Evening Standard Crossword December 24 2021 Answers

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Below are all 132 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for December 24 2021. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Wrath52 AcrossReveal answer → Cease47 AcrossReveal answer → Combined68 AcrossReveal answer → Broadcasting89 AcrossReveal answer → Report from a gun, loaded89 AcrossReveal answer → Name59 AcrossReveal answer → Twain being spoken of, also310 AcrossReveal answer → Drink310 AcrossReveal answer → Equality311 AcrossReveal answer → The former forward was very good611 AcrossReveal answer → Harm611 AcrossReveal answer → "Not Much Left." Strange title612 AcrossReveal answer → Improved612 AcrossReveal answer → Barrier313 AcrossReveal answer → She gets involved with nice nationality713 AcrossReveal answer → Stranded713 AcrossReveal answer → Again one had left alone, it's true414 AcrossReveal answer → Orient414 AcrossReveal answer → So be it415 AcrossReveal answer → A big cravat from the many in store1015 AcrossReveal answer → Sometimes1015 AcrossReveal answer → Club316 AcrossReveal answer → Dog817 AcrossReveal answer → Working, then not, from time to time817 AcrossReveal answer → Lake418 AcrossReveal answer → Pigeon718 AcrossReveal answer → Animals' tails that are mere stubs718 AcrossReveal answer → Delineated719 AcrossReveal answer → Apartment419 AcrossReveal answer → Might or won't be eaten by the vegetarian419 AcrossReveal answer → Cage420 AcrossReveal answer → Get the knack of backing it in, though not enjoying it621 AcrossReveal answer → Bigger621 AcrossReveal answer → Instrument422 AcrossReveal answer → Trace723 AcrossReveal answer → Be forced1724 AcrossReveal answer → Insisting that you tell them all again1724 AcrossReveal answer → Always425 AcrossReveal answer → Bird627 AcrossReveal answer → And there's little cover for the outlaw627 AcrossReveal answer → Weed327 AcrossReveal answer → Gala428 AcrossReveal answer → Mistake for a girl429 AcrossReveal answer → Missile429 AcrossReveal answer → Looks like a paper-cutter inside730 AcrossReveal answer → States730 AcrossReveal answer → Performed330 AcrossReveal answer → Defective331 AcrossReveal answer → Sword533 AcrossReveal answer → Manly? Rot! Nonsense! Like an elderly woman833 AcrossReveal answer → Macabre833 AcrossReveal answer → A garment that will withstand wear? That's my forte1035 AcrossReveal answer → Charming1035 AcrossReveal answer → Disappear636 AcrossReveal answer → Don't go on, you beast!436 AcrossReveal answer → Attempt436 AcrossReveal answer → Want437 AcrossReveal answer → Honest737 AcrossReveal answer → Muttered that mother was very sorry737 AcrossReveal answer → Frank638 AcrossReveal answer → Cede538 AcrossReveal answer → Also covering a case in the West Indies638 AcrossReveal answer → Road640 AcrossReveal answer → It's not Thatcher he's criticising640 AcrossReveal answer → Consume341 AcrossReveal answer → The boy is a little shorter than the woman341 AcrossReveal answer → Shed842 AcrossReveal answer → Execute the order to remove?842 AcrossReveal answer →

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Below101 DownReveal answer → Vapour51 DownReveal answer → Said as briefly as possible, help with the dictionary compilation101 DownReveal answer → Talk42 DownReveal answer → Fitting32 DownReveal answer → Even getting a puncture!42 DownReveal answer → Bearing83 DownReveal answer → The sweets stand, one said emphatically83 DownReveal answer → Obtain33 DownReveal answer → Regret34 DownReveal answer → Interrupt74 DownReveal answer → Try to gain access, which is an infringement of the rules74 DownReveal answer → Untruth35 DownReveal answer → Something soft to walk on is one's only luxury115 DownReveal answer → Make115 DownReveal answer → Prevent56 DownReveal answer → Pantomime106 DownReveal answer → Always in one's thoughts?106 DownReveal answer → Add67 DownReveal answer → Was economical with water again the day after67 DownReveal answer → Melt88 DownReveal answer → After chucking the gun out, having a ball88 DownReveal answer → Be under the impression that you'll give it your consideration510 DownReveal answer → Petal410 DownReveal answer → Italian city510 DownReveal answer → Mended711 DownReveal answer → Expelled712 DownReveal answer → Inferred713 DownReveal answer → Threatened714 DownReveal answer → Vehicle716 DownReveal answer → Shone when there was a gale out at sea716 DownReveal answer → Cabin516 DownReveal answer → Hue517 DownReveal answer → Encountered318 DownReveal answer → Subsequently520 DownReveal answer → Getting a retraction from the soldier in time520 DownReveal answer → Through321 DownReveal answer → Among the rest may be included our cars722 DownReveal answer → Clothing722 DownReveal answer → Does it indicate ill humour?1123 DownReveal answer → Cruel1123 DownReveal answer → Jot424 DownReveal answer → Tolerable1025 DownReveal answer → No increase - that's a thing of the past1025 DownReveal answer → Proving to be a bouncer?1026 DownReveal answer → Essential526 DownReveal answer → Zest1026 DownReveal answer → Annoy828 DownReveal answer → So a whale can be trained completely828 DownReveal answer → Adjusted529 DownReveal answer → As a joke, get out the cruet with the hole in it831 DownReveal answer → Wisdom831 DownReveal answer → Make for, having miscued732 DownReveal answer → Joyfulness732 DownReveal answer → Intelligence332 DownReveal answer → Timid333 DownReveal answer → Symbol634 DownReveal answer → Insect334 DownReveal answer → Responds again to the "Scat!" by going off634 DownReveal answer → For that reason, the cover is thick535 DownReveal answer → Figure535 DownReveal answer → Finish335 DownReveal answer → The cries of horses?439 DownReveal answer → Niche439 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, December 24, 2021. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.