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Evening Standard Crossword December 29 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 29 2023 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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#
PlanSCHEME6Across1 CorruptDEFILE6Across5 UrgentPRESSING8Across8 UnassertiveDIFFIDENT9Across9 AngerRAGE4Across9 With the contents removed - completelyINSIDEOUT9Across9 Bases for judgementCRITERIA8Across10 ImploreBEG3Across10 Ordered, as agreed to beforehandARRANGED8Across10 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Across12 RoyalREGAL5Across12 Tip “No Gentleman”HEEL4Across12 CaressSTROKE6Across13 Vilify as “a nincompoop with a good figure”ASSAIL6Across13 Take advantage ofEXPLOIT7Across14 The player is good: isn’t a flopPIANIST7Across14 SelfsameIDENTICAL9Across15 Kept talking, to fluster the fellowRATTLEDON9Across15 BeerALE3Across15 HatchetAXE3Across17 Cooking dishCASSEROLE9Across17 Can’t understand why you turn a blind eye to?FAILTOSEE9Across17 VestmentALB3Across18 Persuaded now to go back againWONOVER7Across18 RaptureECSTASY7Across18 TreeELM3Across19 Seek on behalf of, taking a long timeFORAGE6Across20 LeapBOUND5Across20 OpticalVISUAL6Across20 SkillART3Across21 What the diner ordered in a low voice?BASS4Across21 Rugby forwardPROP4Across21 EmployUSE3Across22 NewtEFT3Across23 Support the flagSTANDARD8Across24 PicturePORTRAIT8Across24 DrunkardSOT3Across24 RomanLATIN5Across26 A watch for the armREPEATER8Across26 EmotionsFEELINGS8Across26 The right directionEAST4Across28 PortentOMEN4Across28 For an ownerless pet, it’s wrongASTRAY6Across29 SorcererWIZARD6Across29 EpochERA3Across29 ShrinkDWINDLE7Across31 Argues that a new bed requires a new “28”DEBATES7Across31 PainACHE4Across33 Should get them trained first, I reckonedMETHOUGHT9Across34 Underwater vesselSUBMARINE9Across34 HugeGIGANTIC8Across34 DeliriumFRENZY6Across35 BadgeEMBLEM6Across36 Is it used extensively by paramedics?STRETCHER9Across36 Listen secretlyEAVESDROP9Across36 Ours is sourANAGRAM7Across38 ScornDISDAIN7Across38 It’s dry, but wet weather is coming inRAISIN6Across39 RidiculeDERIDE6Across39 Being the one stuck in the pipeMAIN4Across40 Second-handUSED4Across40 Bet Anne put out feelersANTENNAE8Across41 Breakfast dishPORRIDGE8Across41 Precedes as one takes the leadGOESAHEAD9Across42 AssuredCONFIDENT9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GlueADHESIVE8Down1 Leave, accompanied by XWITHDRAW8Down1 AblazeAFLAME6Down2 OathCURSE5Down2 Say it’s a cinch, for all to hearASSERT6Down2 U.S. stateKENTUCKY8Down3 Deem deliberateCONSIDER8Down3 OtherwiseELSE4Down3 BanishEXILE5Down4 SaunterSTROLL6Down4 Do your utmost and find a line of descentSTRAIN6Down4 MaximDOGMA5Down5 Academic disciplinesSCIENCES8Down5 Becomes infatuated with and gets deceived byFALLSFOR8Down5 ShapeFORM4Down6 Emergency exitFIREESCAPE10Down6 Finishing preparing for cold weatherWRAPPINGUP10Down6 PuzzlePERPLEX7Down7 LicitLEGAL5Down7 In grassland antelope go slowlyANDANTE7Down7 Japanese garmentKIMONO6Down8 He left here with a girl - irresponsibleREMISS6Down8 ConsecrateBLESS5Down10 Non-believer hates it, perhapsATHEIST7Down11 RangeGAMUT5Down11 TryATTEMPT7Down11 RevoltREBEL5Down12 HaggardGAUNT5Down13 LoadedLADEN5Down14 DiminishABATE5Down15 AdditionalEXTRA5Down16 Personal characteristicsTRAITS6Down16 Being affectionate, yearn to embrace a numberLOVING6Down16 CookerSTOVE5Down19 Money, when backing, to put onNOTES5Down19 Ere leaving, feared it would be a passing fancyFAD3Down20 TubVAT3Down20 StiffRIGID5Down22 Spy on a manAGENT5Down22 Large townsCITIES6Down23 Talk about a duffer when it comes to games!RABBIT6Down23 DevoteeAFICIONADO10Down25 Handing over the job to?ASSIGNMENT10Down25 HappenOCCUR5Down25 The sunfish?RAY3Down26 CrazeFAD3Down26 IrateANGRY5Down27 Daub on Esme in the pubBESMEAR7Down27 Cut of beefTOPSIDE7Down27 FiresideINGLE5Down28 Scottish cityABERDEEN8Down30 Having gone off again, came backRETURNED8Down30 ElevateRAISE5Down30 Made to lose track, the girl, embarrassed, was upsetDERAILED8Down31 Payment on sharesDIVIDEND8Down31 SlenderLEAN4Down31 Bars intended for the bedroom window?SERENADE8Down32 Execute promptlyEXPEDITE8Down32 RebuffSNUB4Down32 Mounted troopsCAVALRY7Down33 Shut up and got onBOARDED7Down33 Chess pieceBISHOP6Down35 Aims to carry one acrossTRAINS6Down35 Chucks the fish aboardSLINGS6Down36 ImproveENRICH6Down36 Slice of baconRASHER6Down37 Hot tea he'd spiltHEATED6Down37

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