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Evening Standard Crossword January 1 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 1 2018 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
Seize wrongfullyUSURP5Across3 In general, black marksSMUTS5Across3 ChaplainPADRE5Across4 GenerousLAVISH6Across7 Cruel king, but a hero to manyHEROD5Across8 Bible prophetMOSES5Across8 BeakNEB3Across9 CushionPAD3Across10 Archery missileARROW5Across10 Really pointless meeting?RALLY5Across10 Fair game?FUN3Across11 SnakeBOA3Across11 Weedy fathead at the barFRAIL5Across12 ScopeRANGE5Across12 WirelessRADIO5Across12 InclineTEND4Across13 Very much so, but not unspeakablyUTTERLY7Across13 EpicureGOURMET7Across13 The dramatic bitsPARTS5Across15 GiverDONOR5Across15 BoundaryLIMIT5Across15 AbundanceGALORE6Across17 A supportive fellow?GUY3Across18 Centre of a wheelHUB3Across18 First in the world!ELDEST6Across19 MeritEARN4Across19 Prior toBEFORE6Across19 FoeENEMY5Across20 Of the throat or neckJUGULAR7Across21 It's singularly useful when you want to hold handsMANACLE7Across21 HaleDRAG4Across22 Call for some pieces of iceHAIL4Across22 EpochERA3Across22 He gets publicity as top manHEAD4Across23 Plant ovuleSEED4Across23 Fault, failingDEMERIT7Across24 MaximPRECEPT7Across24 A bag of broken latchesSATCHEL7Across24 Musical dramasOPERAS6Across26 Charlie, neglected, gets surlyCRUSTY6Across26 ConsumeEAT3Across27 PickleSOUSE5Across28 MerrimentFUN3Across29 A drink to enable you to eat?TEA3Across29 Being rash has to bring the ultimate penaltyHASTY5Across31 Worker in stoneMASON5Across31 LegendSAGA4Across31 A climbing aid, naturallyTENDRIL7Across32 BaggageLUGGAGE7Across32 QuietSILENT6Across33 Rope-making fibreSISAL5Across34 Not a soft wordALOUD5Across34 Cowards at heart showing great fightWAR3Across35 FalsehoodLIE3Across35 RiddleSIEVE5Across35 Where I step out wearing skisPISTE5Across36 Flying toysKITES5Across36 Pay out the Poles at the plantPANSY5Across37 Fronded plantsFERNS5Across37 DischargeEMIT4Across37 MunicipalCIVIC5Across38 Protect from the sunSHADE5Across38 Shot for writing?ESSAY5Across38 FinishEND3Across39 LairDEN3Across41 FabricTISSUE6Across42 YieldedCEDED5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Big and strong, he gets a bit craftyHEFTY5Down1 AutomatonROBOT5Down1 GayBLITHE6Down1 Irish lad gone wrongDONEGAL7Down2 Wrestling holdBEARHUG7Down2 RetaliateAVENGE6Down2 SerpentASP3Down3 QuarrelSPAT4Down4 FairyPERI4Down4 Army manoeuvres get her agitatedMARY4Down4 DiminishABATE5Down5 MarauderRAIDER6Down5 But just one athlete can make this jump!TRIPLE6Down5 InflexibleRIGOROUS8Down6 Food's not all the same, young man!SALAD5Down6 EvidencePROOF5Down6 Wherein life has no ups and downs?FLATS5Down7 EngineMOTOR5Down7 NimbusHALO4Down8 Former French coinSOU3Down9 In truth, it's monotonousRUT3Down9 InstructionDIRECTIVE9Down11 To travel a distance by air makes you giddyFLYAWAY7Down12 ScoldsREBUKES7Down12 Drinking vesselMUG3Down14 MoistDAMP4Down14 Organise with dash?RUN3Down14 PoolMERE4Down16 A priest, self-centred, has funREVEL5Down16 Group of nineNONET5Down16 A little room to look intoSTUDY5Down17 PreparedREADY5Down17 Old harpLYRE4Down18 Picked at the pollsELECTED7Down19 Harmful, vindictiveBALEFUL7Down19 The question of who sounds a sorceress?WHICH5Down20 ParlanceIDIOM5Down20 Without taking minutes to get round a bend?MINUS5Down21 DenialNEGATIVE8Down21 Boy's nameJAMES5Down21 RecessAPSE4Down23 VestSINGLET7Down23 Chief method of movement?HEADWAY7Down23 Fashions that seem a bit nasty to the French?STYLES6Down24 Of DenmarkDANISH6Down24 ComfortEASE4Down25 A layer of rich enamelHEN3Down25 Floor coveringRUG3Down25 CadenceTONE4Down26 One's right to be paid, perhaps, without delayRAPID5Down27 Paved areaPATIO5Down27 Rigging a test, saySTATE5Down28 Romantic flowersROSES5Down28 ExtremeUTMOST6Down29 RespectESTEEM6Down30 RepresentativeAGENT5Down30 Starting no end of terrible strifeFIRST5Down30 ConfidenceASIDE5Down32 Swimmer's eccentric auntTUNA4Down32 Touch downLAND4Down32 Run past!RAN3Down33 VentilateAIR3Down33 LoanedLENT4Down34 FrozenICED4Down36 DelveDIG3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, January 1, 2018. 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.