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Evening Standard Crossword January 18 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 18 2023 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 128 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#
Preserve after deathEMBALM6Across1 Indicates drinks all round, just for lovePOINTS6Across1 VacantBLANK5Across2 AnxiousINSECURE8Across7 RevelSPREE5Across7 Is such a competition a striking success?KNOCKOUT8Across7 Where she's concerned, I'm wrong againMIMI4Across8 ChiefMAJOR5Across8 StriplingsLADS4Across8 Came from - well, hardly out of the blue!HAILED6Across10 RescuerSAVER5Across10 Shore birdAVOCET6Across10 Another name for old Bill?ROBERT6Across11 SpudPOTATO6Across11 SpoilMAR3Across12 War-horseSTEED5Across13 Allowed on court?LET3Across14 Female pronounSHE3Across14 SlanderedDEFAMED7Across15 Count as the leader of a big bandBASIE5Across16 ManservantVALET5Across16 Decided to be heartless, in factDEED4Across17 Satisfy fullySATE4Across17 CharacterLETTER6Across17 Hold out a loose end that's damagedHOLED5Across19 LabelTAG3Across19 Provide foodCATER5Across19 LivedRESIDED7Across20 Right on time, noteFIVER5Across21 Having a pleasant tasteSAPID5Across21 Holy bookKORAN5Across22 Paddled without a canoeWADED5Across22 UltimateLAST4Across23 The tedious fellow needs to be carriedBORE4Across23 FashionableCHIC4Across23 HaulDRAG4Across25 BodyCADAVER7Across26 In less danger, despite wild fearsSAFER5Across26 AllegeCLAIM5Across26 ConflictWAR3Across28 This American's uncleSAM3Across28 Of the people who start travelling to Bali, possibly?TRIBAL6Across29 Hire chargeRENTAL6Across29 BalladLAY3Across30 A hand in a no-win situationMISERE6Across30 Infectious diseaseRABIES6Across30 Such a sweater, say, has no complete guaranteeARAN4Across31 ScornDERIDE6Across31 Second-handUSED4Across31 Quotations, possibly from texts about a new carEXTRACTS8Across32 MalefactorCRIMINAL8Across32 It's in Kent, perhaps, that you'll find this little creatureKITTEN6Across33 GuaranteeENSURE6Across33 CricketerFIELDER7Across34 RendezvousVENUE5Across37 PastAGO3Across38 MaterialDENIM5Across39 MuzzleSNOUT5Across40 EnjoyedLIKED5Across41 SaluteGREET5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Hurried back up and cast offPUSHED6Down1 MatchesEQUALS6Down1 MaliceSPITE5Down1 Army helicopterAPACHE6Down2 Caught in endless crooked dealingNAILED6Down2 BeleaguerBESET5Down2 Thin fogMIST4Down3 Kids involved in a sordid rowSKID4Down3 GuideLEADER6Down3 RequireNEED4Down4 DearBELOVED7Down4 Time of revolutionOCTOBER7Down4 HarmedDAMAGED7Down5 The sexual affairs of wild volesLOVES5Down5 Wall paintingMURAL5Down5 DrilledBORED5Down6 WarehouseDEPOT5Down6 Lay down a conditionSTATE5Down6 MissingLOST4Down8 It's a much shorter distance without the last quarterMILE4Down8 Scottish riverDEE3Down9 WedgeJAM3Down9 Joined by railwayMET3Down9 WithdrewRETIRED7Down11 Good oppositionBAD3Down12 PitchTAR3Down12 To the horse, something addedRIDER5Down13 Short-term workersTEMPS5Down13 LaxSLACK5Down13 MoralETHIC5Down14 Insurance against conceding runs?COVER5Down15 Spanish snacksTAPAS5Down15 WhimFAD3Down16 NimbleAGILE5Down18 Passed onRELAYED7Down18 Like –21 Down's,” note, his portrait was worth £20ELGAR5Down18 VehicleCAR3Down19 Unseen aphids deprived of sap, possiblyHID3Down19 Metallic elementTIN3Down20 Was the captain of the Hambledon teamLED3Down20 Like –18”, he was pictured as a financial backerFARADAY7Down21 SewerDRAIN5Down21 African countrySOMALIA7Down21 TallyAGREE5Down22 EquipmentKIT3Down22 It's complex, but we finish the jobWEB3Down22 TagsLABELS6Down23 Rock salt found on a piece of baconBASALT6Down23 A film or threeOMEN4Down24 UnfeelingCALLOUS7Down24 ParchedARID4Down24 One playing a two-leg match?ELEVEN6Down25 Paper handkerchiefTISSUE6Down25 FissureCRACK5Down26 It's hard, but makes for greater incisivenessSTEEL5Down26 Blacksmith's blockANVIL5Down27 FatherDAD3Down27 An L of an age?FIFTY5Down27 Used to beWAS3Down28 He, having left the county, teaches school!SIR3Down28 AbuseREVILE6Down28 HugeGIANT5Down29 GovernRULE4Down30 Many require the protection of fencingMASK4Down30 SendREMIT5Down32 QuiltDUVET5Down33 SelfEGO3Down35 BreedREAR4Down36

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