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Evening Standard Crossword December 31 2024 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 31 2024 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 131 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#
CoachTRAIN5Across3 SongbirdTHRUSH6Across4 It's returned in payments for jobsDUTIES6Across4 Beckham's posh station in life?VICTORIA8Across7 Great elationEUPHORIA8Across7 It's not quite true politicians are winners!TRUMPS6Across8 Igneous rockBASALT6Across8 TenantLESSEE6Across9 Circus entertainerCLOWN5Across10 See-sawTEETER6Across10 He gets credit for nothing goodCROOK5Across10 AdvantageASSET5Across11 DischargeEMIT4Across12 Make fun of a disheartened jesterJEER4Across13 BludgeonCOSH4Across13 Hawaiian danceHULA4Across14 Sailors' star turn!TARS4Across14 Shattered piece of sculpture?BUST4Across15 NincompoopFOOL4Across15 DiplomacyTACT4Across15 Animal disturbed when a gun goes offGNU3Across16 SpicyHOT3Across16 A murderer is able to get out of lineCAIN4Across17 ReadPERUSED7Across17 Former Russian emperorTSAR4Across17 Old-fashioned renegade's exclamationEGAD4Across19 A cheeseEDAM4Across19 RabbitDOE3Across20 Pieces arranged for piano recitalsPARTICLES9Across21 Mineral oilPETROLEUM9Across21 LiabilityDEBIT5Across21 AtmosphereAURA4Across23 Carry to Acton central by carCART4Across23 MistakeSLIP4Across23 Dad figures it's something handyPALM4Across24 Neck partNAPE4Across24 VoucherCHIT4Across25 OvumEGG3Across26 Man of tomorrow?BOY3Across26 CoarseCRASS5Across26 Possessing nothing, he'd worked on the landHOED4Across27 Lost bloodBLED4Across27 EraAGE3Across28 A low-key state of mindMOOD4Across29 Sound a hornTOOT4Across29 SeriousEARNEST7Across30 Turn up with a growl - a beastly noise?PURR4Across32 ConspiracyPLOT4Across32 A vessel to push, roughly?BARGE5Across33 Difficult questionPOSER5Across33 PrecedeLEAD4Across33 Is unlikely to be broken (especially if vinyl)RECORD6Across34 InvisibleUNSEEN6Across34 Historic battle of marginal prominenceEDGEHILL8Across35 Calculate roughlyESTIMATE8Across35 EntranceGATE4Across35 Horse's gaitCANTER6Across36 Was he burning to write Dracula?STOKER6Across36 JumpedLEAPT5Across36 SoonerRATHER6Across38 DirgeLAMENT6Across39 SymbolTOKEN5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RoostPERCH5Down1 Oust tenants from the east side of Victoria?EVICT5Down1 SlumberSLEEP5Down1 ReelSPOOL5Down2 He could play a wild CroatACTOR5Down2 MovingASTIR5Down2 Fine soft feathersDOWN4Down3 But it could be one to playWORK4Down3 BeverageTEA3Down3 ForbiddenTABOO5Down4 ReposedRESTED6Down4 The fruits of one's studies of history?DATES5Down4 DetailITEM4Down5 HurryRUSH4Down5 Go around to an ancient cityTOUR4Down5 EntrapNET3Down6 RarelySELDOM6Down6 In business, a swell thing to doEXPAND6Down6 PlaceSTEAD5Down7 RaspGRATE5Down8 SlumberingASLEEP6Down9 Narrate in unoriginal styleRETELL6Down9 Drag with effortLUG3Down11 Such recruits are unfamiliar with warRAW3Down11 Figure it as a mark on one's headOSCAR5Down12 Liquid for drinkingWATER5Down12 MissiveMESSAGE7Down13 A growing source of flavouring for ginJUNIPER7Down13 Small crownCORONET7Down13 JacketTUNIC5Down14 The little that sank inBIT3Down15 DistantFAR3Down15 Too much talk of breaking asunderGAS3Down16 FightCONTEST7Down16 PigmeatHAM3Down16 ThickDENSE5Down18 Ben Hur's brother?ARTHUR6Down18 SteadySTABLE6Down18 SpasmTIC3Down19 She's a treasure to mumGEMMA5Down20 Because ofDUETO5Down20 DogPUG3Down21 Show a profit on a piece of land from PaisleyPAY3Down21 StriplingLAD3Down22 Arcadian rotter?CAD3Down22 ObjectTHING5Down22 ScheduleAGENDA6Down23 Convincing information in bedCOGENT6Down23 SnoopPRY3Down24 Gardening toolHOE3Down25 Barker, it seems, can figure to go upDOG3Down25 SpecimenSAMPLE6Down27 Neatness in using a word erroneously?ORDER5Down28 VigilantALERT5Down28 One without friendsLONER5Down28 GroundEARTH5Down29 Acting awardOSCAR5Down30 All round, it's less than exorbitantORBIT5Down30 SoothedEASED5Down31 AttemptsTRIES5Down31 Gave the players a handDEALT5Down31 NuisancePEST4Down32 CogsTEETH5Down32 Such pies can be deceptivePORK4Down32 Buzzers at BrentfordBEES4Down33 BucketPAIL4Down33 NothingZERO4Down34 PermitLET3Down36 BrownTAN3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. 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.