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Evening Standard Crossword December 27 2024 Answers

Friday puzzle · 136 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 27 2024 answers. The Friday puzzle has 136 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#
TradedDEALT5Across4 DitchTRENCH6Across7 Longed, after a period at home, to returnYEARNED7Across8 Large apeGORILLA7Across8 CausticVITRIOLIC9Across9 LooseLAX3Across9 Is useless - at the brainstorming session?HASNOIDEA9Across9 ChildTOT3Across10 TunaTUNNY5Across12 AbsoluteUTTER5Across13 EncounterMEET4Across13 Will, if you forsakeLEAVE5Across13 Taste, in the buffetSMACK5Across14 Sailing vesselYACHT5Across14 Gather it's the back room and the outside bedCOLLECT7Across15 ExperienceUNDERGO7Across15 WideBROAD5Across15 Mark is a good golferSCRATCH7Across16 Six-sided figureHEXAGON7Across16 The Scandinavian in the vegetarian restaurantSWEDE5Across17 Set of valuesETHIC5Across17 BowerARBOUR6Across17 From bygone days, a staple in the kitchen cupboardPASTA5Across18 Involving punishmentPENAL5Across18 ResoundECHO4Across19 BoatCANOE5Across20 Citrus fruitLEMON5Across20 Paid off, by the end of the year, which is quickRAPID5Across20 Go too far again and bashOVERDO6Across22 MaleMAN3Across22 Academy AwardsOSCARS6Across22 For setting the bird free outside, be teasedRIBBED6Across23 ColourPURPLE6Across23 SpottedDAPPLED7Across24 Go slow when entering the awful settlementVILLAGE7Across25 Type of dramaTRAGEDY7Across25 Bottle as opposed to a tin, for a changeCONTAIN7Across27 Fish eggsROE3Across27 CriminalsTHIEVES7Across27 StadiumARENA5Across28 EatingDINING6Across30 Look for a key to open up withGLANCE6Across30 RueREGRET6Across31 RaiseLIFT4Across31 Nick is more self-possessedCOOLER6Across31 EyeshadeVISOR5Across32 Is inclined, when it's close to the masterHEELS5Across32 GazedSTARED6Across33 Cook the same stew, putting best end in itSTEAM5Across35 SmithyFORGE5Across35 Go inENTER5Across35 Will he trundle the hoop?ROLLO5Across36 AdditionalEXTRA5Across36 DesireWILL4Across37 Acting oddly, one's hidden the labelONSTAGE7Across37 OversupplySURPLUS7Across37 AccustomINURE5Across38 TearRIP3Across39 Presses the incest, crumpled one to pack inINCITES7Across39 Small crownCORONET7Across39 A deficiency, I'm sorry to sayALACK5Across41 MournfulSAD3Across41 New ZealanderMAORI5Across41 A little cry from a little birdOWLET5Across42 GuardDEFEND6Across42 DismayAPPAL5Across42 More damn trouble about a batch of notes!MEMORANDA9Across43 PrincipleTENET5Across43 WarshipDESTROYER9Across43 A crushing remark you attribute toPUTDOWN7Across44 CallerVISITOR7Across44

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WhirlpoolVORTEX6Down1 NuclearATOMIC6Down1 Go back through, to take a look atREPAIR6Down1 GasNITROGEN8Down2 Having bust, stoppedARRESTED8Down2 LowerDEMEAN6Down2 PunPLAYONWORDS11Down3 Obtains by means of, when one manages to speak toGETSTHROUGH11Down3 PerformACT3Down3 FactsDATA4Down4 English countyWILTSHIRE9Down4 Villainy that goes on at night?DARKDEEDS9Down4 OozeEXUDE5Down5 ThrashTROUNCE7Down5 Criticised for having struckKNOCKED7Down5 MealLUNCHEON8Down6 Pen nameNOMDEPLUME10Down6 Ridiculous score for a cricketerSILLYPOINT10Down6 RowTIER4Down7 "Hey, listen!" you sayHERE4Down7 TrampHOBO4Down8 With the shutter, it's less airyCLOSER6Down10 Dry or liquid measureBUSHEL6Down10 The clot is prone to cover for the girlsLASSIES7Down11 InstrumentalistTRUMPETER9Down11 ShriekSCREECH7Down11 SheepdogCOLLIE6Down12 Leave just a wispSTRAND6Down12 TrampledTROD4Down14 SpokenORAL4Down16 CarryBEAR4Down18 Perfect for when I'm going through a fit of the bluesSUBLIME7Down19 Male relativesNEPHEWS7Down19 SpectatorsAUDIENCE8Down21 SeafarerMARINER7Down21 It's for your ears only, soldierPRIVATE7Down21 CloseNEAR4Down23 If you are, there's little future for you as a guardPOORLOOKOUT11Down24 SolventWHITESPIRIT11Down24 PositionPOST4Down25 A crazy suggestion, but it gets one movingLOCOMOTION10Down26 SketchedDREW4Down26 BiscuitsGINGERNUTS10Down26 MonthSEPTEMBER9Down28 What a rash twit Thomas is!FOOLHARDY9Down28 RevisedEDITED6Down29 InventorCREATOR7Down29 Likewise, managed to lose one money at the races?ALSORAN7Down29 FlawDEFECT6Down30 Talk unnecessarily and the doctor is so held upGOSSIP6Down30 ReferALLUDE6Down30 Is intended to be read, one arguesHASWORDS8Down32 Word-for-wordVERBATIM8Down32 ShortTERSE5Down32 OutcomeRESULT6Down33 Hot and bothered, hates carrying the caseSHEATH6Down33 A ball girl?CRYSTAL7Down34 ParchedARID4Down34 Refer toMENTION7Down34 TidyNEAT4Down36 Doesn't veto grantsALLOWS6Down38 Portable computerLAPTOP6Down38 Exulted over the seafarersCREW4Down40 FavouritePET3Down40 SpoolREEL4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, December 27, 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.