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Evening Standard Crossword December 23 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 23 2021 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 129 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#
SurpassOUTDO5Across1 MarsSPOILS6Across4 The eighth musical interval?OCTAVE6Across4 PlacardPOSTER6Across5 Displayed, but proven badSHOWNOFF8Across7 Languages expertLINGUIST8Across7 Card gameECARTE6Across8 Deal with a letter as a diplomatic documentTREATY6Across8 MistakeERROR5Across8 CreviceCLEFT5Across10 Steer clear of a woman who's a bit rudeEVADE5Across10 SofaSETTEE6Across10 A sound team will be all over the place!TEEM4Across13 RepastMEAL4Across13 Something afoot at the fishmonger's?SOLE4Across14 CourteousPOLITE6Across14 CabTAXI4Across14 HighTALL4Across15 To provide money, give a chap a noteLEND4Across15 EvenREGULAR7Across15 Become secure?GET3Across16 ThicknessPLY3Across16 DestroyRUIN4Across17 A dietary constituent to prohibit outright?BRAN4Across17 MarryWED3Across18 Being cold, the young fellow dressedCLAD4Across19 OffAWAY4Across19 YelpYAP3Across19 Non-paying boardersSTOWAWAYS9Across21 FateDOOM4Across21 VitalESSENTIAL9Across21 On the way, mother is liable to hold things upMAST4Across23 CoursePATH4Across23 DissuadeDETER5Across23 DirectionEAST4Across24 In which to store "17 Across"?BARN4Across24 AscendedROSE4Across24 When there's a holdup, it's stickyJAM3Across26 Make a mistakeERR3Across26 LairDEN3Across27 Friend given a portion of fish in the endALLY4Across27 DeserveEARN4Across27 CotCRIB4Across29 A meaty piece of church musicCHOP4Across29 FriendPAL3Across29 SwungDANGLED7Across31 RubberERASER6Across32 Cheese with maybe a bluebottle on for a momentBRIE4Across32 LimbsARMS4Across32 Possibly a bit of crochet work?CHORE5Across33 ScoldCHIDE5Across33 Capone's out of the way for ever!ALWAYS6Across34 NeverthelessEVENSO6Across34 CeremonyRITE4Across34 Margin for error in map-making?LATITUDE8Across35 Emery boardNAILFILE8Across35 PickedCHOSEN6Across35 SuccessionSTRING6Across36 The old "one-two"? Pretty young, actuallyTWELVE6Across36 AbsoluteSHEER5Across38 RueREGRET6Across39 RenovateRENEW5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Vote inELECT5Down1 A female's a trophy, in a senseASHES5Down1 Alphabetical listINDEX5Down2 There's a lot to be said for being ethicalMORAL5Down2 EmployUSE3Down2 KickPUNT4Down3 It can react jerkilyKNEE4Down3 DeviationDETOUR6Down3 Iron alloySTEEL5Down4 MineralORE3Down4 Not infrequently, a wrong note comes out loud!OFTEN5Down4 SupportPROP4Down5 Egg-shapedOVAL4Down5 In mathematics, it refers to a numberTHEM4Down5 ClimbedSCALED6Down6 RecentlyLATELY6Down6 Given one's pet treatment?VETTED6Down6 SaveREDEEM6Down7 French portCALAIS6Down9 Passed onRELAYED7Down9 The place for a revolutionary motorREDCAR6Down9 Swear to give a cry of pain with a heavier heartVOW3Down11 StriplingLAD3Down11 PromiseVOW3Down12 EarliestFIRST5Down12 Financial matters best managed by the departmental headDEBTS5Down12 Social conductMANNERS7Down13 With justification, figure to get fitTENABLE7Down13 Swimming poolLIDO4Down13 DrawTIE3Down15 It's kept in Delaware, but broken in Wall StreetLAW3Down15 Talk that may have leaked outGAS3Down16 ResoundECHO4Down16 MatePAL3Down16 AssessedRATED5Down17 Jack and Roy going round in a whirl?ROTARY6Down18 EscortsUSHERS6Down18 Execute badlyLYNCH5Down20 ExpiationPENANCE7Down20 SpectateWATCH5Down20 The missile manSAM3Down21 Wheat spikeEAR3Down21 Method of getting the distanceWAY3Down22 MonsterOGRE4Down22 BrownTAN3Down22 Shrub used for hedgesPRIVET6Down23 Plant the lot and cut the grass aroundMALLOW6Down23 JacketREEFER6Down24 GirderSPAR4Down25 CoverLID3Down25 Favouring just three selected lettersFOR3Down25 SimplerEASIER6Down26 AmidAMONG5Down28 Thread one can possibly sell out ofLISLE5Down28 DisregardIGNORE6Down28 Nonsense that can sound just about OKHOKUM5Down30 PermitLET3Down30 StiffRIGID5Down30 Name one's favourite royalPETER5Down31 To fatherBEGET5Down31 The cooperative thing to playBALL4Down32 Opposed toANTI4Down32 Singular thing to eat with a cold jointCHIP4Down33 RemainderREST4Down33 Not hotCOLD4Down33 Girl'sHER3Down36 SheepEWE3Down37

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