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Evening Standard Crossword December 5 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 5 2023 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 127 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#
Went smoothly when the girl got marriedFLOWED6Across1 Light cakeSPONGE6Across1 DespondencyGLOOM5Across4 Great skillARTISTRY8Across7 EntertainedAMUSED6Across7 Completely rely on the part obtained from the dentistENTIRELY8Across7 Dad has twice as much as he needsPAPA4Across8 RemainingLEFT4Across8 ToleratesABIDES6Across10 Said to be thrust in opposite directionsSPOKEN6Across10 ExpireDIE3Across10 Type of glass containerCARAFE6Across11 Doctor treated as a bit of a comedian?MEDICO6Across11 AnewAGAIN5Across12 ForayRAID4Across13 Spanish cryOLE3Across14 It's allowed in tennisLET3Across14 AdditionalEXTRA5Across15 NoblemenDUKES5Across16 Figure advanced as a joint contributionTENON5Across16 GiggleTITTER6Across17 Country roadLANE4Across17 Out of Southampton shortlySOON4Across17 Bathroom fittingBIDET5Across19 There may be less than fourTHREE5Across19 DenLAIR4Across19 LariatLASSO5Across20 Released Fred to tour MiddlesexFREED5Across21 CompetitorRIVAL5Across21 TiredJADED5Across22 Played to Edward out of ultimate pityTOYED5Across22 AbradeRUB3Across22 PresumptuousBOLD4Across23 Cross the water in the direction of Land's EndFORD4Across23 VanityCONCEIT7Across24 Lowest point for stormy rain around the 1st of DecemberNADIR5Across26 Tyre surfaceTREAD5Across26 GarlandLEI3Across27 FlipperFIN3Across28 ThreadLISLE5Across28 It doesn't help one to be far-seeingFOG3Across28 AnchoriteHERMIT6Across29 A large number accustomed to being entertainedAMUSED6Across29 InsectLOCUST6Across30 Talk of a replay?PARLEY6Across30 The driving desire of our generationURGE4Across31 A long timeAGES4Across31 AsteriskSTAR4Across31 After a novelty act, one has a bit of variety, saying littleTACITURN8Across32 IntermittentSPORADIC8Across32 AgreementASSENT6Across33 Naval flagENSIGN6Across33 Hide or showSCREEN6Across33 ConcurAGREE5Across35 RunTROT4Across37 HerbBASIL5Across38 BarrierDAM3Across39 DroopSAG3Across41 WayMANNER6Across42 WarhorseSTEED5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Palms off, though having nothing in one's handsFOISTS6Down1 ScribbleSCRAWL6Down1 KegBARREL6Down1 We get a little chap to give wayWEAKEN6Down2 StylusNEEDLE6Down2 GameQUOITS6Down2 CotBED3Down3 ConsumesEATS4Down3 One good enough to have a chapter all to himself?DEAN4Down3 TackleGEAR4Down4 Firmly fixed by an old soldier in dire distress!RIVETED7Down4 Fortified buildingCITADEL7Down4 LawfulLEGAL5Down5 TV, at home, can become chronic!SETIN5Down5 Cut of beefSTEAK5Down5 SeminalORIGINAL8Down6 A lord by nameBYRON5Down6 SortsTYPES5Down6 Big catLION4Down8 The water variety needs a poolPOLO4Down8 RegimenDIET4Down8 ChargeFEE3Down9 Favourite trumpet piecePET3Down9 TrainedEXERCISED9Down11 GrooveRUT3Down12 It flows in a wide estuaryDEE3Down12 WildFERAL5Down13 Insurance, perhaps, can have its pointCOVER5Down13 RecordDISC4Down14 Tay, sayRIVER5Down15 Loud cry in church, alwaysCHEER5Down15 LoyalTRUE4Down16 ImplementTOOL4Down18 LoveADORE5Down18 It's charitable of Max, maybeOXFAM5Down18 Go and expel the witches from CoventryTRY3Down19 OfferBID3Down19 Looking embarrassed in sore distressRED3Down20 Male parentDAD3Down20 Sources of timber for building sets?FORESTS7Down21 FundamentalRADICAL7Down21 SummaryABSTRACT8Down21 Fruit preserveJAM3Down22 Confirmation to make you sit up!TIS3Down22 Arm muscleBICEPS6Down23 AngerBILE4Down23 Go-ahead criminal?FORGER6Down23 BurdenONUS4Down24 Look nothing but a broken legOGLE4Down24 CloseNEAR4Down25 A poet needs no damp room!DRYDEN6Down25 Hold in custodyDETAIN6Down25 Not theseTHOSE5Down26 HueTINT4Down26 Not exactly tasty; unpleasant, in factNASTY5Down26 A fairly equable way to goDUTCH5Down27 Man's nameERROL5Down27 Much reduced fareFAR3Down28 Thick mistFOG3Down28 CordSTRING6Down29 Fond of these, did Mr Case name his son Justin?PUNS4Down30 Shoe fastenerLACE4Down30 ExactEXTORT6Down30 LiftRAISE5Down32 HemSEAM4Down34 PleasedGLAD4Down36 SpoilMAR3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. 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.