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Evening Standard Crossword December 30 2022 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 30 2022 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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#
ScopeGAMUT5Across1 MythLEGEND6Across5 ElbowNUDGE5Across8 With the contents removed - completelyINSIDEOUT9Across9 Business costsOVERHEADS9Across9 Complete turnROTATION8Across10 FeeCHARGE6Across10 Ordered, as agreed to beforehandARRANGED8Across10 FlogWHIP4Across11 Tip “No Gentleman”HEEL4Across12 WildcatLYNX4Across12 Vilify as “a nincompoop with a good figure”ASSAIL6Across13 WaterwaysCANALS6Across13 KeepDETAIN6Across14 The player is good: isn’t a flopPIANIST7Across14 HotchpotchFARRAGO7Across14 ArdourPASSION7Across15 Kept talking, to fluster the fellowRATTLEDON9Across15 HeavenlyCELESTIAL9Across15 Can’t understand why you turn a blind eye to?FAILTOSEE9Across17 ObligatoryMANDATORY9Across17 Persuaded now to go back againWONOVER7Across18 MoistWET3Across18 TemplatePATTERN7Across18 SailorTAR3Across19 LastENDURE6Across20 Seek on behalf of, taking a long timeFORAGE6Across20 TearREND4Across21 Second Greek letterBETA4Across21 What the diner ordered in a low voice?BASS4Across21 Thigh boneFEMUR5Across23 PantGASP4Across24 BlameworthyCULPABLE8Across24 Support the flagSTANDARD8Across24 OratoryRHETORIC8Across26 A watch for the armREPEATER8Across26 LairDEN3Across27 Garden toolRAKE4Across28 The right directionEAST4Across28 VesselPAN3Across29 ClergymanPARSON6Across29 For an ownerless pet, it’s wrongASTRAY6Across29 Argues that a new bed requires a new “28”DEBATES7Across31 HarmedDAMAGED7Across31 Far-offDISTANT7Across31 PhlegmaticSTOLID6Across32 Heartbeat regulatorPACEMAKER9Across34 Should get them trained first, I reckonedMETHOUGHT9Across34 StoryTALE4Across34 DivertedAMUSED6Across35 HardDIFFICULT9Across36 Is it used extensively by ambulance men?STRETCHER9Across36 Ours is sourANAGRAM7Across38 LobbyFOYER5Across38 African riverZAMBEZI7Across38 It’s dry, but wet weather is coming inRAISIN6Across39 PowerfulPOTENT6Across39 SpeakerORATOR6Across39 French cheeseBRIE4Across40 Being the one stuck in the pipeMAIN4Across40 IrritableTESTY5Across40 Cutlery itemTEASPOON8Across41 Bet Anne put out feelersANTENNAE8Across41 BeginORIGINATE9Across42 Precedes as one takes the leadGOESAHEAD9Across42

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Leave, accompanied by XWITHDRAW8Down1 Paper sizeFOOLSCAP8Down1 DoghouseKENNEL6Down2 Say it’s a cinch, for all to hearASSERT6Down2 TreeASH3Down2 HolidayVACATION8Down3 Deem deliberateCONSIDER8Down3 DisquietUNREST6Down3 Middle Eastern countryISRAEL6Down4 Do your utmost and find a line of descentSTRAIN6Down4 PullTUG3Down4 LicentiousLEWD4Down5 SupposedPRESUMED8Down5 Becomes infatuated with and gets deceived byFALLSFOR8Down5 SpatGAITER6Down6 Finishing preparing for cold weatherWRAPPINGUP10Down6 Hospital employeeSTAFFNURSE10Down6 Put onDONNED6Down7 In grassland antelope go slowlyANDANTE7Down7 EverlastingETERNAL7Down7 He left here with a girl - irresponsibleREMISS6Down8 Edible tuberPOTATO6Down8 DedicatedDEVOTED7Down9 Non-believer hates it, perhapsATHEIST7Down11 Imitative personCOPYCAT7Down11 ChopHEW3Down12 HeadPATE4Down13 SomnolentSLEEPY6Down16 Affectionate, yearn to embrace the little girlLOVING6Down16 RegionAREA4Down16 CalledNAMED5Down17 LorryTRUCK5Down19 Money, when backing, to put onNOTES5Down19 Female sheepEWE3Down20 Ere leaving, feared it would be a passing fancyFAD3Down20 RenegadeRUNAWAY7Down20 Famous musicalEVITA5Down22 BareNUDE4Down22 Spy on a manAGENT5Down22 Dwarfed treeBONSAI6Down23 Talk about a duffer when it comes to games!RABBIT6Down23 TattleGOSSIP6Down24 Venomous spiderBLACKWIDOW10Down25 Handing over the job to?ASSIGNMENT10Down25 EspySPOT4Down25 The sunfish?RAY3Down26 TastePALATE6Down26 ManageRUN3Down26 Circus swingTRAPEZE7Down27 Daub on Esme in the pubBESMEAR7Down27 RipeMATURE6Down28 NothingNIL3Down30 OvercomeSURMOUNT8Down30 Having gone off again, came backRETURNED8Down30 Made to lose track, the girl, embarrassed, was upsetDERAILED8Down31 Spring flowerDAFFODIL8Down31 Tied upTETHERED8Down32 Bars intended for the bedroom window?SERENADE8Down32 HugeIMMENSE7Down33 Shut up and got onBOARDED7Down33 SkilfulDEFT4Down33 Aims to carry one acrossTRAINS6Down35 ForceCOMPEL6Down35 EncounteredMET3Down36 Chucks the fish aboardSLINGS6Down36 Mythical creatureDRAGON6Down36 About to consume, he had put in the microwaveHEATED6Down37 PandemoniumUPROAR6Down37 ConsumeEAT3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, December 30, 2022. 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.