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Evening Standard Crossword December 24 2024 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 24 2024 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 128 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#
StrayWAIF4Across1 Place of learningSCHOOL6Across4 NodBOW3Across4 Wild chants heard but brieflySNATCH6Across4 OmitFAIL4Across6 Superior piece of boxing?UPPERCUT8Across7 Sweet on a stickLOLLIPOP8Across7 InfertileBARREN6Across8 IdlerLOAFER6Across8 Cookers, perhaps, or stairsAPPLES6Across8 SlanderVILIFY6Across9 Card suitCLUBS5Across10 AridDRY3Across10 The fashionable soundSWISH5Across10 DimBLEAR5Across12 A positive signPLUS4Across13 Hospital roomWARD4Across13 Rubbish may be shot hereTOSH4Across14 CommotionTODO4Across14 InexpensiveCHEAP5Across14 Become tall and seedyBOLT4Across15 LocationSITE4Across15 Army unitCORPS5Across15 Be noted as the busy typeBEE3Across16 InsectBEE3Across16 BearingGAIT4Across17 Deliveries done with?OVER4Across17 EbbRECEDE6Across18 Praise, glorifyLAUD4Across19 Reputed to be unhappy touring IndiaSAID4Across19 PlacardPOSTER6Across20 Indicates the fielder's in a deeper positionPOINTSOUT9Across21 BoughtPURCHASED9Across21 Indiscreet record?DISC4Across23 StratagemRUSE4Across23 OutlineDRAFT5Across24 Is indebted toOWES4Across24 Called deranged, indeed!RANG4Across24 EleganceGRACE5Across26 Narrow broochPIN3Across26 Bathe with a girl on the quietDIP3Across26 Faithful and loyalTRUE4Across27 Loathsome fellow with a warty skinTOAD4Across27 SpriteFAIRY5Across28 Norse godODIN4Across29 Give me back the thing in questionEMIT4Across29 NetworkWEB3Across30 NatterCHAT4Across32 He's in jug!TOBY4Across32 InventDEVISE6Across32 Liable to be flat on one's facePRONE5Across33 PressingURGENT6Across33 BackboneSPINE5Across33 Back out of some businessRETIRE6Across34 HaltSTOP4Across34 Musical dramasOPERAS6Across34 As sung when the birds are on key?SWANSONG8Across35 SnoopPRY3Across35 ReadyPREPARED8Across35 To attack by air may be fasterSTRAFE6Across36 SmellREEK4Across36 EnticesTEMPTS6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Vote inELECT5Down1 Explode or shatter outrightBURST5Down1 Nimbus, sayCLOUD5Down2 Dad turns up with his little pest!APHIS5Down2 BenefitAVAIL5Down2 OsculateKISS4Down3 Roguish as a duke, for instance?ARCH4Down3 KilnFURNACE7Down3 Wet slapping soundSPLAT5Down4 OrchestraBAND4Down4 Point to a high seatSTALL5Down4 UndulatingWAVY4Down5 Chief, principalHEAD4Down5 Pals in high placesALPS4Down5 StealFILCH5Down6 Complied withOBEYED6Down6 Manned by crude sounding sailorsCREWED6Down6 Blow upINFLATE7Down7 OtherwiseORELSE6Down9 Assumes the pun is about a drunken sotPUTSON6Down9 MooLOW3Down11 Oriental vessel acceptable to the WestWOK3Down11 KnockRAP3Down11 Frightens the catSHOOS5Down12 BanBAR3Down12 ShamBOGUS5Down12 WandROD3Down13 Show how to make a strong wine lightPORTRAY7Down13 Not havingWITHOUT7Down13 So or thusSIC3Down15 Little man with bigheaded waysBEN3Down15 Unopened flowerBUD3Down16 ColourRED3Down16 Just a little exorbitant?BIT3Down16 SpringSPA3Down17 He presumably has winning waysVICTOR6Down18 Girl's nameARETHA6Down18 SeriousEARNEST7Down19 Argue irrationally, having a screwy pointAUGER5Down20 Greek authorAESOP5Down20 Timely sound, maybe followed by a squeakPIP3Down21 Play on wordsPUN3Down21 AwayOFF3Down21 Dashed halfway back when dejectedSAD3Down22 ReelSTAGGER7Down22 WondermentAWE3Down22 Slight waveRIPPLE6Down23 BeamRAY3Down23 Entertain a bird at the West EndDIVERT6Down23 CerealRYE3Down25 Be victoriousWIN3Down25 Combination container?BIN3Down25 CurlCRIMP5Down27 Fat for which wild bees have a loveOBESE5Down28 Coarse filesRASPS5Down28 CleanseRINSE5Down29 JournalDIARY5Down30 Though having the power, gets nothing right on testMOTOR5Down30 CryWEEP4Down30 OccupiedBUSY4Down31 RequirementsNEEDS5Down31 Devon runner known to have a nice mouthTEIGN5Down31 She could be a nitTINA4Down32 HarvestCROP4Down32 Contrapuntal piece that'll give you a kickPUNT4Down33 Drinks gingerlySIPS4Down33

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, December 24, 2024. 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.