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Evening Standard Crossword January 1 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 1 2026 answers. The Thursday 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#
PassageAISLE5Across2 It's eaten by many, if fun is also wantedMUFFIN6Across4 Broad streetAVENUE6Across4 A cosmeticEYELINER8Across7 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across7 Somewhat kinky name for the honey bearKINKAJOU8Across7 Vehicle going south to somewhere on sea, possiblySLEIGH6Across8 Tarantula, for exampleSPIDER6Across8 SmallLITTLE6Across8 EmployeesSTAFF5Across9 It's weak, but we all have itFLESH5Across10 Of or resembling a birdAVIAN5Across10 HillTOR3Across11 Possibly Cuban cad?HEEL4Across13 CushionPAD3Across13 Plant partROOT4Across13 Tower of strength!FORT4Across14 MinusLESS4Across14 Think about me as shielding usMUSE4Across15 ParadiseEDEN4Across15 Female relativeAUNT4Across15 Coal-scuttleHOD3Across16 StillYET3Across16 Fingerprint expertDAB3Across16 Mountain lakeTARN4Across17 The last word in devotion?AMEN4Across17 LakeMERE4Across18 Middle East portADEN4Across19 UniformREGULAR7Across19 Stale rhyme to make you cry!WAIL4Across19 FadePALE4Across20 Sets freeLIBERATES9Across21 Bird providing the rations on manoeuvres, etc?FIELDFARE9Across21 TugPULL4Across22 Foreign noisy tavernFINN4Across23 Indian dressSARI4Across23 FrightenedALARMED7Across23 Being light, permitting you to raise them?RAYS4Across24 Press clothesIRON4Across24 PlunderSACK4Across25 In short, is he the greatest?MAX3Across26 MarryWED3Across26 Set up for drivingTEED4Across27 DefectiveDUD3Across27 Terrible fateDOOM4Across27 GullTERN4Across28 Does it mean `iyou'll get no change out of me^i?OMEN4Across29 Plant typeIRIS4Across29 FastenTIE3Across30 ExpireDIE3Across31 DefeatBEAT4Across32 There isn't really a herring onePOND4Across32 Shoot for a bargain, sweetheart!SNIPE5Across33 SpreeREVEL5Across33 Facial expressionSMILE5Across33 The right decor possibly the best ever!RECORD6Across34 Strain, emphasisSTRESS6Across34 Person one is no longer burning forOLDFLAME8Across35 Liable to happen soonIMMINENT8Across35 Avoid certain ways to masticateESCHEW6Across36 EditREVISE6Across36 Fears greatlyDREADS6Across36 AbsentAWAY4Across37 FlowerPANSY5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Iron, for exampleMETAL5Down1 One of a pair, very noisy, in a little boatSKIFF5Down1 SpateFLOOD5Down1 Boy's nameDENIS5Down2 Rare way of being done?UNDER5Down2 DonkeyASS3Down2 Big catLION4Down3 For which the water was hot?WASH4Down3 OceanSEA3Down3 SpriteELF3Down4 Illegal burningARSON5Down4 Females in numerous employmentsMUSES5Down4 ConsumedATE3Down5 EgressEXIT4Down5 Think to charge a quidFEEL4Down5 RidCLEAR5Down6 IrregularUNEVEN6Down6 Where to be the ultimate defender of clean sheetsINGOAL6Down6 Scope for marginal latitudeLEEWAY6Down9 SpudPOTATO6Down9 WhipFLOG4Down10 StormTEMPEST7Down11 Animal doctorVET3Down11 Biblical character in the French departmentLOT3Down11 AfootASTIR5Down12 SupplantREPLACE7Down12 Thanks to participating in crime, a bad markSTAIN5Down12 Behave without restraintRUNRIOT7Down13 ReadPERUSED7Down13 Like an aged person with a round figure?HUNDRED7Down13 WaneDECLINE7Down14 Amelia's boy?MEL3Down15 Land measureARE3Down15 LearntHEARD5Down16 The German in the audienceDIE3Down16 AffirmativeYES3Down16 CheatedDUPED5Down17 ToleratesABIDES6Down18 In endless torment, he contrives to give adviceMENTOR6Down18 ChartMAP3Down18 Jeans fabricDENIM5Down20 The crime of a hard-hearted ladARSON5Down20 Mend with difficultyFIX3Down21 StriplingLAD3Down21 MooseELK3Down21 As a whim a fatheaded advertFAD3Down22 LimbARM3Down22 The problems of confrontationFACERS6Down23 Part, subdivisionSECTOR6Down23 SilentMUTE4Down24 NothingNIL3Down25 Intrepid little company?REP3Down25 PointedAIMED5Down26 Give some women dowriesENDOW5Down28 Desert's fertile spotOASIS5Down28 EmulateRIVAL5Down29 Whence it's a very short distance to the heart of the land?MILAN5Down30 JockeyRIDER5Down30 Not neutral on all occasionsNEVER5Down31 ChairsSEATS5Down31 It's very nice to shop aroundPOSH4Down32 2nd Greek letterBETA4Down32 GainWIN3Down32 At Ponders End, frequently, it's maybe muddySOFT4Down33 MaterialREP3Down33 Go by boatSAIL4Down33 VehicleVAN3Down34 BalladLAY3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, January 1, 2026. 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.