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Evening Standard Crossword December 29 2021 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 29 2021 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
GuardDEFEND6Across1 SaffronCROCUS6Across1 Postal item repacked with some replacementsPARCEL6Across1 ObtainSECURE6Across5 Bales out in a panic, that's definiteABSOLUTE8Across7 Paint typeEMULSION8Across7 HearingAUDIENCE8Across8 Spanish gentleman out West in Northern IrelandDOWN4Across8 Female horseMARE4Across8 NakedNUDE4Across9 He did imitations and made a pileHEAPED6Across10 BorderHEM3Across10 Skiing raceSLALOM6Across10 Opened a couple of letters to readSPREAD6Across11 TellRELATE6Across11 SkilfulADEPT5Across12 StitchSEW3Across14 In this computerised world, will it not hold water?NET3Across14 CraftART3Across15 Keeps going and breaking slatsLASTS5Across16 UltimateFINAL5Across16 Shoemaker's itemLAST4Across17 Born at Land's End, in povertyNEED4Across17 HelpAID3Across17 EachALL3Across18 RefuteREBUT5Across19 Such blondes can be very sweetHONEY5Across19 LairDEN3Across19 VisionDREAM5Across20 LethalFATAL5Across21 PullTUG3Across21 Upright citizens of Krakow, sayPOLES5Across21 PalatableSAPID5Across22 Instrument used by a bonehead to stir glue!BUGLE5Across22 WrathIRE3Across22 This means a lot to many a mugMASS4Across23 MicrobeGERM4Across23 StretchEKE3Across23 SpringSPA3Across24 Like Ivanhoe, a young chap holding a crossSAXON5Across26 Stair partRISER5Across26 Old-fashionedDATED5Across26 The figure dad gets rightPAR3Across28 KingREX3Across28 Utter in no uncertain sense!ARRANT6Across29 SpecialistEXPERT6Across29 RodentRAT3Across29 Fruit in hand?BANANA6Across30 MonkeySIMIAN6Across30 Fictional sea captain's exclamation to a sailorAHAB4Across31 ReviseEDIT4Across31 Though hesitant to take undue rests, they aren't good at their workSHYSTERS8Across32 DilapidatedDECREPIT8Across32 Angry, he breaks a dateHEATED6Across33 StaggerREEL4Across33 Cold dessertTRIFLE6Across33 AlienateESTRANGE8Across34 ThoroughfareSTREET6Across35 AccountREPORT6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ToolCHISEL6Down1 Her cocky mate's a real show-off!PEAHEN6Down1 OozeEXUDE5Down2 Swiss wooden houseCHALET6Down2 Treated like chickens, the pigeons cried out softlyCOOPED6Down2 DischargeEMIT4Down3 AppearSEEM4Down3 Territory on the left, alsoLAND4Down3 JoyfulGLEEFUL7Down4 Joins up with the French, led by a top officerCOUPLES7Down4 AteDINED5Down4 GiantTITAN5Down5 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down5 Thinks us to be in a bit of a mess!MUSES5Down5 HypocrisyCANT4Down6 Heavenly messengerANGEL5Down6 Leaders with a fifty-fifty chance of falling on their faces?HEADS5Down6 JockeyRIDER5Down7 Great fellow possibly in the doghouse?DANE4Down8 BulkMASS4Down8 It's rainy when we're on the teeWET3Down9 QuarrelROW3Down9 HellHADES5Down10 EnthusiasmMANIA5Down11 IlluminatedLIT3Down12 He may shed a little light on thingsRAY3Down12 AppendedADDED5Down12 CandleTAPER5Down13 It's bound to contain geographical informationATLAS5Down13 HappeningEVENT5Down13 DomesticatedTAMED5Down14 The little woman's contributions to statistical researchPOLLS5Down15 StinkingFETID5Down15 ChangeALTER5Down15 TautTIGHT5Down16 He can always make the grade, of courseEDGAR5Down18 AttachAFFIX5Down18 KnockRAP3Down19 The whole animalHOG3Down19 When born, Patrick had no mac, obviouslyNEE3Down20 Not goodBAD3Down20 Fruitful little basketsPUNNETS7Down21 One who shoes horsesFARRIER7Down21 Bachelor with love in his heart (and a crush on someone?)BOA3Down22 DioceseSEE3Down22 The tomorrow that never comesMANANA6Down23 Star signGEMINI6Down23 Horsey contributor to parablesARAB4Down24 EgressEXIT4Down24 FoldPLEAT5Down25 Rushed round with a warm heart and showed clemencySPARED6Down25 WringerMANGLE6Down25 Music for a lass to dance toSALSA5Down26 PreparedREADY5Down26 VigilantALERT5Down27 They give personal details in depthXRAYS5Down27 Nutmeg, for exampleSPICE5Down27 Go inENTER5Down28 An Arapaho expression of contemptPAH3Down28 FreeRID3Down28 A bit of violence in the borders of BangladeshBASH4Down30 PresageAUGUR5Down30 Badger's burrowSETT4Down30 OtherwiseELSE4Down31 MoistDAMP4Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 29, 2021. 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.