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Evening Standard Crossword December 25 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 25 2024 answers. The Wednesday 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#
MettleSPIRIT6Across1 Spanish snacksTAPAS5Across3 Something hard to pinch, we hearSTEEL5Across3 Be goodBEHAVE6Across5 FinishCONCLUDE8Across8 Communication by road, perhaps, around IndiaRADIO5Across8 Flower containersVASES5Across8 FatLARD4Across9 Catches with spikesNAILS5Across10 PugilistBOXER5Across10 EveryALL3Across10 Just the chap to figure aheadDON3Across11 SnakeBOA3Across11 Vituperous about the vermin?RATTY5Across12 Confine, encloseHEMIN5Across12 SpookGHOST5Across12 Welsh theatrical assistant?DRESSER7Across13 DaybookJOURNAL7Across13 Finger, toeDIGIT5Across15 CotBED3Across15 Do they go round cooking the roast?ROTAS5Across15 EggsOVA3Across17 A pet to many?TOM3Across18 HatchetAXE3Across18 Pen partNIB3Across18 Legislators a chap has to check outSENATE6Across19 StatuteLAW3Across19 Spiritualist's meetingSEANCE6Across19 CopyMIMIC5Across20 SickILL3Across21 Represents in wordsDEPICTS7Across21 Acceptable new belt for a woman to appear inTENABLE7Across21 It's no good being needyPOOR4Across22 Water jugEWER4Across22 GarlandLEI3Across22 Move in waterSWIM4Across23 Michael Ball's island?ELBA4Across23 BarrelKEG3Across23 AskewWRY3Across24 Apt to get knocked over, maybe likes to be out of the raceSKITTLE7Across24 BewailsLAMENTS7Across24 Nutty sweetNOUGAT6Across26 JumpyNERVY5Across26 You can count on itABACUS6Across26 Certainly didn't reveal some fresh ideasHID3Across29 BeforeERE3Across29 For everyPER3Across29 Does he govern where to draw the line?RULER5Across31 Threaded fastenerSCREW5Across31 Less dirtyCLEANER7Across32 Having broken the pen rest, is contriteREPENTS7Across32 ConfessAVER4Across33 Seeking to get astonishingly fat on a half of beer!AFTER5Across34 Casino gameROULETTE8Across34 Go by bikeCYCLE5Across34 A little bounder; bit of a crookROO3Across35 FuryFRENZY6Across35 At this momentNOW3Across35 Run after James HadleyCHASE5Across36 EmptyHOLLOW6Across36 Male duckDRAKE5Across36 A joint the Spanish bendELBOW5Across37 ConcurAGREE5Across37 One can never make it right!ERROR5Across38 Address the publicORATE5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Wooden shoeSABOT5Down1 Quiet, unusually dear sky pilotPADRE5Down1 LurkPROWL5Down2 I leave a cleric in churchMINSTER7Down2 BeginnerLEARNER7Down2 WealthyRICH4Down3 Rush, causing damageTEAR4Down4 Biblical murder victimABEL4Down4 FeelTOUCH5Down4 PraiseBLESS5Down5 Portion of green plant served at tableENTREE6Down5 ToleratesABIDES6Down5 SacredHOLY4Down6 Provide or supply only a blendLAYON5Down6 Girl's nameSONIA5Down6 Ancient artefactRELIC5Down7 EnergyVERVE5Down7 What a drifter will do, making love flat outFLOAT5Down7 Former French coinSOU3Down9 Female, yet named John?DOE3Down9 PermitALLOW5Down10 HumbleLOWLY5Down11 Natural surroundingsHABITAT7Down12 UrchinGAMIN5Down12 Observations concerning pointsREMARKS7Down12 Sea-shellORMER5Down13 His song never endsSON3Down14 PinchNIP3Down14 StickyTACKY5Down14 CreamBEIGE5Down15 Four-legged source of a bleat?TABLE5Down16 Chews steadilyGNAWS5Down16 DigDELVE5Down16 It's a bit of a bloomer, boys!SEPAL5Down17 ConditionsTERMS5Down17 Hitler's disastrous slideSLITHER7Down19 SpireSTEEPLE7Down19 Denim trousersJEANS5Down20 Being on the male side, it has pointSPEAR5Down20 To talk incessantly, that's allTOTAL5Down21 To objectDEMUR5Down21 PeculiarSTRANGE7Down23 Old enough to have the 'Freedom' of London (transport)ELDERLY7Down23 SolicitorLAWYER6Down24 Rider who gets wetSURFER6Down24 Even if ungenerous, it's over a pennyTIP3Down25 Born asNEE3Down25 WaterwayRIVER5Down25 Yellow-orangeOCHRE5Down27 Would such a beard suit George?BUSHY5Down27 PrematureEARLY5Down27 Lizard typeGECKO5Down28 Stop the car starting with easeCEASE5Down28 GuaranteeVOUCH5Down28 ProportionRATIO5Down30 A seat in the south, also at LeatherheadSTOOL5Down30 GemJEWEL5Down30 SmileGRIN4Down31 CoagulateCLOT4Down32 Re-number this placeRENO4Down32 RepastMEAL4Down32 He's posh, and certainly no blockhead!NOB3Down33 And notNOR3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 25, 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.