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Evening Standard Crossword December 4 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 4 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 130 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#
IngeniousCLEVER6Across1 Bravery awardMEDAL5Across3 & 8 Easy times in the far distanceLIGHT5Across3 LarvaGRUB4Across5 KindGENRE5Across8 See "3"YEARS5Across8 ProvincialLOCAL5Across8 SpriteIMP3Across9 A piece of land, church propertyAISLE5Across10 ScorchCHAR4Across10 Eye coveringPATCH5Across10 River no longer noted?EXE3Across11 KilnOAST4Across11 ToddlerTOT3Across11 Shoot that smug fellow to the back of the class!SPRIG5Across12 LadleSCOOP5Across12 Pass onRELAY5Across12 Hand overDELIVER7Across13 For certain lines, credit makes things simplerCREASES7Across13 YearnedCRAVED6Across13 Native American tentTEPEE5Across15 City alas in ruins around each endLHASA5Across15 HealthyWELL4Across16 ObtainGET3Across18 Part Eskimo character in KiplingKIM3Across18 ObserveESPY4Across18 Could it hamper making a better rhyme?FETTER6Across19 CannySHREWD6Across19 ThroughVIA3Across20 Once more weary, went back to bedRETIRED7Across21 SavePUTAWAY7Across21 UncommonRARE4Across22 Being beggarly is badPOOR4Across22 PastyPIE3Across22 This placeHERE4Across23 Beach plant?PALM4Across23 24 hoursDAY3Across23 Photographer, informallySNAPPER7Across24 Is surrounded by broken rakes and old rulersKAISERS7Across24 RecordDISC4Across24 ReposeREST4Across25 It's smart of Charlie to put the pressure onCLEVER6Across26 Loves intenselyADORES6Across26 CommunalSOCIAL6Across28 Also helps give you a smooth backTOO3Across29 MeadowLEA3Across29 DampMOIST5Across30 ChallengedDARED5Across31 Weird at all times, that isEERIE5Across31 A climbing aid, naturallyTENDRIL7Across32 BlunderBOOB4Across32 ExpressionlessDEADPAN7Across32 Cleaning agentSOAP4Across33 Chose a musical production by nameOPTED5Across34 TuneAIR3Across34 TitlesNAMES5Across34 Unattractive individual with no chance at all?DOG3Across35 ArouseWAKEN5Across35 In good healthFIT3Across35 Tangled laces can be a bit fishy!SCALE5Across36 MarqueeTENT4Across36 BaaBLEAT5Across36 Manage to overtake?GETBY5Across37 PencilCRAYON6Across37 Helicopter bladeROTOR5Across37 Happen, as a plural form, to include the singularARISE5Across38 Gain knowledgeLEARN5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
GraspCLINCH6Down1 In a wild spree, do they get as drunk as a lord?PEERS5Down1 Lodging houseHOTEL5Down1 StressEMPHASIS8Down2 A smashing wave?BREAKER7Down2 WearinessFATIGUE7Down2 EscapeESCHEW6Down3 One politician's devilsIMPS4Down4 CallousMERCILESS9Down4 Water jugEWER4Down4 BrushedGROOMED7Down5 Greeted loudly (and icily?)HAILED6Down5 IndifferenceAPATHY6Down5 StratumLAYER5Down6 HarvestREAP4Down6 Close game, nothing less than hotTIGHT5Down6 TubBATH4Down7 Threaded fastenerSCREW5Down7 Nearby in a cul de sacCLOSE5Down7 FuelGAS3Down8 Mountain passCOL3Down9 Weapon wielded economically?AXE3Down9 Scattered remains assembled in a groupSEMINAR7Down12 KeepsRETAINS7Down12 Animal doctorVET3Down14 DowncastDEPRESSED9Down14 Pettish command doggedly obeyed?SIT3Down14 AgentSPY3Down15 Saint's namePETER5Down16 Titanic book?ATLAS5Down16 Perfume showing warm-hearted love for motherAROMA5Down17 UntruthLIE3Down17 VergesEDGES5Down17 HealthySANITARY8Down19 SpecimensSAMPLES7Down19 Ate well, as in being festively honouredFEASTED7Down19 Room for a rocket?SPACE5Down20 VigourVIM3Down20 Tyre surfaceTREAD5Down20 Previous, precedingPRIOR5Down21 TumblerACROBAT7Down21 Romeo finished as a pirate!ROVER5Down21 Go towardsHEADFOR7Down23 Given the push?PRODDED7Down23 DemureSEDATE6Down24 He may hold a ballKEEPER6Down24 One changes in timeEON3Down25 VegetablePEA3Down25 SluggishnessTORPOR6Down26 Old coinFLORIN6Down27 In bleaching, a percolating liquid may do soLEACH5Down27 DawdleDALLY5Down27 A girl to make music with?VIOLA5Down28 Of the kidneysRENAL5Down28 AdjoinABUT4Down29 TruncheonBATON5Down30 Will he thrust past?DIGBY5Down30 Cut downMOWN4Down30 WeightTON3Down31 BelovedDEAR4Down32 Light meals said to tantalise?TEAS4Down32 An infection of carrots?ROT3Down33 MinePIT3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 4, 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.