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Evening Standard Crossword January 2 2019 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 2 2019 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 126 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#
SolitarySINGLE6Across1 The inclinations of skiers?SLOPES6Across1 ThespianACTOR5Across3 Holy edifice not yet paid forHALLOWED8Across7 MatchlessPEERLESS8Across7 Meat spreadPATE4Across8 Seaside place to which a singer brings toneBARI4Across8 WholeENTIRE6Across9 Detest, abhorLOATHE6Across10 PreferablyRATHER6Across10 Suddenly rose in order to pushSHOTUP6Across10 CorsairPIRATE6Across11 UnsoiledCLEAN5Across11 Vehicle deterioration an ass might likeCARROT6Across11 PaceSTEP4Across12 Cash contribution to a happy endingYEN3Across14 Sheltered sideLEE3Across14 NakedNUDE4Across15 ManservantVALET5Across16 Uncle, a raw beginner with birdsREMUS5Across16 LocalTOPICAL7Across17 IdenticalSAME4Across17 Monstrous loch?NESS4Across17 DevilSATAN5Across19 Looked sick when dad took the leadPALED5Across19 OfferBID3Across20 CompetitorRIVAL5Across21 PerchROOST5Across21 Decided where to draw the line?RULED5Across21 Cloth made of flaxLINEN5Across22 A little wood, the police saidCOPSE5Across22 Given a start in lifeBORN4Across23 AcceptedTOOK4Across23 PriceCOST4Across23 FootwearSHOE4Across25 It's an extra good thingBONUS5Across26 TormentTEASE5Across26 DonkeysASSES5Across26 A good thing for seedy teachers?NUT3Across28 BendBOW3Across28 LimbARM3Across28 One can get under-adjusted, of courseINURED6Across29 To be preciseTHATIS6Across29 Season of success, but for the latter halfWINTER6Across30 Take photos with thisCAMERA6Across30 UtmostEXTREME7Across30 Viola gets upset a lotALTO4Across31 DryARID4Across31 A food item is almost cut in piecesBISCUITS8Across32 UnnecessaryNEEDLESS8Across32 OsculatesKISSES6Across33 School breaks upHARROW6Across33 GenuineREAL4Across33 CloseNEAR4Across35 TemptressSIREN5Across36 Sugary fluidNECTAR6Across38 LampoonSATIRE6Across39 GraspCLASP5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
NeedleSTYLUS6Down1 Time and a quarterSEASON6Down1 BanquetFEAST5Down1 Pointed beardGOATEE6Down2 Thinly covers the Cockney's feetPLATES6Down2 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down2 Fencing swordEPEE4Down3 When going to war, is not linked with a friendSHIP4Down3 CurveARC3Down3 A comingARRIVAL7Down4 VaultCELLAR6Down4 Declare dishonestly to be innocentCLEARED7Down4 SpokenORAL4Down5 Bravery awardMEDAL5Down5 War distributed by marines a lotSWARM5Down5 Thing of valueASSET5Down6 Cooks up new dietsEDITS5Down6 BushSHRUB5Down7 Hand partPALM4Down8 AvariceGREED5Down8 Crosby piece played by youngstersBOYS4Down8 Definite articleTHE3Down9 Manage to change endsRUN3Down9 ManagedRAN3Down12 Ensign seen again on the quarter deckRED3Down12 AnguishTORTURE7Down13 Canvas sheltersTENTS5Down13 Love that's true, perhaps, seems a knockout!OUTER5Down13 AxlePIVOT5Down14 Slave dance?VALSE5Down15 RescuesSAVES5Down15 PredicamentDILEMMA7Down16 LaxLOOSE5Down18 Incite one to wander round with a horseEGGON5Down18 StupidAPISH5Down18 DonkeyASS3Down19 TransgressionSIN3Down19 Offspring smaller than the pupaPUP3Down19 Generally the protected sideLEE3Down20 Shade of brownTAN3Down20 Young beauty's potential bloomerROSEBUD7Down21 LudicrousRISIBLE7Down21 Incurably nasty fellow?CUR3Down22 PermitLET3Down22 PrickleTHORN5Down22 Magazines for childrenCOMICS6Down23 Billy having a snack with his better halfBUNTER6Down23 KnowledgeKEN3Down24 German cotton centreOTTO4Down24 Was indebted toOWED4Down24 Just the sort of boat for inland navigationNARROW6Down25 VagrantsTRAMPS6Down25 Make amendsATONE5Down26 The foolish one involved in bomb making?BIMBO5Down26 AuctionsSALES5Down27 A caring translator of runesNURSE5Down27 SurplusEXCESS6Down27 StadiumARENA5Down28 Drinks counterBAR3Down28 Love a duck!NIL3Down28 AdvanceMARCH5Down29 For which the water was hot?WASH4Down30 BarrelCASK4Down30 WeirdEERIE5Down31 StrayedERRED5Down32 LassGIRL4Down34 PouchSAC3Down36 DozeNAP3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, January 2, 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.