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Evening Standard Crossword December 28 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 28 2023 answers. The Thursday 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#
ThoughtIDEA4Across1 TalonsCLAWS5Across3 I see Ted's upset about this decreeEDICT5Across3 FastenTIE3Across4 TooALSO4Across6 SeraglioHAREM5Across8 DreadTERROR6Across8 Occasion for players to get their heads downSCRUM5Across8 ExtendSPREAD6Across9 The idea of a barbarian having a companionHUNCH5Across10 EnemyFOE3Across10 Shaving implementRAZOR5Across10 Chap bent on catching a big fish?ROD3Across11 Round vesselPOT3Across11 CorrectEMEND5Across12 Old Nick rested on oneSATAN5Across12 Post offREMIT5Across12 Bereaved husbandWIDOWER7Across13 Stunning contribution to flood defence?SANDBAG7Across13 BrinkVERGE5Across14 Long-snouted mammalTAPIR5Across15 DizzyGIDDY5Across15 Number observed to include a '5'SEVEN5Across15 Animal doctorVET3Across18 It should be kept in DelawareLAW3Across18 RelinquishFOREGO6Across18 ThreatenMENACE6Across19 Stepped in the direction of Dover, saySTRODE6Across19 LastENDURE6Across20 Little creature possibly found in the woodTERMITE7Across21 InfersDEDUCES7Across21 ScorchCHAR4Across22 Verdant area previously adjacent to Victoria?WOOD4Across22 Be inclinedTEND4Across23 Frenchman with some children, noteRENE4Across23 SingerTENOR5Across24 PhotographerSNAPPER7Across24 Projected drawing by EdwardPLANNED7Across24 MovingASTIR5Across26 ToleratesABIDES6Across26 Like the path taken by a serious student?GRAVEL6Across26 StunnedDAZED5Across28 Old Spanish hero in the fight against crimeCID3Across29 CabinHUT3Across29 MineralORE3Across30 There's resistance to them by tough customersSALES5Across31 Lowest pointNADIR5Across31 Arranged to be accommodatedFIXEDUP7Across32 With quick light tapsPITAPAT7Across32 HabitCUSTOM6Across32 RoamWANDER6Across33 A seat in the market?STALL5Across34 ProphetSEER4Across34 PlanetVENUS5Across34 In earnest, dear, you need more than one!EAR3Across35 HillTOR3Across35 PinchNIP3Across35 Too much water can spoil tapesSPATE5Across36 TaskDUTY4Across36 TwelveDOZEN5Across36 Ned and me, back in portEMDEN5Across37 ExternalOUTER5Across37 At year's end, fled to a Scottish islandARRAN5Across38 Cut offSEVER5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
QuickRAPID5Down1 A fight broken off?SCRAP5Down1 SurmountGETOVER7Down2 Dud, confused, ran out, being tipsyFUDDLED7Down2 VisionDREAM5Down2 DisposeARRANGE7Down3 SodTURF4Down4 Look lasciviouslyLEER4Down4 A scent worth hunting for?DRAG4Down4 ComfortEASE4Down5 Modest church seat, perhapsCHASTE6Down5 PensWRITES6Down5 ConcurAGREE5Down6 DevilSATAN5Down6 One making adjustments to a fine pitch?TUNER5Down6 ReelSTAGGER7Down7 PoisonousTOXIC5Down7 Longed for an aspirin?ACHED5Down7 He always has some croniesRON3Down9 Stick, shaftROD3Down9 UnevenODD3Down11 SpriteELF3Down12 Where there's many a cut in timber suppliesSAWMILL7Down12 Goes backRETURNS7Down12 DelveDIG3Down13 Except for that hard-hearted bigheadBAR3Down14 MarryWED3Down14 Made one's mark in an electionVOTED5Down16 SpotDOT3Down16 Writing materialPAPER5Down16 LongingYEN3Down17 PreparedREADY5Down17 Not very firmly?NEVER5Down17 Print something penetrating!STENCIL7Down19 DimOBSCURE7Down19 American cityMEMPHIS7Down19 Minor branches, one understandsTWIGS5Down20 Large seaOCEAN5Down20 A child needs a bit of love, that's allTOTAL5Down21 BowNOD3Down21 Boy's nameDAVID5Down21 ExhaustedDRAINED7Down22 LockjawTETANUS7Down23 Gets cash for the wild deer over the riverREDEEMS7Down23 FinishEND3Down23 Peaceful, tranquilSERENE6Down24 Worry Peter as he tours the SouthPESTER6Down24 StrayERR3Down25 Half of nine plus ten means nothing!NIX3Down25 PlacePUT3Down25 BuryINTER5Down27 Name of several physiciansRALPH5Down27 Powerful businessmanBARON5Down27 Red-headed goddess?VESTA5Down28 PlungesDIVES5Down28 VoteELECT5Down29 NeglectOMIT4Down30 Fixed by crude manipulationCURED5Down30 Jacket partLAPEL5Down30 PitcherEWER4Down31 A puce jumperFLEA4Down32 UnmixedPURE4Down32 Pop an article in the very centre of the middle!DAD3Down33 MinePIT3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, December 28, 2023. 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.