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Evening Standard Crossword January 14 2021 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 14 2021 answers. The Thursday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SwiftFLEET5Across1 Floor coveringCARPET6Across4 The spirit with which a snap may be takenBRANDY6Across4 CrowdHUDDLE6Across5 Loser of a classic raceATALANTA8Across7 Draw near toAPPROACH8Across7 AttackASSAIL6Across8 AlcoveNICHE5Across8 Read a bit of typing, but not muchSCANTY6Across8 In jazz, briefly, I form a trioTRIAD5Across10 BingeSPREE5Across10 Gambling-houseCASINO6Across10 ThinLEAN4Across11 The three shot out of the wayTREY4Across13 SinVICE4Across13 DeceptionHOAX4Across14 TemplePAGODA6Across14 Direction taken by an elderly character in EastEnders?SOAP4Across14 Roman emperorNERO4Across15 Chaldean churchman?DEAN4Across15 UndertakePROMISE7Across15 MetalTIN3Across16 Little boy's roomDEN3Across16 TenseTAUT4Across17 That of a square, always?AREA4Across17 ChildTOT3Across18 Starchy ingredient of Xmas puddingSPUD4Across19 PlunderLOOT4Across19 SpikeEAR3Across19 Peevish remark I madeCROSSWORD9Across21 Dutch portROTTERDAM9Across21 IsthmusNECK4Across21 WrathANGER5Across23 Ring of lightHALO4Across23 Surface damage caused by bad rust?RUTS4Across23 Leander got her loveHERO4Across24 CorrodeRUST4Across24 ProphetSEER4Across24 RamTUP3Across26 You shouldn't be sold one, petPUP3Across26 DingyDRAB4Across27 Play about a redhead in Helen's placeTROY4Across27 NumberTEN3Across27 MalesMEN3Across29 Remain second bestSTOP4Across29 MammalHARE4Across29 SupplantREPLACE7Across31 ColdFRIGID6Across32 Pile on to the jalopy?HEAP4Across32 ParadiseEDEN4Across32 She has a certain lustrePEARL5Across33 ReligionISLAM5Across33 Answer about an offenceRETORT6Across34 VulgarCOARSE6Across34 StoryTALE4Across34 By which to win at whist?TRICKERY8Across35 Rescue craftLIFEBOAT8Across35 ShrewdnessACUMEN6Across35 MistakesERRORS6Across36 Report heard at a certain levelSTOREY6Across36 ApportionALLOT5Across38 AthleteRUNNER6Across39 SubjectTHEME5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
DraconianHARSH5Down1 Bits of broken strapPARTS5Down1 Musical dramaOPERA5Down2 She has many a song in West Side StoryMARIA5Down2 MeadowLEA3Down2 BirdDOVE4Down3 A girl's crazy about oneMAID4Down3 PuzzleENIGMA6Down3 SeatCHAIR5Down4 CanTIN3Down4 A bar's wrecked in portBASRA5Down4 AssistHELP4Down5 StratagemRUSE4Down5 Visiting a club?AWAY4Down5 MonsterDRAGON6Down6 EvokeELICIT6Down6 Girl and boy forming a sort of lineDOTTED6Down6 StartEMBARK6Down7 Examiner of dissipated crones?CENSOR6Down9 PermissionCONSENT7Down9 ChidesSCOLDS6Down9 BurstPOP3Down11 Stick an article out of the wayROD3Down11 PraiseEXTOL5Down12 ConsumeEAT3Down12 An actor's "aside"?APART5Down12 Old soldierVETERAN7Down13 ObserveNOTE4Down13 Where they serve refreshments on the flight?TEASHOP7Down13 PistachioNUT3Down15 Desire without passion, nominallyDES3Down15 Male catTOM3Down16 One also raised not to work?DUD3Down16 AscendedROSE4Down16 KeenEAGER5Down17 In which one's enrolled as a matter of dutyROSTER6Down18 On bad termsATODDS6Down18 There's nothing poetic about tangled ropesPROSE5Down20 Solemn pledgesOATHS5Down20 RenovationRENEWAL7Down20 A drink to help recuperateCUP3Down21 KnockRAP3Down21 River bridged in SurreyWEY3Down22 ChafeRUB3Down22 FashionableCHIC4Down22 ComedyHUMOUR6Down23 Name a Rugby Union forwardRUPERT6Down23 UndergoSUFFER6Down24 UnderwearBRA3Down25 DischargeEMIT4Down25 Informal exclamation in a business letterCOR3Down25 RecoverREGAIN6Down26 DetectiveSLEUTH6Down28 SpoolsREELS5Down28 Resentful as the chap who's out of the race?RATTY5Down28 Variety of aster eaten by animalsTARES5Down30 AssignALLOT5Down30 NothingNIL3Down30 VacantEMPTY5Down31 Performs songs at the pianoPLAYS5Down31 ThereforeERGO4Down32 Time for a glass?HOUR4Down32 Choice of an epic kindPICK4Down33 ExpensiveDEAR4Down33 Mountain goatIBEX4Down33 BedCOT3Down36 TreeELM3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, January 14, 2021. 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.