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Evening Standard Crossword December 30 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 30 2021 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#
GraspGRIP4Across1 DemandINSIST6Across4 ObscureDIM3Across4 Bad melons can be serious!SOLEMN6Across4 WomanLADY4Across6 Preparation of meat with a fancy pasta rimPASTRAMI8Across7 KeptRETAINED8Across7 Bee houseAPIARY6Across8 Moves nippily to recycle waste around the weekendTWEAKS6Across8 TuneAIR3Across9 June, for exampleMONTH5Across10 Walker who uses a vehicle on the quietTRAMP5Across10 LoanedADVANCED8Across10 ValleyGLEN4Across11 Retail storeSHOP4Across13 Bit of fun with a birdLARK4Across13 RegionAREA4Across14 Wild rose, presumably redSORE4Across14 TaxiCAB3Across14 At the summitATOP4Across15 An engaging thing to doHIRE4Across15 VigourVIM3Across16 U-boat half sunk at Beachy HeadSUB3Across16 CoarseGROSS5Across16 Taught soundly, albeit under stressTAUT4Across17 InstanceCASE4Across17 GuideLEAD4Across19 BewilderedCONFUSED8Across19 Walk about a yardSTEP4Across19 DuskNIGHTFALL9Across21 Play group with an active use for a carthorseORCHESTRA9Across21 DangerPERIL5Across21 BarrenDESOLATE8Across23 RoutineROTE4Across23 Worry about a guitar piece?FRET4Across23 DestroyWRECK5Across24 FatherSIRE4Across24 Flatten the ears, possiblyRASE4Across24 UncookedRAW3Across26 Little RockGIB3Across26 A river some tour a lotURAL4Across27 GratuityTIP3Across27 Inert gasNEON4Across27 Bitter or caustic when an account's only half paidACID4Across29 SnatchGRAB4Across29 AsteriskSTAR4Across31 Chain letters?MAIL4Across32 Norse godODIN4Across32 Took badlySTOLE5Across33 OutsideEXTERIOR8Across33 Wild animalHYENA5Across33 He had to accept a curtailed roleHAROLD6Across34 SickILL3Across34 OverseasABROAD6Across34 Excesses to which the middleman would never goEXTREMES8Across35 ImitateCOPY4Across35 UltimateEVENTUAL8Across35 One who profits from a flogging?VENDOR6Across36 Girl'sHER3Across36 Shooting starMETEOR6Across36 HarmHURT4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Stage playDRAMA5Down1 Marks one noticesSPOTS5Down1 RockSTONE5Down2 One man's name for extra-large wheelsOSCAR5Down2 DiscourteousRUDE4Down2 DesireWISH4Down3 Produce work on credit!CROP4Down3 SchemePLAN4Down3 American stateIDAHO5Down4 DeadDECEASED8Down4 Moving stair that makes a musical soundSITAR5Down4 ManufacturedMADE4Down5 Miss outSKIP4Down5 It's of growing significance in WalesLEEK4Down5 BeerLAGER5Down6 SleazySORDID6Down6 Invent cosmetics?MAKEUP6Down6 SickenAIL3Down7 GownDRESS5Down8 Tree typePOPLAR6Down9 With an effort, gets a break in certain quartersWRESTS6Down9 Pole's forename, familiarly?ROD3Down11 SphereORB3Down11 Encountered engineers in the distanceMETRE5Down12 TwistSCREW5Down12 UnspokenTACIT5Down12 CombineUNITE5Down13 Type of hatSTETSON7Down13 Some funny alliteration taken word for wordLITERAL7Down13 BeakerCUP3Down14 CapBERET5Down15 Cigarette depositASH3Down15 It's said to preclude a hiss occurring during a hushHUH3Down15 A nameVAL3Down16 As viewed from the promenade, sitting next to Edward?SEA3Down16 HarmoniumORGAN5Down17 DrainSEWER5Down18 It's present in concreteACTUAL6Down18 ScheduleAGENDA6Down18 LamentELEGY5Down20 A special pleasure some of the troops scoff at?TREAT5Down20 ExhumeDISINTER8Down20 At this timeNOW3Down21 Round part of a doorbellORB3Down21 FlipperFIN3Down22 CutLOP3Down22 Sarah, who heartens RosalieSAL3Down22 StrollRAMBLE6Down23 The last thing you expect to hear at a symphony concertFINALE6Down23 SupporterFAN3Down25 ProportionRATIO5Down25 Nothing but loveNIL3Down25 WavyCURLY5Down26 Sea duckEIDER5Down28 NetMESH4Down28 Jockey on contract?RIDER5Down28 CunningARCH4Down29 Picture puzzleREBUS5Down30 TartSOUR4Down30 Letter or manuscript useful to gardenersCORMS5Down30 To scatter seed around the end of autumn is stupid!DENSE5Down31 WailsBAWLS5Down31 MountainALP3Down32 Flow out slowlyOOZE4Down32 A 'low key' frame of mindMOOD4Down32 Person not free to start freshening upSERF4Down33 SuspendHANG4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, December 30, 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.