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Evening Standard Crossword December 22 2021 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 22 2021 answers. The Wednesday 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#
Tangled with a couple of guysMATTED6Across1 Small riverSTREAM6Across1 SevereSTRICT6Across1 HostARMY4Across5 Do its fruits have shells on?EGGPLANT8Across7 AssessEVALUATE8Across7 Is taking pop out of townPISA4Across8 AtmosphereAURA4Across8 DwellingHOUSE5Across8 OwnsHAS3Across9 Military unitLEGION6Across10 Sent crazy about a wicked lieMAILED6Across10 CrippleMAIM4Across10 Be againstOPPOSE6Across11 So Gary wrecked the old shipARGOSY6Across11 ShoutCALL4Across11 RateSPEED5Across12 MingledMERGED6Across13 NumberONE3Across14 Much used piece of carpeting?PET3Across14 AncestryLINE4Across16 Makes the engine note musical?TUNES5Across16 BitPIECE5Across16 SavantSAGE4Across17 A rotten brownish colourRUST4Across17 FrozenICED4Across18 Sally's love for getting into a fightFORAY5Across19 Bathroom fittingBIDET5Across19 DeedACT3Across20 Skilled man or masterly young fellowMASON5Across21 BetWAGER5Across21 PoseSIT3Across22 Fatigued by the rough ride on TuesdayTIRED5Across22 Ancient languageLATIN5Across22 The decentralised forces of the enemiesFOES4Across23 IntimidateCOW3Across23 OrificeVENT4Across23 LegendMYTH4Across24 ExcusePLEA4Across25 Rope-making fibreSISAL5Across26 His family includes a noted figureKEVIN5Across26 Fruit preserveJAM3Across28 HungDRAPED6Across28 The pointed part of a pine needlePIN3Across28 AdjustsADAPTS6Across29 One fellow, I see, is sarcasticIRONIC6Across29 SaltySALINE6Across30 Writer whose hair style could be anyBUNYAN6Across30 HeaddressTIARA5Across30 Top copy going to Number TenAPEX4Across31 CanterTROT4Across31 Talks given by an obscure recluse about the outbackLECTURES8Across32 Women's underwearLINGERIE8Across32 House-topROOF4Across32 SpindleAXLE4Across33 SpiritMORALE6Across33 Strong dislike of tangled threadHATRED6Across33 WonderAWE3Across34 PlatformSTAGE5Across35 SimpleEASY4Across36 PostureSTANCE6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PlanSCHEME6Down1 NeedleSTYLUS6Down1 Complain because rum's gone up again?MURMUR6Down1 Of horsesEQUINE6Down2 It enables Lottie to clean up!TOILET6Down2 ConfineRESTRICT8Down2 MiserlyMEAN4Down3 Completely goneDEAD4Down3 ForceCOMPEL6Down3 Indoor shoeSLIPPER7Down4 FinishedCOMPLETED9Down4 An old person's skill in bridgeSPARTAN7Down4 The garment being worn has taste!MACON5Down5 KayakCANOE5Down5 HermitASCETIC7Down5 PeruseREAD4Down6 Keeps supportersSTAYS5Down6 BrawlMELEE5Down6 ShoutYELL4Down7 They're heard to be of timely significancePIPS4Down8 Man'sHIS3Down8 Eagerly expectantAGOG4Down8 Fish eggsROE3Down9 Group on TV?SET3Down9 MinePIT3Down12 A ropy image?GUY3Down12 DerisionSCORN5Down13 Would an ace do so faultlessly?SERVE5Down13 DecryDISPARAGE9Down14 Night watchVIGIL5Down15 NovelNEW3Down15 A failure in new rolesLOSER5Down15 NothingNIL3Down17 GreenflyAPHID5Down18 Farther from base, the coppers are in pure chaos!UPPER5Down18 Much in association with the ruling headFAR3Down19 ClubBAT3Down19 GrumbleCOMPLAIN8Down19 Aphrodite took him to her heartROD3Down20 LairDEN3Down20 YesAYE3Down20 It's the least we can do, little mother!MINIMUM7Down21 Fairground rideWALTZER7Down21 FrugalTHRIFTY7Down21 An element of procrastinationTIN3Down22 CircuitLAP3Down22 CourageVALOUR6Down23 If going back home, it's for the bestFINEST6Down23 The marble-like substance of some stony crossONYX4Down24 DischargeEMIT4Down24 Transgression and bad characterSINBAD6Down25 From that placeTHENCE6Down25 PassionateARDENT6Down26 Animal furSABLE5Down26 Dispatches fancy silk around the end of AprilKILLS5Down26 StickADHERE6Down27 Holy personSAINT5Down27 Say one is in a rugged coveVOICE5Down27 Pupil's pet?PUP3Down28 JoltJAR3Down28 CheeseBRIE4Down29 Severe blow for hard-headed bachelorsBASH4Down30 ThrowTOSS4Down30 Plant partSTEM4Down30 HatchetAXE3Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. 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.