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Evening Standard Crossword December 9 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword December 9 2021 answers. The Thursday 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#
SnakeMAMBA5Across1 SecuritySAFETY6Across4 The flier possibly hurts his head!THRUSH6Across4 ParadeFLAUNT6Across5 He has a little place in the country, and a number of pounds for beerVILLAGER8Across7 TastePENCHANT8Across7 ExemptIMMUNE6Across8 TreeALDER5Across8 Is out of town creating notions of perfectionIDEALS6Across8 Sort of horse one maybe hires?SHIRE5Across10 Not sleepingAWAKE5Across10 SofaSETTEE6Across10 NoblemanEARL4Across11 Trifle with something sweetFOOL4Across13 HintCLUE4Across13 Public poolLIDO4Across14 FurERMINE6Across14 It was less than fortunate in being caughtTUNA4Across14 BallotVOTE4Across15 Dad goes on a ship with a free ticketPASS4Across15 OnionSHALLOT7Across15 Man or woman's nameMEL3Across16 Officer in company with the head of policeCOP3Across16 PrecipitationRAIN4Across17 Jack and Jill's vesselPAIL4Across17 MalesMEN3Across18 A cat gets very littleATOM4Across19 SullySOIL4Across19 SummitTOP3Across19 Greenish illumination could be dramatic!LIMELIGHT9Across21 CigarPANATELLA9Across21 AmphibianNEWT4Across21 DrainSEWER5Across23 Skating enclosureRINK4Across23 Smart guy with a counterfeit noteDUDE4Across23 Having got away without paying?FREE4Across24 AttackRAID4Across24 GalaFETE4Across24 MistFOG3Across26 Being a bit of a dog, is crookedLEG3Across26 PlunderLOOT4Across27 See a game at the weekendLOOK4Across27 LairDEN3Across27 InsectANT3Across29 The old king left for the turbulent USASAUL4Across29 NefariousEVIL4Across29 SwiftlyRAPIDLY7Across31 PantryLARDER6Across32 He may even sound somewhat unreliable!LIAR4Across32 Make watertightSEAL4Across32 Poetry from overseasVERSE5Across33 StadiumARENA5Across33 To prejudice Smollett, for instanceTOBIAS6Across34 HitsCLOUTS6Across34 AirTUNE4Across34 In position for the occasionINSTANCE8Across35 ComplicatedINVOLVED8Across35 StoppedCEASED6Across35 EmergencyCRISIS6Across36 In which fast service can be advantageousTENNIS6Across36 VigilantALERT5Across38 GuardDEFEND6Across39 PromptREADY5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DismayAPPAL5Down1 An arresting thing to say in a big way!AVAST5Down1 Work doughKNEAD5Down2 Clear line in drawingPLAIN5Down2 ExpertACE3Down2 SabotSHOE4Down3 You may pay it when you get on, of courseFARE4Down3 FightBATTLE6Down3 Walking poleSTILT5Down4 BeerALE3Down4 Groups causing a stir, strangely, about nothingTRIOS5Down4 LiberateFREE4Down5 RenownFAME4Down5 Swim round and round?REEL4Down5 AviatorsAIRMEN6Down6 BurrowTUNNEL6Down6 Elms do collapse, but not oftenSELDOM6Down6 MenaceTHREAT6Down7 Amount that will suffice for a wise personDOSAGE6Down9 DedicatedDEVOTED7Down9 Breakfast foodMUESLI6Down9 HairpieceWIG3Down11 Typically affectionate letter from HughHUG3Down11 Sacred book of IslamKORAN5Down12 LimbARM3Down12 The punishment I had was swiftRAPID5Down12 RegulateCONTROL7Down13 AncestryLINE4Down13 Be taken in by a letter to all in favourFALLFOR7Down13 By way ofVIA3Down15 It's crusty yet soft, that isPIE3Down15 Woman's nameMIA3Down16 In Scotland, it may suit the rest of the childrenCOT3Down16 ApertureHOLE4Down16 SoarTOWER5Down17 A lime squash for a girlAMELIA6Down18 Ornamental chainANKLET6Down18 What have we here but a torn sheet?THESE5Down20 SeniorOLDER5Down20 PunishmentPENANCE7Down20 Draw to the left with a bit of a tugLUG3Down21 Farm animalPIG3Down21 The quirky part will be somewhat annoyingIRK3Down22 DineEAT3Down22 LamentWAIL4Down22 Decorating toolROLLER6Down23 Indicate what's badly done by half the teamDENOTE6Down23 FullFILLED6Down24 Rubbish receptacleBIN3Down25 AcidTART4Down25 Big-headed American coachBUS3Down25 StandENDURE6Down26 SwellDILATE6Down28 Fertile spotOASIS5Down28 Locally fertile source of popular music?OASIS5Down28 Where gladiators fought for a warm-hearted womanARENA5Down30 VitalityVERVE5Down30 NumberTEN3Down30 PraisesLAUDS5Down31 We take the French around townLEWES5Down31 ProsecutesSUES4Down32 Notable possessor of pride?LION4Down32 Refuse permission in suave tonesVETO4Down33 PeruseREAD4Down33 Nautical cryAHOY4Down33 StrayERR3Down36 FinishEND3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, December 9, 2021. 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.