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Evening Standard Crossword January 2 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 2 2025 answers. The Thursday 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#
Woven fabricCLOTH5Across1 HorrifyAPPAL5Across1 I call for a change of colourLILAC5Across1 ApedCOPIED6Across5 By harbouring the sick, make a nameBILLY5Across6 American cattle farmRANCH5Across6 RepulseREPEL5Across8 Musical performanceRECITAL7Across9 A game of witsMARBLES7Across9 ProvisionerGROCER6Across10 CoachTRAIN5Across10 It sounds wetSPLAT5Across10 Eye coveringPATCH5Across11 Figure a measure to be a sure successCINCH5Across11 OneUNIT4Across11 Brightens up because of the benefitsPERKS5Across12 PeeksPEEPS5Across12 Weaponry for our army, possiblyARMOURY7Across13 MonthOCTOBER7Across13 WearisomeBORING6Across14 ContainerTUB3Across15 Brief contributor to the latest editionTED3Across15 TryATTEMPT7Across15 Second-handUSED4Across17 Incline to be angular?LEAN4Across17 MarryWED3Across18 Holiday at seaCRUISE6Across18 He didn't rule the wavesCANUTE6Across18 CurveARC3Across19 Bathroom fittingBIDET5Across19 A bighead, some new broomBESOM5Across19 Lofty ladies can have themIDEALS6Across20 Of tribesTRIBAL6Across20 DeceasedDEAD4Across21 They're apt to get knottedTIES4Across22 RowTIER4Across22 HandleTREAT5Across23 Heavy-heartedSAD3Across24 UnhearingDEAF4Across24 This way for the country!NOR3Across24 ExpertDABHAND7Across25 Riding one can give you a sort of kickBICYCLE7Across25 Winter sportsmanSKIER5Across26 Relating to the sound of coins rattling?SONIC5Across26 Steer with thisWHEEL5Across27 Assert for many a purposeCLAIM5Across27 FinishEND3Across27 Do fully, once againDITTO5Across28 SpongeCADGE5Across28 Keen to laze around inside the houseZEALOUS7Across29 Senior pupilMONITOR7Across29 TankVAT3Across29 It may be of meritORDER5Across30 Boy's nameCRAIG5Across30 Study a noted duet arrangementETUDE5Across31 Drinking tubeSTRAW5Across31 HarmedDAMAGED7Across31 BeetleWEEVIL6Across32 RosterROTA4Across34 WholeENTIRE6Across35 VirtuousMORAL5Across38 AppearEMERGE6Across39 CabinBERTH5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Song wordsLYRICS6Down2 EqualityPAR3Down2 Dirty little devil on the riverIMPURE6Down2 Female deadlier than the maleAMAZON6Down3 BowmanARCHER6Down3 Three-legged standTRIPOD6Down3 Tom may take a walkCAT3Down4 ShelterLEE3Down4 Farmyard birdHEN3Down4 CudgelCLUB4Down5 Edifice rebuilt by Abe?ABBEY5Down5 Underwater explorerDIVER5Down5 CoupledPAIRED6Down6 Great star, so how can he be an awful hack to many?BECKHAM7Down6 Harmony, agreementRAPPORT7Down6 DeterminedDOGGED6Down7 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 At Oxford, the Thames is doubledISIS4Down7 The case of a miniatureLOCKET6Down8 Prickly plantCACTUS6Down8 Make readyPREPARE7Down9 Danger, jeopardyPERIL5Down12 PresentNOW3Down12 Takes excessive interest in redeveloping piersPRIES5Down12 SeasonTIDE4Down13 Frenchman I leave to get AnglicisedALAIN5Down13 ExpelsOUSTS5Down13 LukewarmTEPID5Down14 Alma's mum?MATER5Down14 Though varying in cut, is usually uniformTUNIC5Down15 ShinboneTIBIA5Down15 WearyTIRE4Down16 Thick scattering of seed around the end of the gardenDENSE5Down16 Facial hairBEARD5Down16 TendTREND5Down17 TreeCEDAR5Down18 Such relief can bring a smileCOMIC5Down18 Arrears of workBACKLOG7Down19 Singular garment, evidently floralBLOOMER7Down19 CorpseCADAVER7Down20 One spent in Florida, perhaps?DOLLAR6Down21 SomewhatRATHER6Down21 CompetentABLE4Down22 FrustrateTHWART6Down22 A key workerTYPIST6Down22 Elevated wild delta at the end of the NileELATED6Down23 MysteryENIGMA6Down23 DallyDAWDLE6Down24 It can religiously be described as a good readBIBLE5Down25 SatanDEVIL5Down25 DeclareAVER4Down25 Mass of glue!SIZE4Down26 House typeSEMI4Down26 ApprovalFAVOUR6Down26 Expected to be a bit subduedDUE3Down28 KineCATTLE6Down28 LettuceCOS3Down28 BirdTIT3Down30 HaltLAME4Down33 CatchNAB3Down36 DecayROT3Down37

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, January 2, 2025. 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.