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Evening Standard Crossword December 7 2022 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 7 2022 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 129 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#
It's unusual for a Manx cat to make a lot of noiseRUMPUS6Across1 FattyGREASY6Across1 PairCOUPLE6Across1 SeetheSIMMER6Across5 Town in IsraelNAZARETH8Across7 Gosh - a woman with character! (In Shakespeare)CORDELIA8Across7 Backed up by dad, this young creature is inactivePUPA4Across8 HairlessBALD4Across8 LubricatedOILED5Across9 MaltreatsABUSES6Across10 An owl-like nose?HOOTER6Across10 GorgeRAVINE6Across10 SnakesCOBRAS6Across11 Rover possibly taking a trip EastPIRATE6Across11 ExhilaratedELATED6Across11 ClearingGLADE5Across12 MeshNET3Across14 One of the four (or seven) sitting next to TedSEA3Across14 PitcherEWER4Across14 Took a seat, wearing something silkySATIN5Across16 PoisonVENOM5Across16 ThirstyDRY3Across17 ClothesTOGS4Across17 He may prophesy that the vendor will lose fifty quidSEER4Across17 TravelledRODE4Across18 WandererNOMAD5Across19 Someone to clean your car?VALET5Across19 Of tidesTIDAL5Across20 Was very angry with EdgarRAGED5Across21 Card gamePOKER5Across21 Instrument used by Purcell onceCELLO5Across22 BroadenWIDEN5Across22 Sea-duckEIDER5Across22 Male pigBOAR4Across23 CherishedBELOVED7Across23 Speed pastSPED4Across23 LiabilityDEBIT5Across24 A bit of exercise rather than going to bed?SITUP5Across26 RageANGER5Across26 BarLEVER5Across26 The proverbial identical twin of –9 Down”PEA3Across28 DanceBOP3Across28 Hire chargeRENTAL6Across29 Vessel from which to possibly eat some potatoesTEAPOT6Across29 ParchedARID4Across29 Serving dishTUREEN6Across30 An interesting collection of dogs - about tenCURIOS6Across30 SphereORB3Across30 He left with AbrahamABEL4Across31 Norse godODIN4Across31 This historic movement had strange charms about it, possiblyCHARTISM8Across32 Very skilfulMASTERLY8Across32 UnusualRARE4Across32 LeafletFLYER5Across33 Register as unemployedSIGNON6Across33 Viewer allowed to get in a holeEYELET6Across33 SpokeTALKED6Across35 CoarseRIBALD6Across36 PrincipleTENET5Across37 TrembleDITHER6Across38 See-sawTEETER6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
One's entitlement to socks?RIGHTS6Down1 Metallic elementCOBALT6Down1 AtticGARRET6Down1 Could one fly to Peru?POUTER6Down2 StagesPHASES6Down2 BegrudgedENVIED6Down2 A small replacement partSCAR4Down3 FinishesENDS4Down3 LaySONG4Down3 CedeYIELD5Down4 Tea urnSAMOVAR7Down4 Told Ed Davis to reformADVISED7Down4 ShabbySEEDY5Down5 But the angler likes to see it sink!FLOAT5Down5 Gain knowledgeLEARN5Down5 InactiveIDLE4Down6 Thanks a chap's not givenTAKEN5Down6 AbyssCHASM5Down6 SystemMETHOD6Down7 A model attitude, if only a pretencePOSE4Down8 TillerRUDDER6Down8 StopperBUNG4Down8 PermitLET3Down9 Just a second - see –28 Across”!PEA3Down9 Animal artist with a long-famous modelRAT3Down12 Sleeping placeBED3Down12 Major arteryAORTA5Down13 Name for something that can fly over half a mileTITLE5Down13 ArsenalARMOURY7Down13 BroaderWIDER5Down15 VoucherTOKEN5Down15 Bird with aquiline featuresEAGLE5Down15 WildRABID5Down16 JockeyRIDER5Down18 She heartens either Wednesday or UnitedEFFIE5Down18 Express an opinionOPINE5Down18 Signal agreementNOD3Down19 A convalescent's nameVAL3Down19 PostponeDEFER5Down19 BlokesMEN3Down20 Sign of love to the French?LEO3Down20 CorsairsPIRATES7Down21 Stories about a spoil-sport?REPORTS7Down21 FishEEL3Down22 DampWET3Down22 What a drinker may do to his handsCUP3Down22 Is it a bit of a surprise for a Frenchman to be imperturbable?SERENE6Down23 DullBORING6Down23 UnlockOPEN4Down24 RushedDARTED6Down24 Vessel said to be lightPAIL4Down24 FameRENOWN6Down25 QuartersBILLET6Down25 The chap to shoot is a tyrant!DESPOT6Down25 FragranceAROMA5Down26 Put up with corporal punishmentSTICK5Down26 EmptyVACANT6Down27 A tram crashed into the river!TAMAR5Down27 Grind one's teethGNASH5Down27 Unopened flowerBUD3Down28 GiveRENDER6Down28 Where to drink, shortlyPUB3Down28 Happened to be a piece of cake for meCAME4Down30 SeniorOLDER5Down30 PlaythingsTOYS4Down30 CapBERET5Down31 GalaFETE4Down33 CeremonyRITE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, December 7, 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.