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Evening Standard Crossword December 23 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 23 2020 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
NearlyALMOST6Across1 Has a washBATHES6Across1 He's recently arrivedJUSTIN6Across1 MethodSYSTEM6Across5 Certainly not several times less again!ONCEMORE8Across7 AmpleABUNDANT8Across7 GuessESTIMATE8Across8 Pest disturbed by the dogs, perhapsPETS4Across8 Inert gasNEON4Across8 CloseNEAR4Across9 Praiseworthy play (the one to watch?)BIRDIE6Across10 WeepSOB3Across10 Wide streetAVENUE6Across10 Sterling title, maybe, but it doesn't mean muchLITTLE6Across11 AchieveATTAIN6Across11 ClearingGLADE5Across12 VehicleCAR3Across14 Barred from the youth centreOUT3Across14 ObtainGET3Across15 Bad ignitionARSON5Across16 StopsHALTS5Across16 InquiresASKS4Across17 Play in a prom, possiblyROMP4Across17 TuneAIR3Across17 StrayERR3Across18 DoshMONEY5Across19 Able to be savoured, thanks to a bit of styleTASTY5Across19 ConsumeEAT3Across19 ViperADDER5Across20 DiscourageDETER5Across21 ExpertACE3Across21 About to enter the groupTHREE5Across21 TendonSINEW5Across22 In the vaguest sense, one being entertainedGUEST5Across22 OwnsHAS3Across22 There's plenty of money in ceramicsPOTS4Across23 NuisancePEST4Across23 TavernINN3Across23 RabbitDOE3Across24 He doesn't like paying for faultless service on the motorwayMISER5Across26 ChaosHAVOC5Across26 CleansePURGE5Across26 One bent on catching a big fish?ROD3Across28 Dog's footPAW3Across28 The cackling female sat drunkenly around the placeATHENS6Across29 RepresentativesAGENTS6Across29 ChildTOT3Across29 Can it retain optical images?RETINA6Across30 Multiple crashPILEUP6Across30 As used in Provencal cooking?OVEN4Across31 Perceive soundHEAR4Across31 It goes round putting a woman out of employmentCAROUSEL8Across32 French cityTOULOUSE8Across32 State of agitation associated with a close shaveLATHER6Across33 FootwearSHOE4Across33 Steering devicesWHEELS6Across33 ShortenedABRIDGED8Across34 SquirmWRITHE6Across35 HatredENMITY6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FruitBANANA6Down1 Talk fast, like a person needling you?JABBER6Down1 LariatLASSO5Down2 Wild animalsHYENAS6Down2 Prepared to be driven a fair wayTEEDUP6Down2 ExcludeOMIT4Down3 Sound in mindSANE4Down3 A leading organNOSE4Down3 One moreANOTHER7Down4 Intercede when a friend's about to die, possibly?MEDIATE7Down4 TrackTRAIL5Down4 Death-dealingFATAL5Down5 RateSPEED5Down5 Where sailors call for sport, maybePORTS5Down5 SensibleSANE4Down6 Knocks senselessSTUNS5Down6 Being so tough, they make me chicken outHEMEN5Down6 AvoidEVADE5Down7 Concert for which a paid player gets a lotPROM4Down8 Body partNECK4Down8 It flies up and downTIT3Down9 Belonging to usOUR3Down9 PassSPEND5Down10 SwimBATHE5Down11 Scottish riverTAY3Down12 Essay or piece of poetryTRY3Down12 ClutchGRASP5Down12 ArticlesITEMS5Down13 In Scotland, it's a shade greenishLOVAT5Down13 TreeALDER5Down13 WeirdEERIE5Down14 Wildly rash, hot-headed and cruelHARSH5Down15 ElectorVOTER5Down15 PermitGRANT5Down15 HandleTREAT5Down16 One needs space to go roundORBIT5Down18 Thin animalSCRAG5Down18 BlokesMEN3Down19 Some other articleTHE3Down19 Compulsory TV?SET3Down20 NovelNEW3Down20 Expel the unofficial seller going round a vesselTURNOUT7Down21 ElocutionDICTION7Down21 Heavens, a half share in a horse!GEE3Down22 Male offspringSON3Down22 Strong enough to make the top tenPOTENT6Down23 Mouth partPALATE6Down23 Do wrong in being a deityODIN4Down24 Water jugEWER4Down24 AlternativeOTHER5Down25 Ice dancer with his or her own waltz?SKATER6Down25 NarrowsTAPERS6Down25 May flare up when there's friction!MATCH5Down26 SwiftnessHASTE5Down26 CustomUSAGE5Down27 Such a story is not a tall oneSHORT5Down27 PlanetVENUS5Down27 FurzeGORSE5Down28 Step on the gas as a priest will do?REV3Down28 Pastry dishPIE3Down28 Gyratory list of names?ROLL4Down30 OpenOVERT5Down30 ExclamationPHEW4Down30 ApertureVENT4Down31 CheeseEDAM4Down32

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