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Evening Standard Crossword December 6 2019 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 6 2019 answers. The Friday puzzle has 128 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#
DifficultHARD4Across1 BurstPOP3Across4 Go byPASS4Across6 TearRIP3Across9 Mostly, then, I’m bewildered and in a stewINTHEMAIN9Across9 PirateBUCCANEER9Across9 ObstinateSTUBBORN8Across10 OK for practising onTREATABLE9Across10 Small sausageCHIPOLATA9Across10 ThoughtIDEA4Across11 AssistantAIDE4Across12 Has three points after the first roundOWNS4Across12 Walk to the West End to get the listSTROLL6Across13 JollyJOVIAL6Across13 Tightly fitting garmentCATSUIT7Across14 Too much foam: a drawbackSURFEIT7Across14 ConiferFIR3Across14 InstantIMMEDIATE9Across15 Make clear you’ll get back under your own steamDRIVEHOME9Across15 CentreHEART5Across16 DistressingTRAUMATIC9Across17 Don’t have to look for the keys when you need themTOUCHTYPE9Across17 InstanceEXAMPLE7Across18 Observes one’s wishesREGARDS7Across18 ContemplateCONSIDER8Across19 Small sea creatureSHRIMP6Across19 Stops to get some things from the builder’s yardBLOCKS6Across19 Frozen rainHAIL4Across20 In this case, the lady’s got a pointHERE4Across20 LukewarmTEPID5Across21 InsectDRAGONFLY9Across23 Having been set down close to, called onDROPPEDBY9Across23 SubtractedDEDUCTED8Across23 NipPINCH5Across24 Watering deviceSPRINKLER9Across25 In my opinion, it’s rather mawkishSENTIMENT9Across25 Board gameLUDO4Across26 The music was deceptiveLIED4Across26 UntruthLIE3Across27 RepudiateDISOWN6Across27 Home from sea, has been playing round againASHORE6Across27 FrolicsomePLAYFUL7Across29 I’m returning the box sent round by the shopkeeperCHEMIST7Across29 FactsDATA4Across31 So at three goes off: a warningTHEREFORE9Across32 ImpugnCHALLENGE9Across32 OutbreakERUPTION8Across33 TrapGIN3Across34 Start out with a cracker of a planSTRATAGEM9Across34 General agreementCONSENSUS9Across34 DepartedWENT4Across35 PerformerACTRESS7Across35 Also bet on, but it’s slowANDANTE7Across35 RegretRUE3Across36 PlacateSOOTHE6Across36 A sharp point covered by fabricTARTAN6Across36 Worshipped imageIDOL4Across37 AudaciousBOLD4Across37 Run back to devour hungrilyFLOW4Across37 ProfitableLUCRATIVE9Across38 “Nonsense!” returned the advisor, “He’s a pest”TORMENTOR9Across38 StupidSENSELESS9Across39 He wonders if there is, perhaps, gold insideTHEORISER9Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
IrritatingABRASIVE8Down1 Result of being so untidy it’s a sickness?DISORDER8Down1 OscarACADEMYAWARD12Down2 The one about the fellow who always footed the drinks bill?STANDINGJOKE12Down2 WineASTI4Down2 Soft drinkLEMONADE8Down3 Cards with warningsCAUTIONS8Down3 LiabilityDEBT4Down3 SuppliedPROVIDED8Down4 ContusionBRUISE6Down4 Returns and is at home before you arriveINCOME6Down4 GaspPANT4Down5 ArtistSCULPTOR8Down5 Weapon I let the tots play about withSTILETTO8Down5 ConceitPRIDE5Down6 Denial of legal responsibilityDISCLAIMER10Down6 Knuckle down to, but find you can get no further withGETSTUCKIN10Down6 HelpAID3Down7 OutfitCOSTUME7Down7 Such food as one gets at formal dinners?STARCHY7Down7 JavelinSPEAR5Down8 SpecificPARTICULAR10Down8 A colonisation that gives satisfactionSETTLEMENT10Down8 By concealing a standing charge that’s heftyBEEFY5Down11 Grown-upADULT5Down11 LadleSCOOP5Down12 AllianceUNION5Down13 HealthyFIT3Down14 RepulseREPEL5Down15 Put out for useDEPLOY6Down16 Very interested, as a parent, in the recreationENRAPT6Down16 SharpACUTE5Down17 DealTRADE5Down18 TimidSHY3Down19 Some cove with a horseBAY3Down19 ScornRIDICULE8Down20 Without warningALLOFASUDDEN12Down21 Goes to prove it’s never too late to learnEVENINGCLASS12Down21 OwingDUE3Down22 Turn away when you make them laugh?DIVERT6Down22 InfuriateENRAGE6Down22 Highly pleasingDELECTABLE10Down23 Mistitled before “The Dabbler”DILETTANTE10Down23 AmityFRIENDSHIP10Down24 Through fraud, getting a stone cut and in a beautiful settingDISHONESTY10Down24 LikenessIMAGE5Down25 It’s a book, ladySHE3Down25 Male offspringSON3Down25 SingCHANT5Down26 Upset when, after a clear run, there’s trouble withOVERTURN8Down28 DreadFEAR4Down28 SupervisorOVERSEER8Down28 KnifeSTAB4Down29 Strong leaningPENCHANT8Down29 The hearts sink, going in to get the flowers!CORSAGES8Down29 ImplementTOOL4Down30 LanguidLISTLESS8Down30 Like the convicts’ old clothes?TIMEWORN8Down30 Wander, get the name wrong and colour upMEANDER7Down31 UnlawfulILLEGAL7Down31 CanTIN3Down32 The cockney embraced her in the woodELDER5Down33 LoftATTIC5Down33 Supports and is clearly proud of oneselfSTRUTS6Down34 SelectCHOOSE6Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, December 6, 2019. 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.