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Evening Standard Crossword January 2 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 136 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 2 2026 answers. The Friday puzzle has 136 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#
MaliceSPITE5Across2 TimeTEMPO5Across7 The fate of Desmond LittleDESTINY7Across8 ChangeALTER5Across8 Sturdy canineBULLDOG7Across8 PresumptuousAUDACIOUS9Across9 High but not squeaky?WELLOILED9Across9 WakenROUSE5Across10 TuneAIR3Across12 FarewellADIEU5Across13 Letter from a hotheadAITCH5Across13 SatanDEVIL5Across13 Thick woollen clothTWEED5Across14 The racket is in a different oneNOISE5Across14 There's mischief in the air when this little imp becomes active!GREMLIN7Across15 Dairy productYOGHURT7Across15 SnaredTRAPPED7Across15 Posted earlier nowPRESENT7Across16 Habitually wanderingNOMADIC7Across16 Flush and show you've been taken unawaresSTART5Across17 Chess piecesPAWNS5Across17 Wild assONAGER6Across17 The beer is put inside in the passageAISLE5Across18 Reject conventionREBEL5Across18 TearRIP3Across19 SlanderedDEFAMED7Across20 Mammal with long snoutTAPIR5Across20 Scolded, a tear-drop starts to formRATED5Across20 Partaking of, being forced toHAVING6Across22 BodyguardMINDER6Across22 Smiled broadlyBEAMED6Across23 GratingGRID4Across23 A cursory hug on entering, not from loveNOUGHT6Across23 RelativesCOUSINS7Across25 AdroitDEFT4Across25 Take in only to give solace toCONSOLE7Across25 FiendishDEMONIC7Across26 The close relations, as usual, sent outPARENTS7Across27 Ill-manneredBOORISH7Across27 UncoverDENUDE6Across30 The word "frightfully," over and over againTOOTOO6Across30 VehicleCAR3Across30 Free waterSPRING6Across31 Martial artKARATE6Across31 CowsCATTLE6Across31 In addition to the contract, get a spin-drierRIDER5Across32 AugursBODES5Across32 VariedDIVERSE7Across34 Sound of water we hearCREAK5Across35 Canine predatorsFOXES5Across35 Get on and go along with youAGREE5Across36 Not suitableUNAPT5Across36 Tapes the best performance of all timeRECORDS7Across37 SeamLAYER5Across37 Imposing buildingEDIFICE7Across37 BrownTAN3Across38 Muslim festivalRAMADAN7Across39 TriumphEXULT5Across39 They allow one to keep in touch with peopleLETTERS7Across39 CaptureCATCH5Across40 What he said as he battered down the door?INIGO5Across41 AnaestheticETHER5Across41 In the midst ofAMONG5Across41 Not being polite to a bird!CAPON5Across42 DenSTUDY5Across42 Black-and-white mammalZEBRA5Across42 Awful trouble you'll have getting the infernal money?HELLTOPAY9Across43 Many-legged creatureMILLIPEDE9Across43 Trying to get an interview with the top manSEEKING7Across44 BreastboneSTERNUM7Across44

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School of paintingCUBISM6Down1 Put the stand by the seatSETTEE6Down1 NumberSEVEN5Down1 European flatfishFLOUNDER8Down2 When it's finished, need that breakATTHEEND8Down2 ShootSPRIG5Down2 AvailableFORTHCOMING11Down3 To put it concisely, confined to a lunatic's infernoINANUTSHELL11Down3 CombinedPOOLED6Down3 TrialTEST4Down4 Alcoholic drinkSUNDOWNER9Down4 No singles: none at allNEVERAONE9Down4 ApplaudedCLAPPED7Down5 Caribbean musicCALYPSO7Down5 Like the flibbertigibbet Miss Bird?FLIGHTY7Down5 CapBERET5Down6 Soft drinkGINGERBEER10Down6 Would a moored houseboat be one?FIXEDABODE10Down6 African languageZULU4Down7 Having taken the water cure successfully?WELL4Down7 GratuityTIP3Down9 Marine birdGANNET6Down10 If the lady's put the wrong map in, it won't helpHAMPER6Down10 Don't notice that I have added to the letterMISSIVE7Down11 SnakeSERPENT7Down11 WanderingERRATIC7Down11 As yet wearing only underclothes, dressINVEST6Down12 Showing little interestSTOLID6Down12 EvadeDODGE5Down13 SoundVALID5Down14 PointAIM3Down16 ContritionREMORSE7Down18 Having spotted, quoted aloudSIGHTED7Down19 BewilderedBEMUSED7Down19 The couple returned the animal to me outsideTWOSOME7Down21 GodDEITY5Down21 Mythical birdPHOENIX7Down21 GuideSTEER5Down22 What the thief didn't find in the safe?DANGERMONEY11Down24 Supreme powerSOVEREIGNTY11Down24 ProprietyDECENCY7Down24 Riding styleSIDESADDLE10Down26 Usual answer to "Why are you simmering that bone?"STOCKREPLY10Down26 SpoilMAR3Down27 Given an estimate for a new sari, going into shock!APPRAISAL9Down28 NamedCALLED6Down28 Fragrant ornamental woodJACARANDA9Down28 EssentialVITAL5Down29 Fortified placeBASTION7Down29 Such a face as the wrinkled Enid has at fifty-four?LIVEDIN7Down29 Undertake, having the equipmentTACKLE6Down30 DistortDEFORM6Down30 ShabbyTATTY5Down32 Food for the sweet-toothed Lorelei?ROCKCAKE8Down32 Heavy snowstormBLIZZARD8Down32 OscillateSEESAW6Down33 BarLEVER5Down33 In the world of boxing, is increasingRISING6Down33 Is this fruit all the rage?PASSION7Down34 Root vegetablesTURNIPS7Down34 TankVAT3Down35 LeaveEXIT4Down36 Securing work in the syndicateROPING6Down38 Stain with bloodIMBRUE6Down38 Even at the end, was bound toTIED4Down40 Female servantMAID4Down40

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