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Evening Standard Crossword December 5 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 5 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 126 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#
Of a tribeTRIBAL6Across1 He shouldn't have had a haircutSAMSON6Across1 AlternativeOTHER5Across3 Kind of coffee Standard journalists love?ESPRESSO8Across7 EndangersIMPERILS8Across7 Girl's name for a metal articleTINA4Across8 Whitish, wanPALE4Across8 ConfirmRATIFY6Across9 Censures, informallySLATES6Across10 Club motorist?DRIVER6Across10 BulkVOLUME6Across10 It's natural to brew tea at the tavernINNATE6Across11 EnvoyLEGATE6Across11 LiberatedFREED5Across11 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across12 Hot beverageTEA3Across14 She anticipatesEVE3Across14 DelicateNICE4Across15 Boy's nameAARON5Across16 Made a mockery of Mr Fawkes?GUYED5Across16 Water jugEWER4Across17 FateDESTINY7Across17 Ruddy promising!ROSY4Across17 For me to be in bed is something heavenlyCOMET5Across19 TowsPULLS5Across19 SpotDOT3Across20 French capitalPARIS5Across21 Trimmed suitably to drape?PARED5Across21 ShyTIMID5Across21 Group of nineNONET5Across22 Meant me to help outAIMED5Across22 Done on a large scaleMASS4Across23 Just what you want in central LewishamWISH4Across23 RestrainREIN4Across23 Swimming poolLIDO4Across25 PeerNOBLE5Across26 Royal role for a motherless man, we findLEARN5Across26 Aromatic herbBASIL5Across26 That womanHER3Across28 Little chap with a degree of combatant expertiseDAN3Across28 ChopHEW3Across28 Slanting typeITALIC6Across29 In a terrible rut, information is importantURGENT6Across29 ImaginedDREAMED7Across30 Roman god of heat treatmentVULCAN6Across30 ElderSENIOR6Across30 AmongAMID4Across31 'Dame', or possibly DaneEDNA4Across31 Colourful little pieces for festive occasionsCONFETTI8Across32 Travelling fairCARNIVAL8Across32 ParchedARID4Across33 Martin would never quite break the ruleLUTHER6Across33 Join upENLIST6Across33 ObserveNOTE4Across35 BragBOAST5Across36 VoucherTICKET6Across38 WanderingERRANT6Across39 LateTARDY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Something to do with a hot ironSOLDER6Down1 Paper handkerchiefTISSUE6Down1 FoodstuffBREAD5Down1 Figures in heaven as a mere drudgeSKIVVY6Down2 Straw hatBOATER6Down2 Map bookATLAS5Down2 FibsLIES4Down3 When out of nectar, there's always the localNEAR4Down3 AwayOFF3Down3 RevokesREPEALS7Down4 Being sinned against can get Reg downWRONGED7Down4 DespotTYRANT6Down4 Cheroot, sayCIGAR5Down5 FlatEVEN4Down5 Where one could murder a whisky?ISLAY5Down5 WandROD3Down6 Poplar treeASPEN5Down6 Packed up devising a plot about a beastBOXED5Down6 SensationalLURID5Down7 Meat spreadPATE4Down8 In sport, knotty fixtures?TIES4Down8 CapBERET5Down8 Born in Nine ElmsNEE3Down9 MeadowLEA3Down9 Domestic fuelGAS3Down12 Something cracked up as a bit of a stunt!NUT3Down12 TraineeLEARNER7Down13 State there may be ten in an adjustable seatTEXAS5Down13 Sounds a hornTOOTS5Down13 BlemishSTAIN5Down14 Not amused by that which is full of holes?BORED5Down15 HealsCURES5Down15 CrownCORONET7Down16 Cereal plantWHEAT5Down18 Book for a series?ORDER5Down18 CedeYIELD5Down18 Cooking vesselPAN3Down19 Tragic end to a morning on the riverCAM3Down19 The sea where sunshine is only average?MED3Down20 IlluminatedLIT3Down20 Artful, shrewdPOLITIC7Down21 As worn when going round the pub for something to eat?PINNIES7Down21 NothingNIL3Down22 CouchDIVAN5Down22 Live in apparent concealment!ARE3Down22 ServileMENIAL6Down23 It's figured to be a fine feature of furnitureWALNUT6Down23 In certain cases, an old rulerINCA4Down24 PresentNOW3Down24 DryARID4Down24 Water iceSORBET6Down25 Yearn to make Henry (an American) a monarchHANKER6Down25 Move like a drunken churlLURCH5Down26 Female dogBITCH5Down26 DeletedERASED6Down27 Cavalry swordSABRE5Down27 An operative with news, perhapsAGENT5Down27 Border of clothHEM3Down28 HurryHASTE5Down28 Backed up, he's still no goodDUD3Down28 FlinchWINCE5Down29 AuctionSALE4Down30 It may conceal an evil manoeuvreVEIL4Down30 ToothMOLAR5Down31 DemiseDEATH5Down32 RosterROTA4Down34 WagerBET3Down36 AttemptTRY3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 5, 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.