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Evening Standard Crossword December 28 2018 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 28 2018 answers. The Friday 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#
LashWHIP4Across1 VesselURN3Across4 LichenMOSS4Across6 SeductiveLUSCIOUS8Across9 SkillART3Across9 Move the gear out, being the bossINCHARGE8Across9 The hand is black and stickyTAR3Across10 RatifiedENDORSED8Across10 For everyPER3Across10 Evidently regretted having dashed offERASED6Across11 YankJERK4Across11 ScampRASCAL6Across11 And flowers the male star arranged?HEARTS6Across12 Husband or wifeSPOUSE6Across12 HarassedHOUNDED7Across13 He doesn’t approve of the work modelOPPOSER7Across13 The boss is a nut!HEAD4Across14 TaxiCAB3Across14 Ear partLOBE4Across14 Honestly, no dawdling when the alarm goes off!STRAIGHTUP10Across15 FreeONTHEHOUSE10Across15 MoanGRIPE5Across16 Notes only that it’s not a man-made fibre?CASHMERE8Across17 TreeSYCAMORE8Across17 Spot kickPENALTY7Across18 Make one inclined to put in orderDISPOSE7Across18 Operatic songARIA4Across19 Box the cuffs go back inSPAR4Across19 PraiseworthyLAUDABLE8Across19 BoardPLANK5Across21 Six-legged creatureINSECT6Across21 When at home, I get Denis to unpackINSIDE6Across21 WrapperENVELOPE8Across23 Doing one’s utmost not to tell, when on the rack?GOINGTOANYLENGTHS17Across24 Have sensational successSETTHEWORLDONFIRE17Across24 DrearyBLEAK5Across24 RelationsKIN3Across27 Say it’s an advantage right throughASSERT6Across27 DoghouseKENNEL6Across27 StoryTALE4Across29 Picture having a drinkSHOT4Across29 Recollections of Rome I set out in writingMEMOIRS7Across30 UndressDISROBE7Across30 BayCOVE4Across31 TestedEXAMINED8Across33 Adverse reactionBACKLASH8Across33 For a chap prowling about, a means of accessAPPROACH8Across33 TitleSIR3Across34 WarmthHEAT4Across35 With regard to involving youCONCERNING10Across35 Cutlery itemTABLESPOON10Across35 Not getting across, being lowDOWN4Across36 PastyPIE3Across36 OvertOPEN4Across36 GloomyDULL4Across37 Roll the egg inside for the birdROOSTER7Across37 SherryOLOROSO7Across37 ObstructIMPEDE6Across38 A few among the darting horse fliesHOVERS6Across38 DiscussionDEBATE6Across40 Leads one through for the flightSTAIRS6Across40 ManageRUN3Across41 A doctor has come about the vacancyGAP3Across41 VotersELECTORS8Across42 Be inclined to rely unfairly on, in a loving wayTENDERLY8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Decolonising, which is disturbingUNSETTLING10Down1 Stocking supportersSUSPENDERS10Down1 ColourECRU4Down2 The fish, leaves in a bagCHAR4Down2 SuspendHANG4Down2 RatherSOMEWHAT8Down3 For a time, the papers carry warningsPRESAGES8Down3 IndigentPOOR4Down3 Connecting strip of landISTHMUS7Down4 Accounts for the boomsREPORTS7Down4 UnsteadyUNSTABLE8Down4 NakedNUDE4Down5 Wedding attendantsBRIDESMAIDS11Down5 A farthingale found in the theatre?DRESSCIRCLE11Down5 PrincipalMAJOR5Down6 ForecastPREDICTION10Down6 Does it make a dent in the good weather figures?DEPRESSION10Down6 MineralORE3Down7 RefugeASYLUM6Down7 Sound measureFATHOM6Down7 BeltSTRAP5Down8 AtrociousBARBARIC8Down8 Went off in twos againREPAIRED8Down8 Replenish to give to the little dogTOPUP5Down10 Dried plumPRUNE5Down10 MountCLIMB5Down12 LeadGUIDE5Down13 HeadgearCAP3Down14 VoidBLANK5Down15 EncourageHEARTEN7Down16 Tell you it’s a very gentle inclineAPPRISE7Down16 FoolIDIOT5Down17 SeniorELDER5Down18 RusticRURAL5Down20 The horse is “Goody Goody”; not runningPINTO5Down20 ContemplateENVISAGE8Down20 KnowledgeKEN3Down22 Record the awful news and Dot is heart-brokenSETDOWN7Down22 Rider's foot supportSTIRRUP7Down22 Experiences, as it penetratesGOESTHROUGH11Down23 Telephone installationSWITCHBOARD11Down23 Makes it understood one is not given tickGETSACROSS10Down25 FreeLOOSE5Down25 SixHALFADOZEN10Down25 Water and bread brought to you in a Chinese restaurantSPRINGROLL10Down26 AvoidAVERT5Down26 NeedleworkEMBROIDERY10Down26 PileHEAP4Down28 Maintains one is a fan ofSUPPORTS8Down28 InstancesEXAMPLES8Down28 PeelRIND4Down29 StripPEEL4Down30 The animal requires help, inmeshed in a net, strugglingELEPHANT8Down31 ListedITEMISED8Down31 ThroughVIA3Down32 BellyABDOMEN7Down32 A nutcracker, lady? Don’t you believe it!UNTRUTH7Down32 U.S. stateKANSAS6Down34 Caught in the drain, goes off and is sour-smellingRANCID6Down34 How people feel when their lives are in pieces?CUTUP5Down35 PrickleTHORN5Down35 TrackPATH4Down39 Regard as a prospectVIEW4Down39

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