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Evening Standard Crossword January 18 2019 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 18 2019 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#
FluentGLIB4Across1 BedCOT3Across4 SageWISE4Across6 Top and tail for cooking - that’s fineCAPITAL7Across8 Make readyPREPARE7Across8 DeferredPOSTPONED9Across9 PerformACT3Across9 Rebuking for putting the brakes onPULLINGUP9Across9 CourtTRIBUNAL8Across10 SideTEAM4Across11 It starts hereAITCH5Across13 Middle-distance runnerMILER5Across13 ArtlessNAIVE5Across14 CopyAPE3Across14 The animal, with some difficulty, skirts the voidMOOSE5Across14 Small birdWAGTAIL7Across15 Will make a splash, he contendsSPATTER7Across15 Followed the advice given and didn’t quit the stageACTEDON7Across16 IntoneCHANT5Across16 BoorishUNCOUTH7Across16 OarsmanROWER5Across17 Glaring when I take out the blueprintPLAIN5Across17 FruitAPPLE5Across18 Figure you’ll enjoy the articleDIGIT5Across18 GlueADHESIVE8Across19 Fight wasteSCRAP5Across20 Fence of shrubsHEDGE5Across20 IronPRESS5Across21 EraserRUBBER6Across22 Upset, shakeRATTLE6Across22 HateDETEST6Across23 EnsnareENTANGLE8Across23 The father dog didn’t go hungryCURATE6Across23 Office-workerCLERK5Across24 SleepSLUMBER7Across25 Conceited, like the girl in the advertising posterSTUCKUP7Across25 RelatedKINDRED7Across27 Humble, gives the tea bags back toCHASTEN7Across27 GratuityTIP3Across27 PlanetSATURN6Across30 Establishes one is clearly surprisedSTARTS6Across30 DifficultHARD4Across31 Three-legged standTRIPOD6Across31 It indicates unsettled weatherSHOWER6Across31 Goes along with on the second dateSIDES5Across32 Liquid measureLITRE5Across32 BrisknessALACRITY8Across33 DroopSAG3Across34 Equal in the gameMATCH5Across35 WirelessRADIO5Across35 GalaFTE3Across35 Incline towards being a little over-generousVERGE5Across36 Cuban danceRUMBA5Across36 ExpireDIE3Across36 Encourage the near desperateHEARTEN7Across37 ErrorMISTAKE7Across37 ProtuberanceBUMP4Across37 Found one gravitated towards the right, on getting inLEARNED7Across39 UrgeIMPULSE7Across39 Note you rely on completelyCLEAN5Across41 MotifTHEME5Across41 Leave on time, from the draper’sTWILL5Across42 PreciseEXACT5Across42 Says the girl’s smuggled in a catANNOUNCES9Across43 Assist financiallySUBSIDISE9Across43 Went on to add a grass borderRESUMED7Across44 Type of baconSTREAKY7Across44

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Dope making a comeback: a singer who’s over the topPASTIT6Down1 RompFROLIC6Down1 OpeningAPERTURE8Down2 Meted out while she decorated the exteriorDISHEDUP8Down2 NoblemanLORD4Down2 ChipsFRENCHFRIES11Down3 One or two items on the fishmonger’s slabSALMONTROUT11Down3 InfantBABY4Down3 IntermediaryGOBETWEEN9Down4 Ultra efficient, but could be betteredSUPERABLE9Down4 PlotCONSPIRE8Down4 StoryTALE4Down5 Ship's waiterSTEWARD7Down5 With “Stop harbouring evil,” winding upCLOSING7Down5 ObserveWATCH5Down6 Press onFORGEAHEAD10Down6 The finer points of rowing?INSANDOUTS10Down6 FreezeICE3Down7 Greek cheeseFETA4Down7 Said only he’s a laughing-stockBUTT4Down7 MarkSTAIN5Down8 Surprise attackAMBUSH6Down10 A number swam back to protect the birdsMACAWS6Down10 GermMICROBE7Down11 Take the father back-stage to the little dearsPOPPETS7Down11 FundamentalBASIC5Down12 Over their going out West, seem very painedWRITHE6Down12 CustomerCLIENT6Down12 PushSHOVE5Down13 SerpentASP3Down14 OccurrenceEVENT5Down15 ProverbADAGE5Down17 LeviedTAXED5Down18 Carry on being ambitiousGOAHEAD7Down19 GiftPRESENT7Down19 GuessESTIMATE8Down20 Watered downDILUTED7Down21 Were we to leave the land, would take it backRETRACT7Down21 UndermineSAP3Down22 In brief, given to being low on staffSHORTHANDED11Down24 Third molarsWISDOMTEETH11Down24 TenureLEAS4Down25 ApproximatelyMOREORLESS10Down26 Understanding it’s taking the public’s fancyCATCHINGON10Down26 CrestRIDGE5Down26 Role one’s playing in “The Card”CHARACTER9Down28 PlaywrightDRAMATIST9Down28 PoetBARD4Down28 Carrying a little gun does improve one’s dispositionSWEETEN7Down29 ClothingAPPAREL7Down29 SeizeGRAB4Down29 StalkSTEM4Down30 Though small, plenty just to try it outSAMPLE6Down30 SqualidSORDID6Down30 DiminishedLESSENED8Down32 Get going when the fat man entersSTARTOUT8Down32 RodentRAT3Down32 One way, missSINGLE6Down33 HappeningsEVENTS6Down33 PalsFRIENDS7Down34 Clear from the race I had taken part inEVIDENT7Down34 U.S. stateALASKA6Down38 Worked until I had got aheadTOILED6Down38 She doesn’t have a shekel!ANNA4Down40 StopperPLUG4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, January 18, 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.