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Evening Standard Crossword January 17 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 17 2026 answers. The Saturday 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#
Be very hungrySTARVE6Across1 DreadfulGRIM4Across1 Complain about the game?GROUSE6Across1 StitchSEW3Across4 PaceSTEP4Across6 Falling into ruinsDERELICT8Across7 Quick way to save on hairdressing?SHORTCUT8Across7 Flier in a football jerseyWASP4Across8 Coffee barCAFE4Across8 DutyTAX3Across9 Generous when loaned in extremes of povertyPLENTY6Across10 IntricateDETAILED8Across10 InsightACUMEN6Across10 Note the condition of the propertyESTATE6Across11 HeroicEPIC4Across11 BirdCUCKOO6Across11 ColourRED3Across14 WrathIRE3Across14 By mentioning a purchaseBUY3Across14 FaithfulLOYAL5Across16 AppendedADDED5Across16 Sort of toaster to get dad out of bedPOPUP5Across16 Plant ovuleSEED4Across17 Sleep poorly?DOSS4Across17 DelightfulCHARMING8Across19 Of the PopePAPAL5Across19 Regular Irish assembly taking a key partDAILY5Across19 LeafPETAL5Across21 Give about lb50 just to be friendlyPALLY5Across21 On no occasionNEVER5Across21 Brimless capBERET5Across22 Sheepish female at heart, but a gem!JEWEL5Across22 Young girlLASS4Across23 Hires a spy to be devious?PAYS4Across23 ScornDERISION8Across23 SeatBENCH5Across24 Severely cut?SEVER5Across26 FlierPILOT5Across26 FreeRID3Across27 Sweet potatoYAM3Across28 Charlie, a beast able to steerCOX3Across28 Squirm and wither tormentedlyWRITHE6Across29 Gives outALLOTS6Across29 ObviousPATENT6Across30 If mean, can lead to starvationFAMINE6Across30 In short, they're of current interestAMPS4Across31 CompanionMATE4Across31 UnlockOPEN4Across31 Summarised how players are repeatedly honouredRECAPPED8Across32 StartCOMMENCE8Across32 TimetableSCHEDULE8Across33 Furry animal that's totally different in summerERMINE6Across33 Female parentMOTHER6Across33 ObserveSEE3Across34 GenuineREAL4Across35 ParchedDRY3Across36 PullYANK4Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PerspiresSWEATS6Down1 Gaped around, so loveless, as one panted!GASPED6Down1 StaggerREEL4Down2 Planet seen by an upstart artist at sunriseURANUS6Down2 WanderedROAMED6Down2 ParadiseEDEN4Down3 IntendMEAN4Down3 Spot a key agentESPY4Down3 Slip unexpectedly and cry out sharplyCRISPLY7Down4 Wage-earningSALARIED8Down4 NormalREGULAR7Down4 BroadWIDE4Down5 Involving dangerRISKY5Down5 Fight to get out of a scrapeSCRAP5Down5 War-horseSTEED5Down6 You find such hills as you walk around MiddlesexSTEEP5Down6 Backless seatSTOOL5Down6 SpigotTAP3Down7 BanishEXILE5Down8 HealCURE4Down8 They're catching, naturallyWEBS4Down8 Gave food toFED3Down9 Tasty? No thanks!STY3Down9 Mountain passCOL3Down12 ScourSCRUB5Down12 An amusing little piece from TolstoyTOY3Down12 BerthCABIN5Down13 Fertile spotOASIS5Down13 Junior corporation?TUMMY5Down13 DevilIMP3Down14 Auctioneer's hammerGAVEL5Down15 Go inENTER5Down15 Nominal half-mile in a taxiCALEB5Down15 SewerDRAIN5Down17 DiscourageDAUNT5Down18 Electronic messageEMAIL5Down18 Perimeter route maybeOUTER5Down18 Jack's old-fashioned birdDAW3Down19 For everyPER3Down19 A bit silly? Well, no!ILL3Down20 GaudilyGARISHLY8Down20 FavouritePET3Down20 Stinging plantsNETTLES7Down21 Could be a fashion-centre in the papersPERHAPS7Down21 CoverLID3Down22 Express disapprovalBOO3Down22 Mineral resembling coalJET3Down22 Concealed, dormantLATENT6Down23 Twin Brits in Oz, at least have a gunPOMPOM6Down23 Central lineAXIS4Down24 Prayer endingAMEN4Down24 One slipping along to put a gloss finish on the shelfSLEDGE6Down25 DeleteERASE5Down25 Easy scoring chanceSITTER6Down25 Fishing-basketCREEL5Down26 Has it a sharp edge for mincing words?SWORD5Down26 Protective eye coveringPATCH5Down26 His fault is going round the Nag's HeadVINCE5Down27 Beast of burdenLLAMA5Down27 JabberYAP3Down28 It turns up as a machine partCAM3Down28 EmployedUSED4Down28 IrritableEDGY4Down29 Composition in versePOEM4Down30 A passing craze due to finish will weakenFADE4Down30 FamilyCLAN4Down30 BeverageTEA3Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Saturday, January 17, 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.