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Evening Standard Crossword January 23 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 136 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 23 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#
ShowyBRASH5Across4 AnewAFRESH6Across7 EpochERA3Across9 AbundantlyCOPIOUSLY9Across9 Angry, I meant somehow to get throughINATEMPER9Across9 OwnsHAS3Across10 Didn't take seriously a delay apt to cause havocPLAYEDAT8Across10 Widespread outbreak of diseaseEPIDEMIC8Across10 RepresentativeAGENT5Across12 Realised it had a novel soundKNEW4Across12 African riverNILE4Across12 MeltTHAW4Across13 It takes time to get to know one wellPRISON6Across13 BounderROTTER6Across13 Exact copyREPLICA7Across14 If you really want to know about it, ask cook!KITCHEN7Across14 Negative viewpointPESSIMISM9Across15 ThrustLUNGE5Across15 Having been parachuted down, visitedDROPPEDIN9Across15 DistressedANGUISHED9Across17 CalmSERENE6Across17 Soon, at nine about, mother will enterINAMOMENT9Across17 Iron-rich vegetableSPINACH7Across18 So retirement in Capri turned out to be dullPROSAIC7Across18 RushDASH4Across19 Stops talking in the intervalsBREAKS6Across20 One without technical knowledgeLAYMAN6Across20 ModeSTYLE5Across20 Figure it's a bald patch in the animal's coatFOUR4Across21 Russian rulerTSAR4Across21 RubbishTAT3Across22 A refusal to reply is not the solutionNOANSWER8Across24 DiscussedDEBATED7Across24 ElevationALTITUDE8Across24 "Justifies a fight," one stormsWARRANTS8Across26 UnsureINSECURE8Across26 LairDEN3Across27 Do the same and put a kiss on the topAPEX4Across28 OriginROOT4Across28 MemoriseLEARN5Across28 Pleasant walkSTROLL6Across29 Jokes with the chapsCRACKS6Across29 Edible leafstalksRHUBARB7Across31 In the shade of the tree, felt discontentedREPINED7Across31 IdolHERO4Across31 FishermanANGLER6Across33 Needed, was pagedCALLEDFOR9Across34 AristocratGENTLEMAN9Across34 ProvideCATER5Across35 Only one side is quite as it should beJUSTRIGHT9Across36 Centre of attentionLIMELIGHT9Across36 StationPOST4Across37 Beaver-like mammalMUSKRAT7Across38 With "Bother!" ran off to shelter inside from the stormTORNADO7Across38 ViperADDER5Across38 AgeDAY3Across39 TinyMINUTE6Across39 Will have it one's exterior isn't to be renovatedINSIST6Across39 Woman's nameANNA4Across40 Are no longer as you and I areWERE4Across40 ObjectiveAIM3Across41 String instrumentMANDOLIN8Across41 A memo about the tenderREMINDER8Across41 StreamerBANNER6Across42 With Leo, I had built myself a lovely abodeIDEALHOME9Across42 RelieveALLEVIATE9Across42 ImposingGRAND5Across43

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Got better when given a liftPICKEDUP8Down1 Alcoholic drinkSCHNAPPS8Down1 SucculentCACTUS6Down1 FruitsAPPLES6Down2 Develop a liking for when you accompany thereTAKETO6Down2 OilyGREASY6Down2 AmazeASTONISH8Down3 The occasional cop's raid eradicates itSPORADIC8Down3 TreeASH3Down3 NetworkSYSTEM6Down4 BoastBRAG4Down4 Had cropped up when an increment came throughARISEN6Down4 StormedRAGED5Down5 MonthFEBRUARY8Down5 Attack the old-fashioned means of heatingOPENFIRE8Down5 Synthetic materialFIBREGLASS10Down6 Brand is the tail-enderBACKMARKER10Down6 ThreateningSINISTER8Down6 City in TennesseeMEMPHIS7Down7 Say the soldiers got into troubleMENTION7Down7 The tree I myself planted outside the clubMASHIE6Down8 HealthyHALE4Down8 EndFINISH6Down8 Is not wrong about its being yet to comeINSTORE7Down11 RoamsWANDERS7Down11 BrownSUNTANNED9Down11 UniteWELD4Down14 Slanting scriptITALIC6Down16 TidyNEAT4Down16 Intends to take one through the steppesPLAINS6Down16 RushREED4Down18 Snow houseIGLOO5Down19 Circle the area with the bracing airOZONE5Down19 Save soapBAR3Down20 UntruthLIE3Down20 BullfighterTOREADOR8Down21 Country bordering TurkeySYRIA5Down22 How "decimal" is frequently defined in a dictionaryOFTEN5Down22 InformTELL4Down23 GenuineACTUAL6Down23 Mum, the agent has turned up the draught regulatorDAMPER6Down23 In the endULTIMATELY10Down25 Fight that won't stop you talking to someoneWAROFWORDS10Down25 DefeatBEAT4Down25 SickILL3Down26 Had been the cutter-upWAS3Down26 IntenseDEEP4Down26 Art of paper foldingORIGAMI7Down27 Charms, to a degree, the northernersMASCOTS7Down27 AboutAROUND6Down29 LotionOINTMENT8Down30 CharacterNATURE6Down30 Are they spreading disease among cyclists?CARRIERS8Down30 SlightlyREMOTELY8Down31 Fought back at first, trapped by the tangled reedsRESISTED8Down31 SeaOCEAN5Down32 DeceivedBETRAYED8Down32 Did come round at that point but was indecisiveDITHERED8Down32 Figure "Elaine" could be her nameMELANIE7Down33 U.S. stateFLORIDA7Down33 ClutchGRAB4Down34 Read "Running from one side to the other is a pantry"LARDER6Down35 Capital of BahamasNASSAU6Down35 Having one dimensionLINEAR6Down36 He's come home only this minuteJUSTIN6Down36 ParchedARID4Down36 Continues, as it happensGOESON6Down37 Easy-goingGENIAL6Down37 YelpYAP3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, January 23, 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.