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Evening Standard Crossword January 16 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 16 2019 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
BackhandersBRIBES6Across1 TartACID4Across1 Work calling for many a fresh horseCHORES6Across1 AbradeRUB3Across4 PitSUMP4Across6 French cityTOULOUSE8Across7 Resolutely get a rapid grip on things?HOLDFAST8Across7 ClothCANVAS6Across8 Fail to gain a sole optionLOSE4Across8 Import taxDUTY4Across8 SignifyDENOTE6Across9 SnoopPRY3Across10 Inspirited by elevated partsELATED6Across10 Baby's soft shoeBOOTEE6Across10 Dairy productBUTTER6Across11 Being quick to take in the tax people is a crimePIRACY6Across11 ExultGLOAT5Across12 AngryMAD3Across14 Where there's a queue to get in the gardens?KEW3Across14 TradedDEALT5Across14 CogTOOTH5Across15 BroodyMOODY5Across16 Libertines with dirty teeth?RAKES5Across16 The girl had brought an actionSUED4Across17 SpoolREEL4Across17 AstuteSHREWD6Across18 What anybody in my clutches has to pay!MONEY5Across19 Leprosy suffererLEPER5Across19 AssentACCEDE6Across20 Hesitate to be the flag bearerWAVER5Across21 NumberSEVEN5Across21 Dead wrong about one being helpedAIDED5Across22 Glossy fabricSATIN5Across22 Flat circular plateDISC4Across23 Open-handed treatment of palsSLAP4Across23 ObjectDEMUR5Across24 Restored from deathRISEN5Across26 SwellBULGE5Across26 Given a hand in ideal termsDEALT5Across26 Dealt with some gateauxATE3Across28 WirelessRADIO5Across28 FavouritePET3Across28 Critical half hour for the little manURGENT6Across29 State without proofALLEGE6Across29 NetworkWEB3Across30 Fancy cakeGATEAU6Across30 Quietly persuaded to get purifiedPURGED6Across30 Spins out for less than a week, especiallyEKES4Across31 First manADAM4Across31 Is to run around with a containerCANISTER8Across32 ThreefoldTHRICE6Across32 Garment with buttonsCARDIGAN8Across32 Speak in a semi-silent way!MUMBLE6Across33 LingerLOITER6Across33 One who plays golfGOLFER6Across33 SortTYPE4Across34 DecayROT3Across35 LegendMYTH4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Men's hairdresserBARBER6Down1 Wherein to field for a number of oversCOVERS6Down1 CreepCRAWL5Down2 Like one's objections to that little bounder EdwardROOTED6Down2 Cruel, viciousBRUTAL6Down2 Eyelid inflammationSTYE4Down3 VeerDEVIATE7Down3 The girl had to be got rid ofSHED4Down3 As an enthusiast, excitedly read about a space stationADMIRER7Down4 FileRASP4Down4 Egg whiteALBUMEN7Down4 CorpseBODY4Down5 RelishGUSTO5Down5 If you fancy canoeing, you can take this upKAYAK5Down5 CharSINGE5Down6 Keeps a ship out of the waterSTAYS5Down6 JocundMERRY5Down6 BlotchedMOTTLED7Down7 Curved roofDOME4Down8 A bad leak makes more than a puddleLAKE4Down8 Boy's nameTED3Down9 Join up in OswestrySEW3Down9 FurrowRUT3Down11 Fishy fellow?RAY3Down12 FuelGAS3Down12 HillTOR3Down12 She changed Lewis Carroll's characterCELIA5Down13 PullTOW3Down13 VergesEDGES5Down13 SatanDEVIL5Down15 Old sea-dog?ROVER5Down15 UnevenODD3Down16 OveractHAM3Down17 So this is better, albeit inferiorUNDER5Down18 Electronic messageEMAIL5Down18 Very keen to be master over manyMAD3Down19 ArrogantHAUGHTY7Down19 PermitLET3Down19 Can he be preserved?NED3Down20 Female swanPEN3Down20 See a Harrison Ford filmWITNESS7Down21 DogCUR3Down21 Spanish drinkSANGRIA7Down21 SkullCRANIUM7Down22 ObserveSEE3Down22 A half mile to the pint, perhaps?ALE3Down22 ParticularDETAIL6Down23 Master switch for the currentSTREAM6Down23 SelfEGO3Down23 ArticleITEM4Down24 Eleven supporters?LEGS4Down24 PumaCOUGAR6Down25 Can be helpful if one is up the creekPADDLE6Down25 WatchEYE3Down25 Like a diseased elm?DUTCH5Down26 American farmRANCH5Down26 SemblanceGUISE5Down27 Eat or drink noisilySLURP5Down27 Go in some painAGONY5Down27 Person's residence, slangPAD3Down28 Possibly great flierAUK3Down28 SluggishINERT5Down29 For which the hair stylist needs some new premisesPERM4Down30 River-damWEIR4Down30 Group of workmenGANG4Down30 BlemishBLOT4Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. 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.