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Evening Standard Crossword December 28 2018 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 128 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for December 28 2018. 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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Lash41 AcrossReveal answer → Vessel34 AcrossReveal answer → Lichen46 AcrossReveal answer → Seductive89 AcrossReveal answer → Skill39 AcrossReveal answer → Move the gear out, being the boss89 AcrossReveal answer → The hand is black and sticky310 AcrossReveal answer → Ratified810 AcrossReveal answer → For every310 AcrossReveal answer → Evidently regretted having dashed off611 AcrossReveal answer → Yank411 AcrossReveal answer → Scamp611 AcrossReveal answer → And flowers the male star arranged?612 AcrossReveal answer → Husband or wife612 AcrossReveal answer → Harassed713 AcrossReveal answer → He doesn’t approve of the work model713 AcrossReveal answer → The boss is a nut!414 AcrossReveal answer → Taxi314 AcrossReveal answer → Ear part414 AcrossReveal answer → Honestly, no dawdling when the alarm goes off!1015 AcrossReveal answer → Free1015 AcrossReveal answer → Moan516 AcrossReveal answer → Notes only that it’s not a man-made fibre?817 AcrossReveal answer → Tree817 AcrossReveal answer → Spot kick718 AcrossReveal answer → Make one inclined to put in order718 AcrossReveal answer → Operatic song419 AcrossReveal answer → Box the cuffs go back in419 AcrossReveal answer → Praiseworthy819 AcrossReveal answer → Board521 AcrossReveal answer → Six-legged creature621 AcrossReveal answer → When at home, I get Denis to unpack621 AcrossReveal answer → Wrapper823 AcrossReveal answer → Doing one’s utmost not to tell, when on the rack?1724 AcrossReveal answer → Have sensational success1724 AcrossReveal answer → Dreary524 AcrossReveal answer → Relations327 AcrossReveal answer → Say it’s an advantage right through627 AcrossReveal answer → Doghouse627 AcrossReveal answer → Story429 AcrossReveal answer → Picture having a drink429 AcrossReveal answer → Recollections of Rome I set out in writing730 AcrossReveal answer → Undress730 AcrossReveal answer → Bay431 AcrossReveal answer → Tested833 AcrossReveal answer → Adverse reaction833 AcrossReveal answer → For a chap prowling about, a means of access833 AcrossReveal answer → Title334 AcrossReveal answer → Warmth435 AcrossReveal answer → With regard to involving you1035 AcrossReveal answer → Cutlery item1035 AcrossReveal answer → Not getting across, being low436 AcrossReveal answer → Pasty336 AcrossReveal answer → Overt436 AcrossReveal answer → Gloomy437 AcrossReveal answer → Roll the egg inside for the bird737 AcrossReveal answer → Sherry737 AcrossReveal answer → Obstruct638 AcrossReveal answer → A few among the darting horse flies638 AcrossReveal answer → Discussion640 AcrossReveal answer → Leads one through for the flight640 AcrossReveal answer → Manage341 AcrossReveal answer → A doctor has come about the vacancy341 AcrossReveal answer → Voters842 AcrossReveal answer → Be inclined to rely unfairly on, in a loving way842 AcrossReveal answer →

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Decolonising, which is disturbing101 DownReveal answer → Stocking supporters101 DownReveal answer → Colour42 DownReveal answer → The fish, leaves in a bag42 DownReveal answer → Suspend42 DownReveal answer → Rather83 DownReveal answer → For a time, the papers carry warnings83 DownReveal answer → Indigent43 DownReveal answer → Connecting strip of land74 DownReveal answer → Accounts for the booms74 DownReveal answer → Unsteady84 DownReveal answer → Naked45 DownReveal answer → Wedding attendants115 DownReveal answer → A farthingale found in the theatre?115 DownReveal answer → Principal56 DownReveal answer → Forecast106 DownReveal answer → Does it make a dent in the good weather figures?106 DownReveal answer → Mineral37 DownReveal answer → Refuge67 DownReveal answer → Sound measure67 DownReveal answer → Belt58 DownReveal answer → Atrocious88 DownReveal answer → Went off in twos again88 DownReveal answer → Replenish to give to the little dog510 DownReveal answer → Dried plum510 DownReveal answer → Mount512 DownReveal answer → Lead513 DownReveal answer → Headgear314 DownReveal answer → Void515 DownReveal answer → Encourage716 DownReveal answer → Tell you it’s a very gentle incline716 DownReveal answer → Fool517 DownReveal answer → Senior518 DownReveal answer → Rustic520 DownReveal answer → The horse is “Goody Goody”; not running520 DownReveal answer → Contemplate820 DownReveal answer → Knowledge322 DownReveal answer → Record the awful news and Dot is heart-broken722 DownReveal answer → Rider's foot support722 DownReveal answer → Experiences, as it penetrates1123 DownReveal answer → Telephone installation1123 DownReveal answer → Makes it understood one is not given tick1025 DownReveal answer → Free525 DownReveal answer → Six1025 DownReveal answer → Water and bread brought to you in a Chinese restaurant1026 DownReveal answer → Avoid526 DownReveal answer → Needlework1026 DownReveal answer → Pile428 DownReveal answer → Maintains one is a fan of828 DownReveal answer → Instances828 DownReveal answer → Peel429 DownReveal answer → Strip430 DownReveal answer → The animal requires help, inmeshed in a net, struggling831 DownReveal answer → Listed831 DownReveal answer → Through332 DownReveal answer → Belly732 DownReveal answer → A nutcracker, lady? Don’t you believe it!732 DownReveal answer → U.S. state634 DownReveal answer → Caught in the drain, goes off and is sour-smelling634 DownReveal answer → How people feel when their lives are in pieces?535 DownReveal answer → Prickle535 DownReveal answer → Track439 DownReveal answer → Regard as a prospect439 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, December 28, 2018. 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.