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Evening Standard Crossword January 16 2020 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 16 2020 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 129 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#
ComfortSOLACE6Across1 Afternoon napSIESTA6Across4 Such a hole as to make you stare?GAPING6Across4 DangerRISK4Across5 CopiousABUNDANT8Across7 Such a detective may charm, perhaps, by his mannerARMCHAIR8Across7 TrustedHOPED5Across8 ErasEPOCHS6Across8 A German substituteERSATZ6Across8 TankVAT3Across9 PotatoesSPUDS5Across10 CrippleMAIM4Across10 A surname? Everybody has oneALLAN5Across10 ProdPOKE4Across11 TinySMALL5Across12 Makes sure that it’s returned undamagedSEES4Across13 AtticGARRET6Across13 PodiumDAIS4Across13 The “red” kind backs out of the wayDEER4Across14 AtmosphereAURA4Across14 She can crack a nutAUNT4Across15 TabletPILL4Across15 Opposite of peaceWAR3Across16 DepartedLEFT4Across16 Today, a word of warning?NOW3Across16 Complain bitterlyRAIL4Across17 Sugar beet extract we all haveGARB4Across17 WickedEVIL4Across18 Prepared to admitOPEN4Across19 UnlockOPEN4Across19 ConsumedATE3Across20 A twister’s device to get a drinkCORKSCREW9Across21 Well-thought ofRESPECTED9Across21 DecayROT3Across22 List of protagonistsROTA4Across23 NoiseDIN3Across23 ChuckTOSS4Across23 Ten volunteers aren’t muchIOTA4Across24 FoodDIET4Across24 Nearly allMOST4Across24 EncounterMEET4Across25 A masked marauder!FOX3Across26 Farm animalCOW3Across26 ObjectivesAIMS4Across27 Any one young fellow out of hundredsBODY4Across27 InventDEVISE6Across28 How Charlie has to go shortCHAS4Across29 MimickedAPED4Across29 TendencyTREND5Across30 It’s not to be sniffed at!GLUE4Across32 Former Italian currencyLIRA4Across32 SchemePLAN4Across32 Plan well for a famous abodeCHART5Across33 Free of obstructionCLEAR5Across33 Coronation route?STREET6Across34 WrathIRE3Across34 Leg boneFIBULA6Across34 Shows a consuming interest in being humble!EATSCROW8Across35 AdhesivePASTE5Across35 Next dayTOMORROW8Across35 A scholarly introductionPRIMER6Across36 StaggerREEL4Across36 Onto land from waterASHORE6Across36 Put onSTAGED6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BrutalSAVAGE6Down1 Light woodBALSA5Down1 A lad’s fresh foodSALAD5Down1 BodeAUGUR5Down2 EducatedLITERATE8Down2 Look kindly on the photographerSMILE5Down2 The aching part due to wagging?CHIN4Down3 ForceCOMPEL6Down3 Betting chancesODDS4Down3 A faster colour than red?GREEN5Down4 ConsignedCOMMITTED9Down4 ThieveSTEAL5Down4 Afterthought about an American catPUSS4Down5 AnsweredREPLIED7Down5 CupidEROS4Down5 Thought it up in timeNOTION6Down6 HeroIDOL4Down6 Iran’s capitalTEHRAN6Down6 RetainKEEP4Down7 Man'sHIS3Down8 FliersPILOTS6Down9 The lab’s reply?RETORT6Down9 Collegiate member?LEG3Down11 Play on wordsPUN3Down11 ChallengesDARES5Down12 Is it mostly borrowed from jargon?ARGOT5Down12 Go down in reserve team?SUBSIDE7Down13 PredicamentDILEMMA7Down13 EndTERMINATE9Down14 Fruit seedPIP3Down15 Vessel of an unfamiliar kindARK3Down15 CanTIN3Down15 MarryWED3Down16 Not the first to get freshNEW3Down16 EnemyFOE3Down17 Having a growing potentialARABLE6Down18 AssaultASSAIL6Down18 Calling onVISITING8Down19 Flower partPETAL5Down20 She has tastePEACH5Down20 PointAIM3Down20 Noisy quarrelROW3Down21 EverlastingETERNAL7Down21 He guides many an animalCOX3Down21 LettuceCOS3Down22 Being timid, coolly robbed of some dollarsCOY3Down22 ConservativesTORIES6Down23 A bad lot getting worse?ROTTER6Down23 Organ necessary in rehearsalEAR3Down25 Adriatic, for exampleSEA3Down25 OccupierTENANT6Down26 GuardDEFEND6Down27 Ring true, possibly, in a superficial senseOUTER5Down28 FuriousIRATE5Down28 BoxSPAR4Down29 RibbonTAPE4Down30 Oyster’s gemPEARL5Down30 It’s dangerous to be breezy with a hotheadHAIRY5Down30 OwingDUE3Down31 School we joined with some gustoSTOWE5Down31 Die in waterDROWN5Down31 Board gameLUDO4Down32 Plant that grows as a sort of tree out EastGEUM4Down32 See timber in terms of financeCASH4Down33 Cut with an axeCHOP4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, January 16, 2020. 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.