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Evening Standard Crossword December 3 2019 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 3 2019 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 126 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#
Injures with a knifeSTABS5Across1 Vessel just about wreckedUBOAT5Across1 ClutchGRASP5Across2 Bit of first aid on the dog?PATCH5Across6 Canal boatBARGE5Across6 StockSTORE5Across7 BraceSTRUT5Across8 Low padded seatOTTOMAN7Across9 Electronic material arranged in coilsSILICON7Across9 HorrifyAPPAL5Across10 Slightly drunkTIPSY5Across10 One instrument played loud as anotherFLUTE5Across10 Drinking tubeSTRAW5Across11 To inhibit growth can be dangerousSTUNT5Across11 PerceiveSENSE5Across12 A step in the manufacture of dentifrice?PASTE5Across12 EquipmentRIG3Across12 TryATTEMPT7Across13 Bag with a flat top?CARRIER7Across13 WearERODE5Across13 Go short of something hot and tastyPEP3Across15 QuicklyRAPIDLY7Across15 So or thusSIC3Across15 Sign of love, chaps?OMEN4Across17 GuardDEFEND6Across17 EmploysUSES4Across17 Like strong envelopes. (Is there one in the mail?)MANILA6Across18 Eye membraneCORNEA6Across18 BreachGAP3Across19 Mark, reformed as a saintSTAIN5Across19 Synthetic fibreRAYON5Across19 Might such dog food seem like pineapple?CHUNKY6Across20 Man's overcoatULSTER6Across20 TwistedTANGLED7Across20 Writer of potent piecesPOET4Across22 RegionAREA4Across22 PitcherEWER4Across23 Under yours, it's darkHAT3Across24 RegretRUE3Across24 StuporDAZE4Across25 Object toPROTEST7Across25 Where to get a lot of money for a form of art?SUMATRA7Across25 Being smart, strikesSWATS5Across26 ExtendingRANGING7Across26 Failing, defectFAULT5Across26 ThieveSTEAL5Across27 Island figuring in formal talksMALTA5Across27 This soiled worldEARTH5Across28 CompetitorRIVAL5Across28 Emerald countryIRELAND7Across29 Slide unsteadilySLITHER7Across29 Lordly lad taking in the tax peopleLAIRD5Across30 DefeatsBEATS5Across30 NothingNIL3Across30 ThickDENSE5Across31 KitchenGALLEY6Across31 Judi, pretending to be someone else?DENCH5Across31 EmbracedCLASPED7Across34 RegalROYAL5Across37 EpochERA3Across38 SoiledDIRTY5Across39 TallyMATCH5Across40 ConsumedEATEN5Across41 TwirlWHIRL5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GazeSTARE5Down1 Coils, spinsTWISTS6Down2 ClassGRADE5Down2 New Labour, not quite the same - and it's soothingBALSAM6Down2 Behind one's back?ASTERN6Down3 RegretREPENT6Down3 GaffersBOSSES6Down3 TowerSOAR4Down4 It's among the prettiest things wornTIE3Down4 Pig penSTY3Down4 BarredSTRIPED7Down5 Cash drain, possiblyDINAR5Down5 Celestial bodyCOMET5Down5 InstrumentBUGLE5Down6 The kids may call him PatPOSTMAN7Down6 Musical instrumentBASSOON7Down6 Volcano erupting? You bet!ANTE4Down7 Poker stakeANTE4Down7 Scrub Charlie clean somehowCANCEL6Down8 GoalkeeperGOALIE6Down8 FreeRID3Down9 InsulationLAGGING7Down11 Are such officers small-minded?PETTY5Down12 JavelinSPEAR5Down12 BorderedEDGED5Down13 BodeAUGUR5Down13 Train, oddly enoughCOACH5Down13 TenderOFFER5Down14 Deny the brute's reformed!REBUT5Down14 AbruptTERSE5Down14 Is he a little light?PILOT5Down15 TrapSNARE5Down15 FriendPAL3Down16 Unit of purity of goldCARAT5Down16 It's to dad's taste, partlyPASTA5Down16 SwungDANGLED7Down18 WooCOURT5Down18 Sign of diminutionMINUS5Down18 The way to look for heavenly protectionSKYWARD7Down19 RemembersRECALLS7Down19 City with only one band, perhaps?HAVANA6Down21 Reflected lightLUSTRE6Down21 CleanerDAILY5Down21 Clothes, garmentsATTIRE6Down22 Show off what may be dear to dadPARADE6Down22 GemstoneBERYL5Down22 Prose compositionsESSAYS6Down23 Sensual enough to uplift Eric's heart?EROTIC6Down23 PillageRANSACK7Down24 Shallow round dishPLATE5Down25 A stand seatSTALL5Down25 A minor sensation to help circulationSTIR4Down26 SwiftFAST4Down26 PinchNIP3Down27 Remotest part of HarpendenEND3Down28 ColourRED3Down28 Sock-supportGARTER6Down28 UnsoiledCLEAN5Down29 FaithfulLOYAL5Down32 KeenEAGER5Down33 SkillART3Down35 BowlDISH4Down36

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. 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.