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Evening Standard Crossword December 6 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 6 2023 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 134 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#
PlanDESIGN6Across1 SturdyROBUST6Across4 Perhaps the best is in the westWISEST6Across4 RankleFESTER6Across5 Means of escape for a railway line meeting a difficult situation?LOOPHOLE8Across7 ExampleINSTANCE8Across7 VenderSELLER6Across8 Kidnapped and taken deviously to Lens?STOLEN6Across8 NewNOVEL5Across9 One Briton termed RoyalASCOT5Across10 Sail-clothCANVAS6Across10 Steep rock faceCLIFF5Across10 EmittedISSUED6Across11 JamWEDGE5Across12 The man in Number TenBERT4Across13 Fruit skinRIND4Across13 German manHERR4Across14 ThreatenLOOM4Across14 Remain in a key post, sayKEEP4Across14 American coinCENT4Across15 It's known for its bed (and for crockery?)WARE4Across15 Farmyard birdHEN3Across16 Ink manufacturing familyKIN3Across16 It's wrong to finish lower in rankTIER4Across17 LongingYEN3Across17 Minute particleATOM4Across17 RepastMEAL4Across18 Should this not be 'a man'?AMEN4Across19 Wading birdIBIS4Across19 EnlistENROL5Across20 It's given in passingTIMEOFDAY9Across21 PestsNUISANCES9Across21 RiddleSIEVE5Across22 With or without motive, it's used in drawingLOCO4Across23 Young goatsKIDS4Across23 TumultuousRIOTOUS7Across23 SpoolREEL4Across24 Cosy little place in Vine StreetNEST4Across24 AutomatonROBOT5Across24 Impudent talkLIP3Across26 DangerPERIL5Across26 Drink with an American at the Nag's HeadGIN3Across26 BenefitSAKE4Across27 Looking old and very Scottish around mid-AprilGREY4Across27 Plant partLEAF4Across29 SoonANON4Across29 See part of the race and applaudCLAP4Across29 IrritateIRK3Across30 Team possibly with beef?MEAT4Across32 ReignRULE4Across32 IncisionsCUTS4Across32 It may pay dividendsSHARE5Across33 ConcerningANENT5Across33 PoetryVERSE5Across33 Could he not give a duellist first aid?SECOND6Across34 Drinking vesselGOBLET6Across34 Does he think it perfect just to sit around?IDEALIST8Across35 Actually presentINPERSON8Across35 WholeINTACT6Across35 French brandyCOGNAC6Across36 Electrifying foreign football team?DYNAMO6Across36 MeritedEARNED6Across36 DecorationMEDAL5Across37 FigureNUMBER6Across38 LethalDEADLY6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Female dogBITCH5Down1 Cold, raw fishBLEAK5Down1 PliantDOCILE6Down1 In motionASTIR5Down2 Say nothing is held in a strong gripVOICE5Down2 ElderSENIOR6Down2 Leg partCALF4Down3 A top of the charts success gets an IOUCHIT4Down3 ChewGNAW4Down3 Tree sapRESIN5Down4 CuriousNOSEY5Down4 We get faultless service where water's concernedWESER5Down4 PretendFEIGN5Down5 HairlessBALD4Down5 Bullet that possibly commences hostilities?SHOT4Down5 OtherwiseELSE4Down6 StrainersSIEVES6Down6 Intercede, putting a quarter pint into a mugSTEPIN6Down6 WigTOUPEE6Down7 EnigmaRIDDLE6Down8 Puts one's foot downTREADS6Down9 TemptENTICE6Down9 PermitLET3Down11 Form an attachment, or so we saySEW3Down11 DeceitFRAUD5Down12 An eye for a drink?OPTIC5Down12 False teethDENTURE7Down13 He's entitled to make love in BarnetBARONET7Down13 CommentsREMARKS7Down13 Little like a drappie?WEE3Down15 ShallotONION5Down15 LettuceCOS3Down15 A minor, perhapsKEY3Down16 ImbecileMORON5Down16 Belonging to himHIS3Down16 NiggardMISER5Down18 I'm hopelessly gone on her!IMOGEN6Down18 Paper handkerchiefTISSUE6Down18 BenefitAVAIL5Down19 Be equal to a sporting occasionMATCH5Down20 Beautiful girlBELLE5Down20 IlluminatedLIT3Down21 PinchNIP3Down21 Sue returns from Euston at high speedTON3Down21 Born asNEE3Down22 Fay, said to be whimsicalFEY3Down22 SipSUP3Down22 Japanese garmentKIMONO6Down23 Brownish attire?LIVERY6Down23 ShareRATION6Down24 FuelGAS3Down25 In which there'll always be some cowards?WAR3Down25 BasisBOTTOM6Down25 WreckedRUINED6Down27 GarretATTIC5Down28 LustfullyLEWDLY6Down28 Broadcast publicity in a Brazilian cityRADIO5Down28 Rub outERASE5Down30 Language used in slating old peopleLATIN5Down30 BuryINTER5Down30 Steps may be taken to destroy themPESTS5Down31 Sham attackFEINT5Down31 MassageKNEAD5Down31 TribeCLAN4Down32 Nominal lemonade centreMONA4Down32 Help in cleaning up TV?SOAP4Down33 ApexACME4Down33 ContendsVIES4Down33 StoryTALE4Down34

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