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Evening Standard Crossword January 16 2023 Answers

Monday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 16 2023 answers. The Monday 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#
PrincipalCHIEF5Across1 Skilled tradeCRAFT5Across3 They buzz around in rugby shirtsWASPS5Across3 QuickerFASTER6Across5 FirearmRIFLE5Across8 Of birthNATAL5Across8 Quiet law-breaker's garment?SHAWL5Across8 IrritatesRILES5Across10 CaveGROTTO6Across10 In disrobing, he digs distractedly around!ROBIN5Across10 DischargeEMIT4Across11 Diamonds kept in the fridge?ICE3Across11 SnakeBOA3Across11 Figures out an egghead as being a rascal!DEVIL5Across12 Water nymphNAIAD5Across12 More like Manchester, no less like LondonGREATER7Across13 LiquidiserBLENDER7Across13 AudaciousDARING6Across14 Septimus, an excellent back, adds a certain toneSEPIA5Across15 ParamountSUPREME7Across15 HutCABIN5Across15 HorseNAG3Across18 Extremely generous one?TIP3Across18 ButtRAM3Across18 He doesn't give his customers socks!HOSIER6Across19 SpikeEAR3Across19 Military greetingSALUTE6Across19 To be found on vines, it's eatenVENISON7Across21 CommentsREMARKS7Across21 ObsceneLEWD4Across21 Finished as a maiden, perhaps?OVER4Across22 HeinousEVIL4Across22 Stop using a heartless stratagem?STEM4Across23 PleasedGLAD4Across23 StartONSET5Across23 EnticedTEMPTED7Across24 Those possibly played as one works?STUDIES7Across24 LegendMYTH4Across24 Stories about Brideshead, possibly learnt at schoolTABLES6Across26 GirlsLASSES6Across26 BeverageTEA3Across27 Play on wordsPUN3Across29 LongingYEN3Across29 Mineral from the Black ForestORE3Across29 FellDROPPED7Across31 Where the Germans have ways to get foreign coinsESSEN5Across31 Ice pelletsSLEET5Across31 ReiterateREPEAT6Across32 Where there's just one fowl on the waterSWANSEA7Across32 Old soldierVETERAN7Across32 Belonging to themTHEIR5Across34 Burgundy's master crook in jailMACON5Across34 BorderEDGE4Across34 Change ten pounds getting something for the carOIL3Across35 Chest boneRIB3Across35 RequiredNEEDED6Across35 Opted to build a storage facilityDEPOT5Across36 PathROUTE5Across36 Frequently describes a child less than elevenOFTEN5Across37 TitlesNAMES5Across37 WrathANGER5Across38 Keyboard instrumentORGAN5Across38 Agnes gets home with heavy heartNESTA5Across38 PantryLARDER6Across39 FlatLEVEL5Across40

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A part in which to make a hit on the roadTHIRD5Down1 Holy bookBIBLE5Down1 It's worn in wild breathless weathersSWEATER7Down2 Face clothFLANNEL7Down2 Girl'sHER3Down2 WholeENTIRE6Down3 ObeseFAT3Down4 Bring upREAR4Down4 Rave madly as you declareAVER4Down4 Ran offFLED4Down5 Noisy quarrelFRACAS6Down5 The nick of timePRISON6Down5 ScrewSPIRAL6Down6 Relating to tidesTIDAL5Down6 They're always under your feetSOLES5Down6 RoughRUGGED6Down7 Elf keeping the team in foodPIXIE5Down7 DeserveMERIT5Down7 EnemyFOE3Down9 He wins at a single strokeACE3Down9 TortureTORMENT7Down9 Makes illustrations of French tribesmenDEPICTS7Down12 SpoilMAR3Down12 NullifiesNEGATES7Down12 PeriodTIME4Down13 Metal used in electroplatingTIN3Down14 WeirDAM3Down14 Put upBUILD5Down16 UnsightlyUGLY4Down16 Drinks to sip, perhaps, outside the theatrePINTS5Down16 Scent of a womanAROMA5Down17 RelaxedEASED5Down17 RequiresNEEDS5Down17 Sea captainSKIPPER7Down19 For rustic pleasure, did farm work on one's todHOEDOWN7Down19 The way to march?ROUTE5Down20 BreedingREARING7Down20 TouchesFEELS5Down20 Words used by the driver, having finished, getting out of a busVERBS5Down21 Wash outRINSE5Down21 SapientWISE4Down22 CommonGENERAL7Down23 Watched departSEENOFF7Down23 WonderMARVEL6Down24 Tie upTETHER6Down24 The responsible group a chap has to check outSENATE6Down24 SortTYPE4Down25 Sound of disapprovalTUT3Down25 US songwriter had an air about himIRA3Down25 RespectedHEEDED6Down26 PermitALLOW5Down27 Points to the wood after the fire's gone outASHES5Down27 Could one confuse it with melon?LEMON5Down28 OrbSPHERE6Down28 Begin workingSETTO5Down28 Highland games logCABER5Down30 One of those mixed-up scrapsMELEE5Down30 Like piano music?SOFT4Down32 Travel permitVISA4Down32 Good thing to do when dog tiredSIT3Down33 RipTEAR4Down33 Raised edgeRIM3Down33 FishEEL3Down36 StretchEKE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, January 16, 2023. 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.