xWord
Cracking Clues, Finding Answers!
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Advertisements

Evening Standard Crossword January 20 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 20 2023 answers. The Friday 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.

Also solved on January 20
Daily Themed Crossword   Eugene Sheffer Crossword  

Across

Click a clue for every answer it has ever had
ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ExertionEFFORT6Across1 ViewASPECT6Across5 ShamPRETENCE8Across8 Better cook the eggs in with the vegetableBEETROOT8Across9 So be itAMEN4Across9 FollowerDISCIPLE8Across9 MaterialREP3Across10 People waiting, we're told, for a signalCUE3Across10 SpiritRUM3Across10 Galloping the pinto round the ring from choiceOPTION6Across11 NumberELEVEN6Across11 Either played successfully or scratchedSCORED6Across12 RainSHOWER6Across12 FearDREAD5Across12 IncomeREVENUE7Across13 A baggy dress?TEAGOWN7Across13 AcceptedTOOK4Across14 She's anything but worthless!RUBY4Across14 Is it the exact counterpart of another in married quarters?DOUBLEROOM10Across15 CunningSLY3Across15 ImpreciseINACCURATE10Across15 TuneAIR3Across17 InsinuationINNUENDO8Across17 With the whist cancelled, play golfDRIVEOFF8Across17 TreeASH3Across18 Translated from French, dear: "Is hard to love"CHERISH7Across18 FishBLOATER7Across18 Accuse the one that provided the transportTAXI4Across19 VehicleVAN3Across19 DanceBALL4Across19 BurstERUPT5Across20 EpochERA3Across21 WanderersNOMADS6Across21 For the broken leg, will get a doctor in, you betGAMBLE6Across21 OceanSEA3Across22 WatchEYE3Across23 BeamRAY3Across24 Leaving things to chance on witnessing the eventSEEINGWHATHAPPENS17Across24 English Romantic poetWILLIAMWORDSWORTH17Across24 QuietenedMUTED5Across26 Gains the lead from, but it doesn't lastPASSES6Across27 LiftedRAISED6Across27 EntranceGATE4Across29 Phooey to mum!TOSH4Across29 WeightTON3Across29 SignsSIGNALS7Across30 Get the pair off to bed with fruitAPRICOT7Across30 AgitateSTIR4Across33 Happened toBEFALLEN8Across33 Again, seek to investigateRESEARCH8Across33 RecogniseIDENTIFY8Across34 A standing chargePARKINGFEE10Across35 Pale greenish-blueAQUAMARINE10Across35 ConsentACCEDE6Across35 FrustrateTHWART6Across36 Kerfuffle created by a moveSTIR4Across36 RowTIER4Across36 Very dull food?NOODLES7Across37 HurtfulCUTTING7Across37 Admission to the courseENTREE6Across38 AlmostNEARLY6Across38 Current way of saying "It's easy"BREEZE6Across40 HoundBASSET6Across40 Hand back the animalRAT3Across41 SingleONE3Across41 Act One is in a different vein; languid and lackadaisicalINACTIVE8Across42 EvaluatorASSESSOR8Across42

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Pyjamas and nightdress?BEDCLOTHES10Down1 EverywhereHIGHANDLOW10Down1 BoatSCOW4Down2 A celebrity on board, right?STAR4Down2 SmithyFORGE5Down2 OpeningAPERTURE8Down3 My, the children deserve praise for it!GOODNESS8Down3 CurseOATH4Down3 SingerTENOR5Down4 RumourHEARSAY7Down4 No, it's back - round at the depotSTATION7Down4 StadiumARENA5Down5 SherryAMONTILLADO11Down5 For a short time, regard as clairvoyanceSECONDSIGHT11Down5 SchemePLAN4Down6 ImmediatelyHEREANDNOW10Down6 Increasing when one's getting into the saddleMOUNTINGUP10Down6 Don't allow to get fed upSTARVE6Down7 Fishing-basketCREEL5Down7 InsectBEETLE6Down7 TapedRECORDED8Down8 Having misgivings? That's rather unlikelyDOUBTFUL8Down8 The appeal of tea at the start of the morningCHARM5Down10 WandererROVER5Down10 ShowREVUE5Down10 FlowerPANSY5Down11 VisionDREAM5Down12 RejoiceEXULT5Down13 Old-fashionedDATED5Down14 PaneSHEET5Down15 LongYEARN5Down16 WineCHABLIS7Down16 Would you find about fifty in pubs?BARRELS7Down16 A whole lot, you gatherAMASS5Down20 ApproximatelyABOUT5Down20 SailorMARINER7Down22 The encounter is satisfyingMEETING7Down22 FancyIMAGINATION11Down23 Change the directors and the office equipmentSWITCHBOARD11Down23 CoarseINDELICATE10Down25 That he's known to you is not any more surprisingNOSTRANGER10Down25 GarretATTIC5Down25 The rest of the sailorsSHORELEAVE10Down26 Wrestling holdHALFNELSON10Down26 CombineUNITE5Down27 Roughly tear up over half to stuff in the holeAPERTURE8Down28 ChooseELECT5Down28 TransatlanticAMERICAN8Down28 TenderOFFER5Down30 Terribly old and sedate, mincing vealPRIMEVAL8Down31 InoculateIMMUNISE8Down31 LiberateFREE4Down31 Throwing darts at, I figure, is going too farDRASTIC7Down32 ThiefBURGLAR7Down32 StoreSTOW4Down32 Was in a position to exact satisfaction fromEARNED6Down34 StopARREST6Down34 SimilarALIKE5Down35 In the story, I act as guidePILOT5Down35 TooALSO4Down39 Reckons they're very youngTOTS4Down39

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, January 20, 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.