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Evening Standard Crossword December 22 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 22 2023 answers. The Friday puzzle has 130 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#
TrembleSHIVER6Across1 BlemishSCAR4Across5 PummelPUNCH5Across8 SpentEXHAUSTED9Across9 CurveARC3Across9 He’s not wrong to shoot without further adoONTHESPOT9Across9 CedeSURRENDER9Across10 If not, I swore to release the captiveOTHERWISE9Across10 MonsterOGRE4Across10 StopHALT4Across11 The very best place for retirementTOPS4Across12 Catch sight ofESPY4Across12 CommandORDER5Across12 About to get drinks for everyoneAROUND6Across13 Record coverSLEEVE6Across13 SummaryPRECIS6Across13 A loud “Not just an amusement park”FUNFAIR7Across14 Paper-foldingORIGAMI7Across14 Angry, bring the new list inBRISTLING9Across15 Morning mealBREAKFAST9Across15 RingletCURL4Across16 CulminatingCLIMACTIC9Across17 Quiet when the English lesson is in progress outsideNOISELESS9Across17 Acknowledgment of paymentRECEIPT7Across18 PerceiveESPY4Across18 Hires someone who is promising?ENGAGES7Across18 Cotton fabricMUSLIN6Across19 Either pickled or cookedSTEWED6Across19 East Asian connection, we hearTHAI4Across20 SerpentASP3Across20 Italian wineASTI4Across20 JeerBOO3Across22 Yeoman warderBEEFEATER9Across23 GrooveRUT3Across23 Fielder taking a little breakSHORTSTOP9Across23 AssertAVER4Across24 StumpSTUB4Across25 Snugly settledENSCONCED9Across25 Many Italians could be SpanishCASTILIAN9Across25 It’s not turning the key that made the soundTONE4Across26 Italian capitalROME4Across26 SmearSMUDGE6Across27 Complained that Monsieur had done a liftMOANED6Across27 BoilSIMMER6Across28 GenuineSINCERE7Across29 Excited, got all mixed upSTIRRED7Across29 FilchSTEAL5Across30 FootwearSHOE4Across32 Dismissed, as it resultedTURNEDOUT9Across32 DaringAUDACIOUS9Across32 NearestNEXT4Across33 FruitPINEAPPLE9Across34 ManageRUN3Across34 Acquires and takes round the tea bagsPURCHASES9Across34 SpearLANCE5Across35 SubjugateCONQUER7Across35 Prepared to fly the sick inWILLING7Across35 LevelEVEN4Across36 In the money – an American member of the familyCOUSIN6Across36 FameRENOWN6Across36 ZephyrBREEZE6Across37 SallowPALE4Across37 Said it’s the entire spaceHOLE4Across37 ConceitednessARROGANCE9Across38 Laughs at, it’s clear, the clues I make upRIDICULES9Across38 The jewellery and carved belts, run in to getBRACELETS9Across39 RememberRECOLLECT9Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
A light wine, adequate for what’s required of itPORTABLE8Down1 MonthDECEMBER8Down1 PrawnsSCAMPI6Down1 Resigning and going to a lower walk of life?STEPPINGDOWN12Down2 Dessert toppingWHIPPEDCREAM12Down2 AugmentINCREASE8Down2 Attacks the badly-run pub, firstly: castigates itUPBRAIDS8Down3 DependableSTALWART8Down3 ForeignEXOTIC6Down3 Had called at half past and mended the racketSTRUNG6Down4 Period before ChristmasADVENT6Down4 ComplainingQUERULOUS9Down4 To put it briefly, the shape the homes are inCONDENSE8Down5 LiquidsESSENCES8Down5 SpotterSCHEMER7Down5 SearCHAR4Down6 An inability to keep still that betokens dishonesty?SHIFTINESS10Down6 Things taking precedencePRIORITIES10Down6 CeremonyRITE4Down7 I do concede it was given toGRANTED7Down7 Fish-eating birdPELICAN7Down7 ForPRO3Down8 What made the financier so gloomy?DEPRESSION10Down8 Invention, informallyBRAINCHILD10Down8 Furious, I rebukeIRATE5Down11 Preliminary sketchDRAFT5Down11 MatterSUBSTANCE9Down14 ChooseOPT3Down15 Cutlery itemsKNIVES6Down16 Are they worn by drunks?TIGHTS6Down16 DecayROT3Down17 Would be a fool to weakenSAP3Down19 SinkSUBMERGE8Down19 SpoilMAR3Down19 WelcomeAVE3Down20 FootballerSOCCERPLAYER12Down21 ChangeablePROTEAN7Down21 For the ebbing waves, is it the turn of the tide?HAIRRESTORER12Down21 Eye partCORNEA6Down22 Search about in, for polishFINISH6Down22 What the TV repairer gets, when he tackles jobs?SETSTOWORK10Down23 Petty officialBUREAUCRAT10Down23 Percussion instrumentTAMBOURINE10Down24 Completely hot, will melt, more or lessTHOROUGHLY10Down24 Left in the chilled fishCOD3Down25 Female sheepEWE3Down25 SourBITTER6Down26 SkipPRANCE6Down27 TactfulDISCREET8Down28 Prepared to make a scene about the walletNOTECASE8Down28 IslandISLE4Down29 Snack itemSANDWICH8Down29 Being, despite everything, almost sure, the girl and boy followSURVIVAL8Down29 FishSOLE4Down30 WeatherELEMENTS8Down30 Create a draught that you could do without?DISPENSE8Down30 Set up a trap you long to attract withBEWITCH7Down31 Punish severelySCOURGE7Down31 ShelterLEE3Down31 GiverDONOR5Down33 Decreed it should be under the dominion ofRULED5Down33 Sounds like fruit, to the earPLUMBS6Down34 LarderPANTRY6Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, December 22, 2023. 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.