Evening Standard Crossword January 20 2026 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 130 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for January 20 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Mend61 AcrossReveal answer → Plan61 AcrossReveal answer → No, it can't stop you getting nailed61 AcrossReveal answer → Rankle65 AcrossReveal answer → Pachyderm87 AcrossReveal answer → All those noted for being truly individual87 AcrossReveal answer → A bright start in French, perhaps48 AcrossReveal answer → Containers48 AcrossReveal answer → New59 AcrossReveal answer → Put on the street, being old610 AcrossReveal answer → Evoke610 AcrossReveal answer → Sail-cloth610 AcrossReveal answer → The agreement in the form forwarded611 AcrossReveal answer → Turn up611 AcrossReveal answer → Emitted611 AcrossReveal answer → Jam512 AcrossReveal answer → Cost of life expectancy314 AcrossReveal answer → Threaten414 AcrossReveal answer → Sheltered side314 AcrossReveal answer → Governs516 AcrossReveal answer → In the shade is a dark place516 AcrossReveal answer → Longing317 AcrossReveal answer → Plenty may be cast417 AcrossReveal answer → Condiment417 AcrossReveal answer → Repast418 AcrossReveal answer → Took the attitude that dopes shouldn't be so silly519 AcrossReveal answer → Heathen519 AcrossReveal answer → Enlist520 AcrossReveal answer → Strengthened the appearance of being polished521 AcrossReveal answer → Meat in rashers521 AcrossReveal answer → Riddle522 AcrossReveal answer → Detested522 AcrossReveal answer → Slow kiss with a rubbery sort of feel522 AcrossReveal answer → Contended to be a terrible dive423 AcrossReveal answer → Tumultuous723 AcrossReveal answer → Tented area423 AcrossReveal answer → Automaton524 AcrossReveal answer → Break off526 AcrossReveal answer → Danger526 AcrossReveal answer → Sweet substance526 AcrossReveal answer → The part a rabbit can't be without328 AcrossReveal answer → Tennis shot328 AcrossReveal answer → Those of eccentric ladies629 AcrossReveal answer → Soon429 AcrossReveal answer → One after the other629 AcrossReveal answer → In safe custody630 AcrossReveal answer → D'Artagnan, for instance, could talk a lot and fool people630 AcrossReveal answer → Irritate330 AcrossReveal answer → Sound a horn431 AcrossReveal answer → Where a new hat goes with the uniform431 AcrossReveal answer → Proof832 AcrossReveal answer → See a place in the garden for cups and saucers, etc.832 AcrossReveal answer → Reign432 AcrossReveal answer → Concerning533 AcrossReveal answer → Incisive treatment for rashes633 AcrossReveal answer → Cold season633 AcrossReveal answer → Whole635 AcrossReveal answer → Merited636 AcrossReveal answer → Decoration537 AcrossReveal answer → Figure638 AcrossReveal answer → Lethal639 AcrossReveal answer →

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Pliant61 DownReveal answer → Jockeys61 DownReveal answer → Arrange loads around the nerve centre of the back61 DownReveal answer → Is game to make pictures62 DownReveal answer → Shore bird62 DownReveal answer → Elder62 DownReveal answer → Grant money at last43 DownReveal answer → Repose43 DownReveal answer → Chew43 DownReveal answer → Hurry into bed when whisked away74 DownReveal answer → Highland dress item74 DownReveal answer → Curious54 DownReveal answer → Herb55 DownReveal answer → Pretend55 DownReveal answer → Charlie was in debt, and subdued55 DownReveal answer → Otherwise46 DownReveal answer → Breaks that interrupt the music making?56 DownReveal answer → Eyelid inflammations56 DownReveal answer → Wig67 DownReveal answer → Enigma68 DownReveal answer → Tablet48 DownReveal answer → It's silly to get back with a dizzy head48 DownReveal answer → Neckwear item39 DownReveal answer → The little we note39 DownReveal answer → Sorry a girl's lost, that is312 DownReveal answer → Manage312 DownReveal answer → When you lose yours, is it even broken outright?513 DownReveal answer → False teeth713 DownReveal answer → Snake poison513 DownReveal answer → Speed contests515 DownReveal answer → Deceived, though not by playing possum?515 DownReveal answer → Shallot515 DownReveal answer → Imbecile516 DownReveal answer → Niggard518 DownReveal answer → Illegal burning518 DownReveal answer → Preferred to make a top name?518 DownReveal answer → Butter needed for dad to finish breakfast319 DownReveal answer → Benefit519 DownReveal answer → Hit lightly319 DownReveal answer → A difference with one's spouse?320 DownReveal answer → Deity320 DownReveal answer → Aggressive, as when given a raw deal721 DownReveal answer → Rifle attachment721 DownReveal answer → Illuminated321 DownReveal answer → Sip322 DownReveal answer → The field of ale brewing322 DownReveal answer → That woman322 DownReveal answer → Cosy warm covering623 DownReveal answer → The face shows a woman's age623 DownReveal answer → Adjoin424 DownReveal answer → Share624 DownReveal answer → The desire to get out of Mitchum424 DownReveal answer → Basis625 DownReveal answer → Do they give one short change indoors?625 DownReveal answer → Favour625 DownReveal answer → Because a gloss finish can be nice?526 DownReveal answer → Conceals526 DownReveal answer → Wrecked627 DownReveal answer → Maybe to move out around November is a bad thing527 DownReveal answer → Lowest point527 DownReveal answer → Star sign328 DownReveal answer → Lustfully628 DownReveal answer → Flier in inevitable ascent328 DownReveal answer → Hospital for cats?430 DownReveal answer → Hotpot430 DownReveal answer → Bury530 DownReveal answer → Massage531 DownReveal answer → Apex433 DownReveal answer → Story434 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.