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Evening Standard Crossword December 22 2021 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 126 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for December 22 2021. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Across

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ClueLetters#Answer
Tangled with a couple of guys61 AcrossReveal answer → Small river61 AcrossReveal answer → Severe61 AcrossReveal answer → Host45 AcrossReveal answer → Do its fruits have shells on?87 AcrossReveal answer → Assess87 AcrossReveal answer → Is taking pop out of town48 AcrossReveal answer → Atmosphere48 AcrossReveal answer → Dwelling58 AcrossReveal answer → Owns39 AcrossReveal answer → Military unit610 AcrossReveal answer → Sent crazy about a wicked lie610 AcrossReveal answer → Cripple410 AcrossReveal answer → Be against611 AcrossReveal answer → So Gary wrecked the old ship611 AcrossReveal answer → Shout411 AcrossReveal answer → Rate512 AcrossReveal answer → Mingled613 AcrossReveal answer → Number314 AcrossReveal answer → Much used piece of carpeting?314 AcrossReveal answer → Ancestry416 AcrossReveal answer → Makes the engine note musical?516 AcrossReveal answer → Bit516 AcrossReveal answer → Savant417 AcrossReveal answer → A rotten brownish colour417 AcrossReveal answer → Frozen418 AcrossReveal answer → Sally's love for getting into a fight519 AcrossReveal answer → Bathroom fitting519 AcrossReveal answer → Deed320 AcrossReveal answer → Skilled man or masterly young fellow521 AcrossReveal answer → Bet521 AcrossReveal answer → Pose322 AcrossReveal answer → Fatigued by the rough ride on Tuesday522 AcrossReveal answer → Ancient language522 AcrossReveal answer → The decentralised forces of the enemies423 AcrossReveal answer → Intimidate323 AcrossReveal answer → Orifice423 AcrossReveal answer → Legend424 AcrossReveal answer → Excuse425 AcrossReveal answer → Rope-making fibre526 AcrossReveal answer → His family includes a noted figure526 AcrossReveal answer → Fruit preserve328 AcrossReveal answer → Hung628 AcrossReveal answer → The pointed part of a pine needle328 AcrossReveal answer → Adjusts629 AcrossReveal answer → One fellow, I see, is sarcastic629 AcrossReveal answer → Salty630 AcrossReveal answer → Writer whose hair style could be any630 AcrossReveal answer → Headdress530 AcrossReveal answer → Top copy going to Number Ten431 AcrossReveal answer → Canter431 AcrossReveal answer → Talks given by an obscure recluse about the outback832 AcrossReveal answer → Women's underwear832 AcrossReveal answer → House-top432 AcrossReveal answer → Spindle433 AcrossReveal answer → Spirit633 AcrossReveal answer → Strong dislike of tangled thread633 AcrossReveal answer → Wonder334 AcrossReveal answer → Platform535 AcrossReveal answer → Simple436 AcrossReveal answer → Posture637 AcrossReveal answer →

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Plan61 DownReveal answer → Needle61 DownReveal answer → Complain because rum's gone up again?61 DownReveal answer → Of horses62 DownReveal answer → It enables Lottie to clean up!62 DownReveal answer → Confine82 DownReveal answer → Miserly43 DownReveal answer → Completely gone43 DownReveal answer → Force63 DownReveal answer → Indoor shoe74 DownReveal answer → Finished94 DownReveal answer → An old person's skill in bridge74 DownReveal answer → The garment being worn has taste!55 DownReveal answer → Kayak55 DownReveal answer → Hermit75 DownReveal answer → Peruse46 DownReveal answer → Keeps supporters56 DownReveal answer → Brawl56 DownReveal answer → Shout47 DownReveal answer → They're heard to be of timely significance48 DownReveal answer → Man's38 DownReveal answer → Eagerly expectant48 DownReveal answer → Fish eggs39 DownReveal answer → Group on TV?39 DownReveal answer → Mine312 DownReveal answer → A ropy image?312 DownReveal answer → Derision513 DownReveal answer → Would an ace do so faultlessly?513 DownReveal answer → Decry914 DownReveal answer → Night watch515 DownReveal answer → Novel315 DownReveal answer → A failure in new roles515 DownReveal answer → Nothing317 DownReveal answer → Greenfly518 DownReveal answer → Farther from base, the coppers are in pure chaos!518 DownReveal answer → Much in association with the ruling head319 DownReveal answer → Club319 DownReveal answer → Grumble819 DownReveal answer → Aphrodite took him to her heart320 DownReveal answer → Lair320 DownReveal answer → Yes320 DownReveal answer → It's the least we can do, little mother!721 DownReveal answer → Fairground ride721 DownReveal answer → Frugal721 DownReveal answer → An element of procrastination322 DownReveal answer → Circuit322 DownReveal answer → Courage623 DownReveal answer → If going back home, it's for the best623 DownReveal answer → The marble-like substance of some stony cross424 DownReveal answer → Discharge424 DownReveal answer → Transgression and bad character625 DownReveal answer → From that place625 DownReveal answer → Passionate626 DownReveal answer → Animal fur526 DownReveal answer → Dispatches fancy silk around the end of April526 DownReveal answer → Stick627 DownReveal answer → Holy person527 DownReveal answer → Say one is in a rugged cove527 DownReveal answer → Pupil's pet?328 DownReveal answer → Jolt328 DownReveal answer → Cheese429 DownReveal answer → Severe blow for hard-headed bachelors430 DownReveal answer → Throw430 DownReveal answer → Plant part430 DownReveal answer → Hatchet331 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.