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Evening Standard Crossword December 24 2021 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 24 2021 answers. The Friday 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#
WrathANGER5Across2 CeaseSTOP4Across7 CombinedUNITED6Across8 BroadcastingONTHEAIR8Across9 Report from a gun, loadedBULLETIN8Across9 NameTITLE5Across9 Twain being spoken of, alsoTOO3Across10 DrinkTEA3Across10 EqualityPAR3Across11 The former forward was very goodEXPERT6Across11 HarmIMPAIR6Across11 "Not Much Left." Strange titleLITTLE6Across12 ImprovedBETTER6Across12 BarrierDAM3Across13 She gets involved with nice nationalityCHINESE7Across13 StrandedAGROUND7Across13 Again one had left alone, it's trueREAL4Across14 OrientEAST4Across14 So be itAMEN4Across15 A big cravat from the many in storeLARGESTOCK10Across15 SometimesONOCCASION10Across15 ClubBAT3Across16 DogAIREDALE8Across17 Working, then not, from time to timeONANDOFF8Across17 LakeMERE4Across18 PigeonCARRIER7Across18 Animals' tails that are mere stubsDOGENDS7Across18 DelineatedDEFINED7Across19 ApartmentFLAT4Across19 Might or won't be eaten by the vegetarianBEEF4Across19 CageCOOP4Across20 Get the knack of backing it in, though not enjoying itHATING6Across21 BiggerLARGER6Across21 InstrumentTUBA4Across22 TraceVESTIGE7Across23 Be forcedHAVENOALTERNATIVE17Across24 Insisting that you tell them all againDEMANDINGARECOUNT17Across24 AlwaysEVER4Across25 BirdLINNET6Across27 And there's little cover for the outlawBANDIT6Across27 WeedHOE3Across27 GalaFETE4Across28 Mistake for a girlKATE4Across29 MissileDART4Across29 Looks like a paper-cutter insideAPPEARS7Across30 StatesASSERTS7Across30 PerformedDID3Across30 DefectiveDUD3Across31 SwordSABRE5Across33 Manly? Rot! Nonsense! Like an elderly womanMATRONLY8Across33 MacabreGRUESOME8Across33 A garment that will withstand wear? That's my forteSTRONGSUIT10Across35 CharmingDELIGHTFUL10Across35 DisappearVANISH6Across36 Don't go on, you beast!WHOA4Across36 AttemptSTAB4Across36 WantNEED4Across37 HonestUPRIGHT7Across37 Muttered that mother was very sorryMUMBLED7Across37 FrankCANDID6Across38 CedeYIELD5Across38 Also covering a case in the West IndiesTOBAGO6Across38 RoadSTREET6Across40 It's not Thatcher he's criticisingSLATER6Across40 ConsumeEAT3Across41 The boy is a little shorter than the womanLAD3Across41 ShedOUTHOUSE8Across42 Execute the order to remove?CARRYOUT8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BelowUNDERNEATH10Down1 VapourSTEAM5Down1 Said as briefly as possible, help with the dictionary compilationPUTINAWORD10Down1 TalkCHAT4Down2 FittingAPT3Down2 Even getting a puncture!FLAT4Down2 BearingCARRIAGE8Down3 The sweets stand, one said emphaticallySTRESSED8Down3 ObtainGET3Down3 RegretRUE3Down4 InterruptBREAKIN7Down4 Try to gain access, which is an infringement of the rulesKNOCKON7Down4 UntruthLIE3Down5 Something soft to walk on is one's only luxurySOLECOMFORT11Down5 MakeMANUFACTURE11Down5 PreventDEBAR5Down6 PantomimeCINDERELLA10Down6 Always in one's thoughts?TELEPATHIC10Down6 AddAPPEND6Down7 Was economical with water again the day afterSPARED6Down7 MeltDISSOLVE8Down8 After chucking the gun out, having a ballGREATFUN8Down8 Be under the impression that you'll give it your considerationTHINK5Down10 PetalLEAF4Down10 Italian cityTURIN5Down10 MendedPATCHED7Down11 ExpelledREMOVED7Down12 InferredDEDUCED7Down13 ThreatenedMENACED7Down14 VehicleCARAVAN7Down16 Shone when there was a gale out at seaGLEAMED7Down16 CabinBERTH5Down16 HueTINGE5Down17 EncounteredMET3Down18 SubsequentlyLATER5Down20 Getting a retraction from the soldier in timeEIGHT5Down20 ThroughPER3Down21 Among the rest may be included our carsTOURERS7Down22 ClothingRAIMENT7Down22 Does it indicate ill humour?SICKLYSMILE11Down23 CruelHARDHEARTED11Down23 JotIOTA4Down24 TolerableNOTSODUSTY10Down25 No increase - that's a thing of the pastNOTANYMORE10Down25 Proving to be a bouncer?TURNINGOUT10Down26 EssentialVITAL5Down26 ZestENTHUSIASM10Down26 AnnoyIRRITATE8Down28 So a whale can be trained completelyASAWHOLE8Down28 AdjustedTUNED5Down29 As a joke, get out the cruet with the hole in itPUNCTURE8Down31 WisdomSAGACITY8Down31 Make for, having miscuedPRODUCE7Down32 JoyfulnessELATION7Down32 IntelligenceWIT3Down32 TimidSHY3Down33 SymbolEMBLEM6Down34 InsectBEE3Down34 Responds again to the "Scat!" by going offREACTS6Down34 For that reason, the cover is thickSOLID5Down35 FigureDIGIT5Down35 FinishEND3Down35 The cries of horses?BAYS4Down39 NicheNOOK4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, December 24, 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.