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Evening Standard Crossword December 5 2022 Answers

Monday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 5 2022 answers. The Monday 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#
IrrigateWATER5Across1 GraspCLASP5Across3 Tries to hush a drunken sotSHOTS5Across3 TriedTESTED6Across5 Slightly less sly, and easy to get away with?LIGHT5Across8 RushSURGE5Across8 AviatorPILOT5Across8 CaveGROTTO6Across10 Muster everybody in the outskirts of RugbyRALLY5Across10 IrritatedIRKED5Across10 DeclareAVER4Across11 To love more than reasonablyTOO3Across11 IntentionAIM3Across11 Cash drain, possiblyDINAR5Across12 PictureIMAGE5Across12 ItemARTICLE7Across13 He's behind the batter (but will he overtake him?)CATCHER7Across13 WanderingROVING6Across14 AmphibiansNEWTS5Across15 LiberateRELEASE7Across15 Canned portion of poultry or chickenCAPON5Across15 He's back from NairnIAN3Across18 DampWET3Across18 Mountain passCOL3Across18 Relaxed, being –not out”ATHOME6Across19 SailorTAR3Across19 ExileBANISH6Across19 MetropolisCAPITAL7Across21 Proverbially loud speakers!ACTIONS7Across21 ActionDEED4Across21 An annoying thing to do in April, especiallyRILE4Across22 SlayKILL4Across22 LeafPETAL5Across23 ParticleATOM4Across23 Leftists less than a hundred strongREDS4Across23 He knows how to wipe a jointPLUMBER7Across24 FilchesPILFERS7Across24 FrozenICED4Across24 Nutty sweetNOUGAT6Across26 He produced an explosive burst going round the bendBRUTUS6Across26 ColourRED3Across27 YelpYAP3Across29 StriplingLAD3Across29 Having skill, he gets one rightART3Across29 LudicrousRISIBLE7Across31 SumTOTAL5Across31 Simply a saintSIMON5Across31 Point discolorations out on the map of SurreySTAINES7Across32 StudiedPERUSED7Across32 PouredTEEMED6Across32 Initially silent passageAISLE5Across34 FruitDATE4Across34 Female horsesMARES5Across34 Reduced numbersNOS3Across35 NobleAUGUST6Across35 Not at homeOUT3Across35 It's played in matches, sometimesCHESS5Across36 Post offREMIT5Across36 For a redhead to be unreasonably shut out, is woundingHURTS5Across37 MelodiesTUNES5Across37 ApproachesNEARS5Across38 More than the upper part of the leg?THIGH5Across38 UntrueFALSE5Across38 VoucherTICKET6Across39 BorderedEDGED5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
JournalDIARY5Down1 It's essential that a quarter-pint goes in a small bottleVITAL5Down1 FunnyCOMICAL7Down2 TuneAIR3Down2 Even when less cold, it can still be one's choice of refreshmentCHOCICE7Down2 RespectESTEEM6Down3 WeakLAME4Down4 GrooveRUT3Down4 A show of heads?HAIR4Down4 RipTEAR4Down5 Religious areas of the country?TRACTS6Down5 GestureSIGNAL6Down5 FilteredSIEVED6Down6 Clean feathersPREEN5Down6 She possibly has within her a warm heartSARAH5Down6 StubbornDOGGED6Down7 Men's public lavatoryGENTS5Down7 It promises fruitfulness, perhaps, with expansion just around the cornerBLOOM5Down7 IlluminatedLIT3Down9 Obtained leave, starting tomorrowGOT3Down9 RevelROISTER7Down9 IllegalILLICIT7Down12 Contradictions in agreements about Northern IrelandDENIALS7Down12 PromiseVOW3Down12 CeremonyRITE4Down13 It's hard to provide safety on a building siteHAT3Down14 PolicemanCOP3Down14 HeroicEPIC4Down16 Fireside game?POKER5Down16 WithersWILTS5Down16 ConsumerEATER5Down17 Topical ways to finish a storyNEWSY5Down17 DisgraceSHAME5Down17 PerplexesBAFFLES7Down19 Tie a man in knots as you produce the actionANIMATE7Down19 PennilessSKINT5Down20 FundamentalRADICAL7Down20 Complains of illegalities in exams?CRIBS5Down20 InfluenceCLOUT5Down21 The record book?ALBUM5Down21 WickedEVIL4Down22 StrenuousARDUOUS7Down23 Train to be superior, surrounded by entire confusionRETINUE7Down23 WholeINTACT6Down24 Push in so as to give painPUNISH6Down24 Roof of the mouthPALATE6Down24 Wheat spikeEAR3Down25 WatchedEYED4Down25 Lingerie strapped for supportBRA3Down25 MaterialDAMASK6Down26 Flows out slowlyOOZES5Down27 All the way from BrightonRIGHT5Down27 Street urchinGAMIN5Down28 Food that can be drunkTOAST5Down28 ScorchedSINGED6Down28 Don't be surprised if, when struck, it flares up!VESTA5Down30 FavouritePET3Down30 DiscourageDETER5Down30 Hit that pest!SLUG4Down32 FruitPEAR4Down32 No right to be negative!NOR3Down33 AdroitDEFT4Down33 StarSUN3Down33 EmployUSE3Down36 ProsecuteSUE3Down37

About this puzzle

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