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Evening Standard Crossword December 23 2019 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 23 2019 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#
PerfectIDEAL5Across2 Major religionISLAM5Across3 Legendary character quick to get out of uniformFAUST5Across3 IdiotFOOL4Across7 He's useful in the kitchenBASIL5Across8 AceEXPERT6Across8 DiscourageDETER5Across8 JumpedLEAPT5Across9 Payment is for transportationTAXIS5Across10 TriteBANAL5Across10 In the reading room, it's not wantedDIN3Across11 LabelTAB3Across11 LettuceCOS3Across11 Backless sofaDIVAN5Across12 A tree elaborately cared for?CEDAR5Across12 Mother's the greatest!MAXIMUM7Across13 Attacking footballerSTRIKER7Across13 Pig penSTY3Across13 ThemeTOPIC5Across15 In opera, she makes love between acts, madly!TOSCA5Across15 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 StriveVIE3Across16 PainACHE4Across18 Slope downwardsDIP3Across18 Ted gets carried away by itCAR3Across18 To rotPERISH6Across19 Shares out, that is, between the girlsCUTIES6Across19 StainTARNISH7Across19 FairyPERI4Across20 RelegatesDEMOTES7Across21 At the dining place, each is esculentEATABLE7Across21 ProphetSEER4Across22 Neckwear itemsTIES4Across22 Wad of banknotes or maybe fifty poundsROLL4Across22 Signals agreementNODS4Across23 Frighten out of Soho?SHOO4Across23 VehicleOMNIBUS7Across23 To do so legally is so legitimate!SOLICIT7Across24 Small streamRIVULET7Across24 EmporiumSHOP4Across25 CharmAMULET6Across26 When arches collapse, you need a drinkCHASER6Across26 ExpireDIE3Across27 YieldCEDE4Across28 Rob of a vessel?MUG3Across29 Chronic drunkardSOT3Across29 CatTOM3Across30 Try a test, perhapsTASTE5Across31 DefectiveDUD3Across31 Water lilyLOTUS5Across31 Small rounded stonesPEBBLES7Across32 Sapper out of breath, maybe!PERHAPS7Across32 ViceCLAMP5Across33 Ready to fight for a dream?ARMED5Across34 GovernsRULES5Across34 With a little patience, you'll find the linkTIE3Across35 AfflictAIL3Across35 I step shakily on the slippery slopePISTE5Across36 Jeans fabricDENIM5Across36 FleetARMADA6Across36 Rents adjusted for fliersTERNS5Across37 SeniorELDER5Across37 CreepINCH4Across37 FoldPLEAT5Across38 They're of marginal significanceEDGES5Across38 End of lifeDEATH5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
CultsSECTS5Down1 WandererNOMAD5Down1 A two-way source of detective informationRADAR5Down1 Apart fromBESIDES7Down2 In the end, I see, bit too fussyFINICAL7Down2 SickILL3Down2 EpochERA3Down3 MoveSTIR4Down4 PermitLET3Down4 A little cough when one is on edgeAHEM4Down4 ImitateAPE3Down5 One erected, say, outside the community centreSTATUE6Down5 SubsidesABATES6Down5 VeracityTRUTH5Down6 Landed estateMANOR5Down6 One of a pack taking a trotTAROT5Down6 French capitalPARIS5Down7 Something to do with words (anagrammatically?)MINCE5Down7 HillTOR3Down9 For a big hit, yes, you get a kiss!SIX3Down9 CouplePAIR4Down10 StormTEMPEST7Down11 ChamberBEDROOM7Down12 The person responsible for upsetting our cartCURATOR7Down12 Down paymentDEPOSIT7Down12 PlottedSCHEMED7Down13 The basis of judo, etc.MAT3Down14 LongedYEARNED7Down14 Girl's nameKIM3Down14 FulcrumPIVOT5Down16 Being out of key, this makes senseSIGHT5Down16 SoundVALID5Down16 Large strong boxCHEST5Down17 Where the role of '15 Across' was created?ASCOT5Down17 FollowENSUE5Down17 DonkeyASS3Down18 Meant to get a hundred pounds by stated rightCLAIMED7Down19 StudiesPERUSES7Down19 Reading, so to speak, is a certain areaTRACT5Down20 Take illegallySTEAL5Down20 Nominally he may be less than pleasingELIAS5Down21 DevilIMP3Down21 Player's first gameDEBUT5Down21 SportNETBALL7Down23 Observed not to need BrailleSIGHTED7Down23 Begin againRESUME6Down24 Lose one's ragSEERED6Down24 AccountBILL4Down24 Hit in a high arcLOB3Down25 Dog needing a cure for a lost tail?CUR3Down25 StoreHOARD5Down26 Roadside hotelMOTEL5Down27 What one has done when all is lostHADIT5Down27 SensationalLURID5Down28 Condition of the nation?STATE5Down28 DullardDUNCE5Down29 Riotous brawlMELEE5Down30 Passed from one's grasp entirelySPENT5Down30 NuisancePEST4Down32 WickedBAD3Down32 Keep disturbing the dogPEKE4Down32 It's free at the garageAIR3Down33 TopCAP3Down33 Removable coverLID3Down33 WonderAWE3Down34 MinePIT3Down35

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, December 23, 2019. 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.