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Evening Standard Crossword December 31 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 31 2018 answers. The Monday 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#
Lasting a short timeBRIEF5Across3 Nominally she can only just beat dadPIPPA5Across3 NewFRESH5Across4 ObeyedHEEDED6Across7 Greyfriars boy?BOBBY5Across8 Punctuation markCOMMA5Across8 StriveVIE3Across9 ResinLAC3Across10 Raising agentYEAST5Across10 Trophy worth some cash, essentially?ASHES5Across10 Much talk of getting asleepGAS3Across11 CircuitLAP3Across11 Writers making a fortune around Mile EndPOETS5Across12 ShaverRAZOR5Across12 Extra playing cardJOKER5Across12 NewsWORD4Across13 It's a matter of keeping cool even when disheartenedCONTROL7Across13 AdvantageBENEFIT7Across13 Tough, hot-headed, possibly mean fellowHEMAN5Across15 Loses colourFADES5Across15 DruggedDOPED5Across15 SuitBECOME6Across17 The mien of a broadcaster?AIR3Across18 RodentRAT3Across18 Murphy gets to a top relocationPOTATO6Across19 ShoutYELL4Across19 StubbornMULISH6Across19 RegalROYAL5Across20 RegulateCONTROL7Across21 Is their behaviour revolting?RIOTERS7Across21 Cat noisePURR4Across22 Little Tony's schoolETON4Across22 ThroughPER3Across22 Colourful standard of goodnessGOLD4Across23 ConsiderDEEM4Across23 RefereeARBITER7Across24 FoughtDUELLED7Across24 One out of eight?OARSMAN7Across24 CureREMEDY6Across26 Perform a lovely piece soloSINGLY6Across26 EpochERA3Across27 OriginateARISE5Across28 Young foxCUB3Across29 Just the chap to play it again?SAM3Across29 It means more to a dead-wrong dunderheadADDED5Across31 Vapour from hot waterSTEAM5Across31 RegionAREA4Across31 The toff suffered when prevented from winningNOBBLED7Across32 CompetentCAPABLE7Across32 PinchedNIPPED6Across33 Boy's nameSIMON5Across34 After the year's end, a pine can matureRIPEN5Across34 In a race, can it get you nowhere?LAP3Across35 Sound of annoyanceTUT3Across35 ViewSCENE5Across35 Causes some heat by writing on fightingWARMS5Across36 Cut offSEVER5Across36 Originally, points for successfully finishingNEWLY5Across37 LawfulLEGAL5Across37 BreezeWIND4Across37 ZestGUSTO5Across38 VegetablesLEEKS5Across38 Do big ones possess more fire-power?SHOTS5Across38 LabelTAG3Across39 StrayERR3Across41 CavalrymanLANCER6Across42 LearntHEARD5Across43

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Turn and leave one learning to be a writerGOGOL5Down1 CavitiesHOLES5Down1 SpraySHOWER6Down1 Refrain from giving a seaman a bad markABSTAIN7Down2 Empire's rulerEMPEROR7Down2 CloseNEARBY6Down2 SolidifyGEL3Down3 TumultRIOT4Down4 BlazeFIRE4Down4 Figure one gets half a dollarIDOL4Down4 PromptREADY5Down5 View or glanceEYEFUL6Down5 Pitiable qualityPATHOS6Down5 UntarnishedSPOTLESS8Down6 The advantage of turning up with a girlASSET5Down6 WildFERAL5Down6 Manage to reach a degree of vegetationGETAT5Down7 Burnt remainsASHES5Down7 Skirting boardDADO4Down8 Adult maleMAN3Down9 Prohibit bank robbery!BAN3Down9 IllnessCOMPLAINT9Down11 Picture maybe in ropy artPORTRAY7Down12 Nervous and anxiousJITTERY7Down12 Football supporterFAN3Down14 DeceasedDEAD4Down14 Little city in the central Loire, maybeRIO3Down14 RindPEEL4Down16 Man of stone?MASON5Down16 FrogmanDIVER5Down16 Movingly agreeable looking children's characterNODDY5Down17 Ignominy, disgraceSHAME5Down17 HintCLUE4Down18 Avoid delay, as do journalists getting aheadPRESSON7Down19 Punk hairstyleMOHICAN7Down19 Money put into one could have been an assetTESSA5Down20 Practises boxingSPARS5Down20 A bit of a fightROUND5Down21 OpeningOVERTURE8Down21 Illegal actCRIME5Down21 HarvestREAP4Down23 Formal discussionsDEBATES7Down23 He'll back a good horseGAMBLER7Down23 Ageing, but with an unusually solid head of hairOLDISH6Down24 Respect highlyADMIRE6Down24 Sea eagleERNE4Down25 The part of Mabel, as queenMAB3Down25 RamTUP3Down25 SketchedDREW4Down26 The one bit of business that's bestIDEAL5Down27 AnaestheticETHER5Down27 Little things that can have ill effectsGERMS5Down28 Artist's standEASEL5Down28 FoolishnessIDIOCY6Down29 BearENDURE6Down30 Communion tableALTAR5Down30 Depend on getting a soft-hearted responseREPLY5Down30 FlowerASTER5Down32 Very close to ten in a trapNEXT4Down32 ChefCOOK4Down32 As a rule, it's half walled upLAW3Down33 InsectBUG3Down33 ResoundPEAL4Down34 StringCORD4Down36 BreachGAP3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, December 31, 2018. 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.