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Evening Standard Crossword January 22 2021 Answers

Friday puzzle · 136 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 22 2021 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#
DevilSATAN5Across4 Hymn-bookHYMNAL6Across7 Something you could sing but don'tREFRAIN7Across8 Gold barsBULLION7Across8 Disease of bloodLEUKAEMIA9Across9 Seed-casePOD3Across9 Not wishing to become a shooting target!CAMERASHY9Across9 FreeRID3Across10 DarknessNIGHT5Across12 MoistHUMID5Across13 DrossSCUM4Across13 Pretend the pound note is coming backLETON5Across13 Employed by the hotel I had leftHIRED5Across14 Main part of bodyTORSO5Across14 Offers the caretakersTENDERS7Across15 BetrayalTREASON7Across15 LamentDIRGE5Across15 Is attracted by, yet attacks verballyGOESFOR7Across16 NativeINGROWN7Across16 Run to time, you findTRACE5Across17 TrapCATCH5Across17 RestREPOSE6Across17 Cat that will jump on the pianoOUNCE5Across18 Young bird of preyOWLET5Across18 EmployedUSED4Across19 ViewSCENE5Across20 Uniform fabricKHAKI5Across20 The animal, making a row, started growling insideTIGER5Across20 "They're worth money," the twit put inASSETS6Across22 FaucetTAP3Across22 CriticiseIMPUGN6Across22 Powders in jarsGRATES6Across23 Make overREHASH6Across23 DeceivedDELUDED7Across24 It will bring the rain one day shortlyMONSOON7Across25 Silvery-white mineralCALCIUM7Across25 One or two, having had the meal, run offNUMERAL7Across27 ThroughPER3Across27 CoarseBRUTISH7Across27 ShabbySEEDY5Across28 AgainENCORE6Across30 They produce straight lines of monarchsRULERS6Across30 Hunting expeditionSAFARI6Across31 RegionAREA4Across31 Approaching the Chinese firm firstCOMING6Across31 BeauDANDY5Across32 The expensive car registersROLLS5Across32 DiminishedABATED6Across33 Seem proud to be responsible for the hold-upSTRUT5Across35 South American rodentCOYPU5Across35 BiscuitWAFER5Across35 Need roughly about a day to get it completedENDED5Across36 DeliveryISSUE5Across36 TugPULL4Across37 A little phone call from the hairdresser's?RINGLET7Across37 Self-propelled weaponTORPEDO7Across37 FragmentSCRAP5Across38 ImmerseDIP3Across39 The drunk's dog?LURCHER7Across39 Went backRENEGED7Across39 She set it in the heart of GranadaANITA5Across41 ClefKEY3Across41 Additional thingEXTRA5Across41 Did he do some gardening on the day he was knighted?DRAKE5Across42 EraseDELETE6Across42 Greek letterTHETA5Across42 An article by a make-up man would be in orderABOUTFACE9Across43 StuckGLUED5Across43 Luxurious carLIMOUSINE9Across43 Glared at the boat that was in frontSCOWLED7Across44 CompensatesRECOUPS7Across44

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Aromatic spiceNUTMEG6Down1 EssayTHESIS6Down1 Pay for when you fixSETTLE6Down1 Sword liliesGLADIOLI8Down2 Move across to the referee standing byTRANSFER8Down2 TaintedIMPURE6Down2 Tending to argueCONTENTIOUS11Down3 Treachery at the top?HIGHTREASON11Down3 ConflictWAR3Down3 BalladSONG4Down4 Documentary styleREPORTAGE9Down4 Do the king and queen attend?CARDPARTY9Down4 FarewellADIEU5Down5 SuperficialSKETCHY7Down5 Are told to accommodate the girlHEATHER7Down5 AttainedACHIEVED8Down6 KindlyBENEVOLENT10Down6 Sea water or where it usually comes fromMAINSOURCE10Down6 PrejudiceBIAS4Down7 That's the English for you!THEE4Down7 Swimming-poolLIDO4Down8 Slender and small, not weighing muchSLIGHT6Down10 Shrill crySHRIEK6Down10 Beef will go off; that's the nuisance about itPROTEST7Down11 AgitatedDISTURBED9Down11 MaximPRECEPT7Down11 InformerSNITCH6Down12 Write "The animal is hiding in the trees"ASPENS6Down12 RepairMEND4Down14 PeruseREAD4Down16 GlancePEEP4Down18 Serve badly in the gameNETBALL7Down19 Communication between groupsLIAISON7Down19 EcclesiasticalCLERICAL8Down21 General lawlessnessANARCHY7Down21 Cab --- or its driver who got a bad tipGROWLER7Down21 PlaguePEST4Down23 A fast walkHUNGERMARCH11Down24 Difficult problemBRAINTEASER11Down24 PetalLEAF4Down25 Delete from the incorrect chart the scout is holdingSCRATCHOUT10Down26 IntenseDEEP4Down26 Surly personCURMUDGEON10Down26 Having shrewd judgementFARSEEING9Down28 An eligible bachelor? No miss, indeedGOODCATCH9Down28 ElicitedEDUCED6Down29 NewspaperGAZETTE7Down29 Dad is wrong in showing scornDISDAIN7Down29 Protective vehicleESCORT6Down30 A little more sultry, as a consequenceRESULT6Down30 ShoutedYELLED6Down30 Reads swiftly through the column and criticises itRUNSDOWN8Down32 Time something lastsDURATION8Down32 WatchfulAWAKE5Down32 FarmerYEOMAN6Down33 Is he fixing the hair of the dog?SETTER6Down33 The new version is a brightly coloured floatREDRAFT7Down34 ParchedARID4Down34 Jewish languageYIDDISH7Down34 ImitatedAPED4Down36 Goes off to get the sheetsLEAVES6Down38 ExcuseEXEMPT6Down38 The girl from RedstoneRUBY4Down40 EnclosurePEN3Down40 Fastening deviceNAIL4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, January 22, 2021. 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.