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Evening Standard Crossword January 20 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 20 2026 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 130 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#
MendREPAIR6Across1 PlanDESIGN6Across1 No, it can't stop you getting nailedDENIAL6Across1 RankleFESTER6Across5 PachydermELEPHANT8Across7 All those noted for being truly individualEVERYONE8Across7 A bright start in French, perhapsDAWN4Across8 ContainersPOTS4Across8 NewNOVEL5Across9 Put on the street, being oldSTAGED6Across10 EvokeELICIT6Across10 Sail-clothCANVAS6Across10 The agreement in the form forwardedASSENT6Across11 Turn upARRIVE6Across11 EmittedISSUED6Across11 JamWEDGE5Across12 Cost of life expectancyFEE3Across14 ThreatenLOOM4Across14 Sheltered sideLEE3Across14 GovernsRULES5Across16 In the shade is a dark placeHADES5Across16 LongingYEN3Across17 Plenty may be castLOTS4Across17 CondimentSALT4Across17 RepastMEAL4Across18 Took the attitude that dopes shouldn't be so sillyPOSED5Across19 HeathenPAGAN5Across19 EnlistENROL5Across20 Strengthened the appearance of being polishedWAXED5Across21 Meat in rashersBACON5Across21 RiddleSIEVE5Across22 DetestedHATED5Across22 Slow kiss with a rubbery sort of feelLATEX5Across22 Contended to be a terrible diveVIED4Across23 TumultuousRIOTOUS7Across23 Tented areaCAMP4Across23 AutomatonROBOT5Across24 Break offSEVER5Across26 DangerPERIL5Across26 Sweet substanceHONEY5Across26 The part a rabbit can't be withoutBIT3Across28 Tennis shotLOB3Across28 Those of eccentric ladiesIDEALS6Across29 SoonANON4Across29 One after the otherINAROW6Across29 In safe custodySECURE6Across30 D'Artagnan, for instance, could talk a lot and fool peopleGASCON6Across30 IrritateIRK3Across30 Sound a hornTOOT4Across31 Where a new hat goes with the uniformUTAH4Across31 ProofEVIDENCE8Across32 See a place in the garden for cups and saucers, etc.CROCKERY8Across32 ReignRULE4Across32 ConcerningANENT5Across33 Incisive treatment for rashesSHEARS6Across33 Cold seasonWINTER6Across33 WholeINTACT6Across35 MeritedEARNED6Across36 DecorationMEDAL5Across37 FigureNUMBER6Across38 LethalDEADLY6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PliantDOCILE6Down1 JockeysRIDERS6Down1 Arrange loads around the nerve centre of the backDORSAL6Down1 Is game to make picturesIMAGES6Down2 Shore birdAVOCET6Down2 ElderSENIOR6Down2 Grant money at lastLEND4Down3 ReposeREST4Down3 ChewGNAW4Down3 Hurry into bed when whisked awayBRUSHED7Down4 Highland dress itemSPORRAN7Down4 CuriousNOSEY5Down4 HerbBASIL5Down5 PretendFEIGN5Down5 Charlie was in debt, and subduedCOWED5Down5 OtherwiseELSE4Down6 Breaks that interrupt the music making?RESTS5Down6 Eyelid inflammationsSTYES5Down6 WigTOUPEE6Down7 EnigmaRIDDLE6Down8 TabletPILL4Down8 It's silly to get back with a dizzy headDAFT4Down8 Neckwear itemTIE3Down9 The little we noteWEE3Down9 Sorry a girl's lost, that isSAD3Down12 ManageRUN3Down12 When you lose yours, is it even broken outright?NERVE5Down13 False teethDENTURE7Down13 Snake poisonVENOM5Down13 Speed contestsRACES5Down15 Deceived, though not by playing possum?FOXED5Down15 ShallotONION5Down15 ImbecileMORON5Down16 NiggardMISER5Down18 Illegal burningARSON5Down18 Preferred to make a top name?OPTED5Down18 Butter needed for dad to finish breakfastPAT3Down19 BenefitAVAIL5Down19 Hit lightlyPAT3Down19 A difference with one's spouse?SEX3Down20 DeityGOD3Down20 Aggressive, as when given a raw dealWARLIKE7Down21 Rifle attachmentBAYONET7Down21 IlluminatedLIT3Down21 SipSUP3Down22 The field of ale brewingLEA3Down22 That womanHER3Down22 Cosy warm coveringCOCOON6Down23 The face shows a woman's ageVISAGE6Down23 AdjoinABUT4Down24 ShareRATION6Down24 The desire to get out of MitchumITCH4Down24 BasisBOTTOM6Down25 Do they give one short change indoors?DONORS6Down25 FavourPREFER6Down25 Because a gloss finish can be nice?SINCE5Down26 ConcealsHIDES5Down26 WreckedRUINED6Down27 Maybe to move out around November is a bad thingVENOM5Down27 Lowest pointNADIR5Down27 Star signLEO3Down28 LustfullyLEWDLY6Down28 Flier in inevitable ascentBAT3Down28 Hospital for cats?GUYS4Down30 HotpotSTEW4Down30 BuryINTER5Down30 MassageKNEAD5Down31 ApexACME4Down33 StoryTALE4Down34

About this puzzle

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