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Evening Standard Crossword January 12 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 12 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 126 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#
Light creamy dessertMOUSSE6Across1 Thanks for managing to mend the bikeTANDEM6Across1 FidgetyFUSSY5Across1 CupboardLOCKER6Across5 Given praise which no longer rang?EXTOLLED8Across7 Direct hitBULLSEYE8Across7 Leg, for exampleLIMB4Across8 In travel documentation, five is one!VISA4Across8 AbruptTERSE5Across8 Loves deeplyADORES6Across10 DistantREMOTE6Across10 Flattened by Jack, perhaps?PLANED6Across10 DoseDOSAGE6Across11 ImitatedAPED4Across11 He's of service in getting a horse outMARINE6Across11 Name for one half of KentIKE3Across14 HatFEDORA6Across14 HardenSET3Across14 WidespreadGENERAL7Across15 You'll get the gist of what he singsTENOR5Across16 Girl's nameHELEN5Across16 Some transgressions in societySINS4Across17 EvaluateRATE4Across17 PinchNIP3Across18 Dressed, perhaps mostly for bedROBED5Across19 FaucetTAP3Across19 Bereaved wifeWIDOW5Across19 Bravery awardMEDAL5Across21 TrialTEST4Across21 Supported, as in a plotBASED5Across21 Did a farm job, so got hitchedSOWED5Across22 Of CubaCUBAN5Across22 DissuadeDETER5Across23 Soft stuff that hums terriblyMUSH4Across23 BardPOET4Across23 GraspedHELD4Across24 Assumed nameALIAS5Across26 It may be collectively interesting, whether or not to usCURIO5Across26 LairDEN3Across27 A brief engagement is good for JoeGIG3Across28 Person's residence, slangPAD3Across28 Team Athers could have played for?HEARTS6Across29 Edible seedLENTIL6Across29 LoutOAF3Across29 There may be money in itWALLET6Across30 Turn upARRIVE6Across30 Act of lendingLOAN4Across31 SwiftlyRAPIDLY7Across31 It's a blend, this wine?ASTI4Across31 InsaneCRAZED6Across32 GemstonesEMERALDS8Across32 Originated something briefly fashionable therein?FATHERED8Across32 Nervously irritableONEDGE6Across33 He possibly enters in earnest, we're toldERNEST6Across33 DelicateFINE4Across34 Tie upTETHER6Across35 SeamLAYER5Across38 ClubCUDGEL6Across39 RegionalLOCAL5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
That well-known fugitive from LatinTEMPUS6Down1 AngoraMOHAIR6Down1 Absorbs fluid, including inkDRINKS6Down2 Private evening partySOIREE6Down2 EmployUSE3Down2 RecedesEBBS4Down3 Drunken dame's drink?MEAD4Down3 StockedSTORED6Down3 BoozeALCOHOL7Down4 Went round to put a chap on the rosterROTATED7Down4 StillYET3Down4 LawfulLEGAL5Down5 PetalLEAF4Down5 A clear scheme includes onePLAIN5Down5 BelieveCREDIT6Down6 Republic in West AsiaYEMEN5Down6 Unreasonably riled by a slackerIDLER5Down6 MealREPAST6Down7 MissingLOST4Down8 Useless letter to Ian, perhapsVAIN4Down8 EncounteredMET3Down9 View from the bishop's windowSEE3Down9 DiscountedREBATED7Down9 Angry, getting one's dander up somewhat?RED3Down12 EnclosurePEN3Down12 StitchSEW3Down12 Jottings, not a part of an essayNOTES5Down13 DrugDOPE4Down13 Magic servantGENIE5Down13 Historically the bloomers of war?ROSES5Down15 Of tidesTIDAL5Down15 RelaxEASE4Down16 SubsequentlyLATER5Down17 AbundantAMPLE5Down18 Matter of contention when one lives with a womanISSUE5Down18 Spider's trapWEB3Down19 Like recruits to a regiment at West Point?RAW3Down19 PunishmentPENALTY7Down20 Where to lie when you live a lotBED3Down20 Karate expertDAN3Down20 Footwear kicked off?BOOTEES7Down21 MelodiousMUSICAL7Down21 A man of class, I reckonSIR3Down22 DirtySOIL4Down22 FelineCAT3Down22 Exhibit or flauntPARADE6Down23 John organised a lot in the MinistryMILTON6Down23 FeverishHECTIC6Down24 Norse godODIN4Down24 It tastes better than it looksUGLI4Down24 BreadLOAF4Down25 Show anger when success is not allowedHITOUT6Down25 DozenTWELVE6Down25 Teasing of a flier at some length?CHAFF5Down26 Narrow wayALLEY5Down26 StunningDAZING6Down26 BuryINTER5Down27 Silly try at being irascibleRATTY5Down27 RestaurantBISTRO6Down28 Light conversation?GAS3Down28 In favour ofPRO3Down28 TooALSO4Down30 Edward starts madly to paddle!WADE4Down30 MarshlandFEN3Down30 HollowDELL4Down33 FishEEL3Down36 EpochERA3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, January 12, 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.