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Evening Standard Crossword January 16 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 16 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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#
InletCREEK5Across4 JacketANORAK6Across7 BeerALE3Across9 Just the same, later comes out in the nude, dancingUNALTERED9Across9 SauceCONDIMENT9Across9 ConiferFIR3Across10 He's not preparing the cannabis there and thenONTHESPOT9Across10 Native AustralianABORIGINE9Across10 Require and appropriateTAKE4Across12 TenderOFFER5Across12 Large tropical treeUPAS4Across12 When going round the abyss, keeps well away from itAVOIDS6Across13 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across13 ConcludeFINISH6Across13 Give ground on the transport carrying Her MajestyTERRAIN7Across14 Lacking imaginationPROSAIC7Across14 Lacking vitalityINANIMATE9Across15 A service for the dead?BONECHINA9Across15 JamWEDGE5Across15 To create peace, jeopardisesENDANGERS9Across17 FeelingSENSATION9Across17 StreakSTRIPE6Across17 Having time off, the lasses hang about looking decorativeTASSELS7Across18 ErasedDELETED7Across18 He is, in the main, rightMARTIN6Across19 MinuteATOMIC6Across19 GenuineREAL4Across19 OutcomeISSUE5Across20 Earnest requestPLEA4Across20 A shade lowBLUE4Across20 StatuteLAW3Across22 Len had to return and to helpLENDAHAND9Across23 Romantic cardVALENTINE9Across23 AdvantageBENEFIT7Across24 Thinking it right, on witnessing the spasmSEEINGFIT9Across25 Political agitatorDEMAGOGUE9Across25 SwellingNODE4Across26 Not so drunk, being accustomed to itUSED4Across26 It's lucky mother's gone to bedMASCOT6Across27 ExcellentCHOICE6Across27 FellowDON3Across27 RescuedSAVED5Across28 Sense one's intending toMEANING7Across29 Warded offAVERTED7Across29 QuietHUSH4Across31 Too quiet to be heardINAUDIBLE9Across32 Be in possession of a drawing and know what you'll doHAVEAPLAN9Across32 EasySIMPLE6Across33 AppropriateEXPEDIENT9Across34 Cheated the punter and was more successful at itDIDBETTER9Across34 Also coming through is a darn whirl windTORNADO7Across35 IncreaseAUGMENT7Across35 FatOBESE5Across35 Badly out in the spelling of "lively"EVILLY6Across36 DivulgeUNVEIL6Across36 Idly look through a book under a tree?LEAF4Across37 Household implementIRON4Across37 CupidEROS4Across37 Comments in the book on chiropody?FOOTNOTES9Across38 Go beyondOVERSHOOT9Across38 HurryHASTE5Across38 ChopHEW3Across39 ExuberantEBULLIENT9Across39 How the golfer described the two-mile avenue?LONGDRIVE9Across39 ConsumeEAT3Across41 CompanyTROUPE6Across42 KingdomREALM5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Not much evidence that there's a horse aroundJUSTABIT8Down1 EngrossedOCCUPIED8Down1 SausageSALAMI6Down1 It's meaningless for those without nousLACKINGSENSE12Down2 Without equalUNPARALLELED12Down2 BogMORASS6Down2 LoutOAF3Down3 Man's nameREGINALD8Down3 Succeeds in cutting a sliver on the quietPREVAILS8Down3 ChokeCLOG4Down4 HitSTRIKE6Down4 We'd mistaken one girl for anotherEDWINA6Down4 AlludeREFER5Down5 Exaggerated masculinityMACHISMO8Down5 Give up because you promise toFORSWEAR8Down5 When specified, Ted and Tim will be in the East, travellingSTATEDTIME10Down6 GraceELEGANCE8Down6 Selection of gamesCOMPENDIUM10Down6 Are prancing into the arena and standing on their hind legsREARING7Down7 Temporary encampmentBIVOUAC7Down7 FruitKIWI4Down8 ProportionPERCENTAGE10Down8 With "Before two, ideally," is in really good formATONESBEST10Down8 "Set for fish," you sayPLACE5Down11 Re-stockREPLENISH9Down11 ArabIRAQI5Down11 StumpSTUB4Down14 Have in mindINTEND6Down16 UnhearingDEAF4Down16 The person let into the secret - an islanderCRETAN6Down16 RushREED4Down18 MimicAPE3Down19 Mother got up furiousMAD3Down19 Wouldn't give a decision to but didn't allow to landLEFTINTHEAIR12Down21 CheerfulLIGHTHEARTED12Down21 SoakSATURATE8Down21 A very rough sea; fun but dangerousUNSAFE6Down22 ConcurredAGREED6Down22 FanVENTILATOR10Down23 StrandWISP4Down23 Dismiss lightly, in a funny kind of wayLAUGHITOFF10Down23 In all price ranges, no matter whatATALLCOSTS10Down24 RestraintINHIBITION10Down24 NuzzleNOSE4Down25 PigmentDYE3Down25 Ready for collectionSET3Down25 StoryTALE4Down26 InjusticeINEQUITY8Down28 Shorten it do, stupid!CONDENSE8Down28 AgainstVERSUS6Down29 Forced to dress as a girlMADELINE8Down29 Material decorationAPPLIQUE8Down29 FrustratedDASHED6Down30 Not buggedGERMFREE8Down30 ExplodeDETONATE8Down30 Man stood up by Agnes, perhaps, in the Italian restaurantLASAGNE7Down31 AntagonisticADVERSE7Down31 InnHOTEL5Down32 Figure Igor had been led astray by the signVIRGO5Down33 CornerANGLE5Down33 Bores the doctor with ailmentsDRILLS6Down34 EncounterMEET4Down34 Is jealous ofENVIES6Down34 RayBEAM4Down36 CrookedWRY3Down40

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