterURE3Down14 FaucetTAP3Down14 Otherwise, can be made of tinIFNOT5Down16 JadedWEARY5Down16 OwingDUE3Down16 Neither looking good nor feeling wellSEEDY5Down17 RelaxesRESTS5Down17 MercifulLENIENT7Down18 The marauder finishes up at the far end, possibly lowerPROWLER7Down19 HangsDANGLES7Down19 Put in the streetPLACE5Down20 PerspireSWEAT5Down20 AnimalTAPIR5Down21 A girl's beginningsDAWNS5Down21 PamphletTRACT5Down21 CabinBERTH5Down22 Youngsters superior at sorting out pipes?PUPPIES7Down23 TreatmentTHERAPY7Down23 Needing companyLONELY6Down24 Dream-likeSURREAL7Down24 Chicken baster, possibly?BREAST6Down24 Olive's natural wealthOIL3Down25 GratuityTIP3Down25 QuickNIPPY5Down27 HintCUE3Down27 Name the Egyptian leader with 55 islandsELVIS5Down27 RemorseREGRET6Down28 Nun's outfitHABIT5Down28 Gets fed up with complicated ritesTIRES5Down28 QuiltDUVET5Down29 HappeningEVENT5Down30 Go over the street to make an appointmentTRYST5Down30 DiscourteousRUDE4Down32 CharSINGE5Down32 A single beast isn't exactly a herd!HEAD4Down32 A woman of unique valueEVA3Down33 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down33 Spanish cryOLE3Down33 TearRIP3Down35 LeanTHIN4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, December 21, 2020. 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.