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Evening Standard Crossword January 18 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 18 2026 answers. The Sunday 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#
Rodents having a name for spitefulnessMALICE6Across4 GloryKUDOS5Across4 Part, subdivisionSECTOR6Across4 CopiousABUNDANT8Across7 Where to make honourable love to a girlHONOLULU8Across7 RecoverRECOUP6Across7 Shrub or small treeACACIA6Across8 Sissy's room for the weekendSPACEK6Across8 FamilyKIN3Across9 RepresentativeAGENT5Across10 To fall over him could be fatalCLIFF5Across10 CouchBED3Across10 BreezyWINDY5Across12 ForeheadBROW4Across13 AidABET4Across13 Had to go out East with the bossHEAD4Across13 Finish with some skillKILL4Across14 Food fishTUNA4Across14 AppearSEEM4Across15 SendREMIT5Across15 The sheer size of the master's swollen headMASS4Across15 GratuityTIP3Across16 Could it give you a bit of a fright on the road?RIG3Across16 ScornDERIDE6Across17 Go by boatSAIL4Across17 Start by being honestOPEN4Across17 Mark's dog?SPOT4Across19 Religious imageICON4Across19 DeserveEARN4Across19 PresentTHERE5Across20 Not one in a hundred, strangely, could be a Parliamentarian!ROUNDHEAD9Across21 Police vehiclePATROLCAR9Across21 IrritateIRK3Across22 StopHALT4Across23 Go on the rotaTURN4Across23 ImmenseVAST4Across24 Handiest of tube stationsBEST4Across24 RisingNASCENT7Across24 MerrimentFUN3Across26 Could you call one a mini?CAB3Across26 He may have a chapter to himselfDEAN4Across27 MeadowLEA3Across27 MimickedAPED4Across27 RelaxedEASED5Across28 Could you credit a sailor catching one?CRAB4Across29 Casino counterCHIP4Across29 Music workOPUS4Across31 One on the flighty side?WING4Across32 Feathered friendBIRD4Across32 Moderate coldnessCHILL5Across33 Prop up a broken-down horseSHORE5Across33 CertifyATTEST6Across33 Discreditable charges?DEBITS6Across34 Deep narrow gorgeRAVINE6Across34 Was this style of bowling such sweat?UNDERARM8Across35 African countryETHIOPIA8Across35 IrrigateWATER5Across35 SinewTENDON6Across36 Gets upset about half the food being starchy stuffSTODGE6Across36 MurderKILL4Across37 CrawlCREEP5Across38 DelveDIG3Across39 LairDEN3Across41 CrowdedPACKED6Across42 BorderedEDGED5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Informal girl, very stylish, at the King's HeadCHICK5Down1 Unit of purity of goldCARAT5Down1 RankARRANT6Down1 Smith's property under the hammer?ANVIL5Down2 Female monarchQUEEN5Down2 ConsentACCEDE6Down2 WhelpCUB3Down3 ReviseEDIT4Down3 In music, does it mean you've left three notes out?CLEF4Down3 FruitKIWI4Down4 Fixed gazeSTARE5Down4 Divine females get some of you in a terrible messMUSES5Down4 CombineUNITE5Down5 TalonCLAW4Down5 Prepare to shoot what may be shotLOAD4Down5 StubbornOBDURATE8Down6 Cried sadly upon finishing last, would you believe?CREDIT6Down6 Primary sourceORIGIN6Down6 FairyPERI4Down8 ComediansCOMICS6Down9 More than one permit is acceptablePASSES6Down9 DevotedDEDICATED9Down11 Fifty-one pence? What cheek!LIP3Down11 WeaponGUN3Down11 Basically, the shop has oneFLOOR5Down12 Of the noseNASAL5Down12 A womanly weaponHANDBAG7Down13 DearBELOVED7Down13 GullTERN4Down14 Old boys of the same nameMEN3Down15 Teacher's titleSIR3Down15 HillTOR3Down16 LakeMERE4Down16 A famous sculptor took him inROD3Down16 AccomplishATTAIN6Down18 GenuineREAL4Down18 Know-all put out about the terrible dinPUNDIT6Down18 A little area for a quiet chat, maybePATCH5Down20 CaptureCATCH5Down20 A letter from Ruby at the massage parlour?RUB3Down21 HinderedHAMPERED8Down21 Cooking vesselPAN3Down21 She's the party typeHEN3Down22 StriplingLAD3Down22 Leg-jointKNEE4Down23 Kind, sympatheticHUMANE6Down23 Latent flair?TALENT6Down23 A long way to rise in the air forceFAR3Down25 NothingNIL3Down25 ChairSEAT4Down25 JobTASK4Down26 Follow in a manner almost unseenENSUE5Down28 Clean feathersPREEN5Down28 AdhesiveSTICKY6Down29 DeceiveDELUDE6Down30 Large animalHIPPO5Down30 Nonsense like duty listsROTAS5Down30 Looks delighted at the strong supportBEAMS5Down31 Appeal humblyPLEAD5Down31 VegetableSWEDE5Down32 Tie togetherBIND4Down32 It can be quite a blowWIND4Down32 The woman had been droppedSHED4Down33 Metal moneyCOIN4Down33 ExcursionTRIP4Down34 ImitatedAPED4Down36 BreachGAP3Down40

About this puzzle

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