Evening Standard Crossword January 1 2025 Answers

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Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 1 2025 answers. The Wednesday 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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ParadiseHEAVEN6Across1 CounterfoilsSTUBS5Across3 It's eaten at any time after onePASTA5Across3 FinalLAST4Across5 UnderBELOW5Across8 It's fun wrestling with one's peersSPREE5Across8 DefameLIBEL5Across8 CourtWOO3Across9 One with degrees in geometry?ANGLE5Across10 ImageIDOL4Across10 Book of mapsATLAS5Across10 Deserter from the artillery for a short timeRAT3Across11 RegionAREA4Across11 Mountain passCOL3Across11 Sell for a bigheaded all-rounderBRING5Across12 DizzyGIDDY5Across12 Japanese sword fightingKENDO5Across12 DiscussesDEBATES7Across13 Aid to viewing a singular spectacle?MONOCLE7Across13 EmpowerENABLE6Across13 BigGREAT5Across15 Achieve promotion in the outfitGETUP5Across15 EveryEACH4Across16 GrooveRUT3Across18 Turn about, as a cross-country runnerURE3Across18 SpikeNAIL4Across18 Refer to everything due to changeALLUDE6Across19 StylusNEEDLE6Across19 SpriteELF3Across20 Hurry to sink the shipSCUTTLE7Across21 Retailer of meatBUTCHER7Across21 PositivePLUS4Across22 Has to be old-fashionedHATH4Across22 ObtainedGOT3Across22 EquipmentGEAR4Across23 He again is with usHERE4Across23 FirearmGUN3Across23 Aquatic reptilesTURTLES7Across24 Relegated due to a test, indeed!DEMOTED7Across24 AbscondFLEE4Across24 WatchedEYED4Across25 Agent for a noisy ThespianFACTOR6Across26 Short sleepCATNAP6Across26 DelineateDEFINE6Across28 A degree of cowardice in fightingWAR3Across29 StrikeHIT3Across29 InclinedPRONE5Across30 Girl's nameSUSAN5Across31 Receives an edition of KeatsTAKES5Across31 Payment I posted in errorDEPOSIT7Across32 StrayWAIF4Across32 Down paymentDEPOSIT7Across32 PitcherEWER4Across33 Singular thing to shoot in a canoeRAPID5Across34 AngerIRE3Across34 DeduceINFER5Across34 Nominally a piano pieceIAN3Across35 Money-bagPURSE5Across35 Animal doctorVET3Across35 Children, it seems, are no good to youYOUNG5Across36 RindPEEL4Across36 CookerSTOVE5Across36 If not resting, he pretendsACTOR5Across37 DoghouseKENNEL6Across37 EncountersMEETS5Across37 Suitable number for a small flatSEVEN5Across38 Rub outERASE5Across38

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CableHAWSER6Down1 Youngster providing the school head with grubSPROG5Down1 Cuts into cubesDICES5Down1 DivineADORABLE8Down2 Make small - albeit graphic - improvementsRETOUCH7Down2 CountryBELARUS7Down2 EatableEDIBLE6Down3 Are about a hundred in the fieldACRE4Down4 EnchantedDELIGHTED9Down4 Golf pegsTEES4Down4 ChargingLOADING7Down5 Confused tale about a bit of dangerTANGLE6Down5 HarassBADGER6Down5 Reserve supplySTORE5Down6 CrookedAWRY4Down6 In London, a station of the North?ANGEL5Down6 SnareTRAP4Down7 Of the noseNASAL5Down7 It can put you in the shadeCLOUD5Down7 SwampBOG3Down8 HairstyleBOB3Down9 Managed to be dashing?RAN3Down9 The drivel there may be at the Boar's Head, LeatherheadBLETHER7Down12 Sauce typeKETCHUP7Down12 Sound of disapprovalTUT3Down14 KeennessEAGERNESS9Down14 See unfit fruit in the vineyardCRU3Down14 ClamourDIN3Down15 VergesEDGES5Down16 Made the engine sound goodTUNED5Down16 Keeps changing petsPEKES5Down17 ModestCOY3Down17 RipsTEARS5Down17 HearingAUDITION8Down19 Not eitherNEITHER7Down19 Permitted everyone to be a creditorALLOWED7Down19 In a mine, the hush at the rearSHAFT5Down20 MooseELK3Down20 GlassesSPECS5Down20 Bursts, breaksBUSTS5Down21 ApprehensiveFEARFUL7Down21 Put up with punishmentSTICK5Down21 Recover fromGETOVER7Down23 Bravery that can lead to a hi-scoreHEROICS7Down23 SixpenceTANNER6Down24 The right medicine for a female about to go droopyDOSAGE6Down24 A screwy faucet?TAP3Down25 Impudent talkLIP3Down25 StageDEGREE6Down26 RescindREPEAL6Down27 He turned up with a letter for NoraAARON5Down27 RelativesAUNTS5Down27 Birds half the winter at the polesTERNS5Down28 SimplisticNAIVE5Down28 BarterSWAP4Down29 Pool of moneyKITTY5Down30 Youngster's bit of work for the ministryMINOR5Down30 ConduitPIPE4Down30 SheepEWE3Down31 LairsDENS4Down32 Eat with EnidDINE4Down32 Took a seat for a conversation pieceSAT3Down33 ObserveSEE3Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. 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.