Evening Standard Crossword December 9 2021 Answers

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Below are all 130 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for December 9 2021. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Snake51 AcrossReveal answer → Security64 AcrossReveal answer → The flier possibly hurts his head!64 AcrossReveal answer → Parade65 AcrossReveal answer → He has a little place in the country, and a number of pounds for beer87 AcrossReveal answer → Taste87 AcrossReveal answer → Exempt68 AcrossReveal answer → Tree58 AcrossReveal answer → Is out of town creating notions of perfection68 AcrossReveal answer → Sort of horse one maybe hires?510 AcrossReveal answer → Not sleeping510 AcrossReveal answer → Sofa610 AcrossReveal answer → Nobleman411 AcrossReveal answer → Trifle with something sweet413 AcrossReveal answer → Hint413 AcrossReveal answer → Public pool414 AcrossReveal answer → Fur614 AcrossReveal answer → It was less than fortunate in being caught414 AcrossReveal answer → Ballot415 AcrossReveal answer → Dad goes on a ship with a free ticket415 AcrossReveal answer → Onion715 AcrossReveal answer → Man or woman's name316 AcrossReveal answer → Officer in company with the head of police316 AcrossReveal answer → Precipitation417 AcrossReveal answer → Jack and Jill's vessel417 AcrossReveal answer → Males318 AcrossReveal answer → A cat gets very little419 AcrossReveal answer → Sully419 AcrossReveal answer → Summit319 AcrossReveal answer → Greenish illumination could be dramatic!921 AcrossReveal answer → Cigar921 AcrossReveal answer → Amphibian421 AcrossReveal answer → Drain523 AcrossReveal answer → Skating enclosure423 AcrossReveal answer → Smart guy with a counterfeit note423 AcrossReveal answer → Having got away without paying?424 AcrossReveal answer → Attack424 AcrossReveal answer → Gala424 AcrossReveal answer → Mist326 AcrossReveal answer → Being a bit of a dog, is crooked326 AcrossReveal answer → Plunder427 AcrossReveal answer → See a game at the weekend427 AcrossReveal answer → Lair327 AcrossReveal answer → Insect329 AcrossReveal answer → The old king left for the turbulent USA429 AcrossReveal answer → Nefarious429 AcrossReveal answer → Swiftly731 AcrossReveal answer → Pantry632 AcrossReveal answer → He may even sound somewhat unreliable!432 AcrossReveal answer → Make watertight432 AcrossReveal answer → Poetry from overseas533 AcrossReveal answer → Stadium533 AcrossReveal answer → To prejudice Smollett, for instance634 AcrossReveal answer → Hits634 AcrossReveal answer → Air434 AcrossReveal answer → In position for the occasion835 AcrossReveal answer → Complicated835 AcrossReveal answer → Stopped635 AcrossReveal answer → Emergency636 AcrossReveal answer → In which fast service can be advantageous636 AcrossReveal answer → Vigilant538 AcrossReveal answer → Guard639 AcrossReveal answer → Prompt540 AcrossReveal answer →

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Dismay51 DownReveal answer → An arresting thing to say in a big way!51 DownReveal answer → Work dough52 DownReveal answer → Clear line in drawing52 DownReveal answer → Expert32 DownReveal answer → Sabot43 DownReveal answer → You may pay it when you get on, of course43 DownReveal answer → Fight63 DownReveal answer → Walking pole54 DownReveal answer → Beer34 DownReveal answer → Groups causing a stir, strangely, about nothing54 DownReveal answer → Liberate45 DownReveal answer → Renown45 DownReveal answer → Swim round and round?45 DownReveal answer → Aviators66 DownReveal answer → Burrow66 DownReveal answer → Elms do collapse, but not often66 DownReveal answer → Menace67 DownReveal answer → Amount that will suffice for a wise person69 DownReveal answer → Dedicated79 DownReveal answer → Breakfast food69 DownReveal answer → Hairpiece311 DownReveal answer → Typically affectionate letter from Hugh311 DownReveal answer → Sacred book of Islam512 DownReveal answer → Limb312 DownReveal answer → The punishment I had was swift512 DownReveal answer → Regulate713 DownReveal answer → Ancestry413 DownReveal answer → Be taken in by a letter to all in favour713 DownReveal answer → By way of315 DownReveal answer → It's crusty yet soft, that is315 DownReveal answer → Woman's name316 DownReveal answer → In Scotland, it may suit the rest of the children316 DownReveal answer → Aperture416 DownReveal answer → Soar517 DownReveal answer → A lime squash for a girl618 DownReveal answer → Ornamental chain618 DownReveal answer → What have we here but a torn sheet?520 DownReveal answer → Senior520 DownReveal answer → Punishment720 DownReveal answer → Draw to the left with a bit of a tug321 DownReveal answer → Farm animal321 DownReveal answer → The quirky part will be somewhat annoying322 DownReveal answer → Dine322 DownReveal answer → Lament422 DownReveal answer → Decorating tool623 DownReveal answer → Indicate what's badly done by half the team623 DownReveal answer → Full624 DownReveal answer → Rubbish receptacle325 DownReveal answer → Acid425 DownReveal answer → Big-headed American coach325 DownReveal answer → Stand626 DownReveal answer → Swell628 DownReveal answer → Fertile spot528 DownReveal answer → Locally fertile source of popular music?528 DownReveal answer → Where gladiators fought for a warm-hearted woman530 DownReveal answer → Vitality530 DownReveal answer → Number330 DownReveal answer → Praises531 DownReveal answer → We take the French around town531 DownReveal answer → Prosecutes432 DownReveal answer → Notable possessor of pride?432 DownReveal answer → Refuse permission in suave tones433 DownReveal answer → Peruse433 DownReveal answer → Nautical cry433 DownReveal answer → Stray336 DownReveal answer → Finish337 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, December 9, 2021. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.