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Evening Standard Crossword January 24 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 24 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 122 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#
Kick outEJECT5Across1 SucculentCACTUS6Across1 The old-fashioned fellows in the countryYEMEN5Across1 PillarCOLUMN6Across5 Distribute some just rewardsSTREW5Across6 AdditionalSPARE5Across6 DisusedOBSOLETE8Across8 According to reasonLOGICAL7Across9 SensibleSANE4Across9 Break a bit of a date with the girlVIOLATE7Across9 ThroughPER3Across10 Something hard for a butcher to use?STEEL5Across10 ShiningAGLOW5Across10 Spanish version of RomanRAMON5Across11 Dance typeTANGO5Across11 Dangerous place for witches to make mealsSALEM5Across12 ConfineCRAMP5Across12 UntidyMESSY5Across12 SpearJAVELIN7Across13 Again makes concessions, as does a backer?RECEDES7Across13 Someone's favouritePET3Across15 WeakenSAP3Across15 The schoolkids wouldn't miss himSIR3Across15 CupidEROS4Across17 Surrounded by some pyramidsAMID4Across17 EpochERA3Across17 Something you can stick on the wallSTUCCO6Across18 FishEEL3Across18 Silky to the touchSMOOTH6Across18 A nice place to be stranded!BEACH5Across19 TV, newspapers, etc.MEDIA5Across19 OddRUM3Across19 TopicsTHEMES6Across20 Angel having a flutter?BACKER6Across20 UnadornedPLAIN5Across20 MineralORE3Across21 Plant partLEAF4Across22 WrathIRE3Across22 Wrestling for money, nothing more?SUMO4Across22 PinchNIP3Across23 Exclamation of love for a companionOCH3Across24 StillYET3Across24 Opposite of noYES3Across24 Fish a hat out for a studentBLOATER7Across25 Nightclub showCABARET7Across25 ShrillREEDY5Across26 Possibly kills with practised easeSKILL5Across26 AgueFEVER5Across26 It needs watchingVIDEO5Across27 Introduction, in shortINTRO5Across27 EscargotSNAIL5Across28 Goodness, what a shame it would be to lose heart!PIETY5Across28 One more article not for the missusANOTHER7Across29 IrregularERRATIC7Across29 NewtEFT3Across29 Jane's change of clothes?JEANS5Across30 StopsHALTS5Across30 Young humanCHILD5Across31 Plain price?PENNY5Across31 BoroughTOWN4Across33 PullingTRACTION8Across34 PlaguePESTER6Across35 DieEXPIRE6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Large feline mammalJAGUAR6Down2 Meets up with a European leader in high regardESTEEM6Down2 StrollAMBLE5Down2 The couple smoothed things outEVENED6Down3 ShutsCLOSES6Down3 ImplementTOOL4Down3 PrecipitousSHEER5Down4 Pull with a ropeTOW3Down4 Nothing less than senileNIL3Down4 BestCREAM5Down5 Warning deviceSIREN5Down5 Another name for a sail?ALIAS5Down5 DeficitLOSS4Down6 A surprised expressionSTREWTH7Down6 FruitSATSUMA7Down6 MadnessMANIA5Down7 DramaPLAY4Down7 One sort of mateTEAM4Down7 RueREGRET6Down8 Like love poetry of which one tore up a nice piece?EROTIC6Down8 FunctionPARTY5Down10 SendREMIT5Down11 To break off is less than to persevereSEVER5Down12 AnticCAPER5Down12 PitsMINES5Down12 AstoundAMAZE5Down13 Landing pierJETTY5Down13 Character of a wild boar going round MaidenheadRAMBO5Down13 CoinPENNY5Down14 ElectionsVOTES5Down14 Many a measure is a certaintyCINCH5Down14 His honour can be reassuringSCOUT5Down15 InclineSLOPE5Down15 StrengthPOWER5Down15 FoldPLEAT5Down16 StealingTHEFT5Down16 A reciprocating mechanical partROTOR5Down16 It's singularly handy for rowingSCULL5Down18 Indian instrumentSITAR5Down18 Seems attractiveBECKONS7Down19 Falling starsMETEORS7Down19 Busy, possibly on radioACTIVE6Down21 RuptureHERNIA6Down21 Witty way to make tea sirSATIRE6Down22 Move a vessel into waterLAUNCH6Down22 Continue to dissolve the materialMELTON6Down23 AntennaAERIAL6Down23 Marks made by boltsBLOTS5Down25 ElicitEVOKE5Down25 TreeCEDAR5Down25 WorryFRET4Down26 He nominally sets course at seaSEAN4Down26 Go inENTER5Down27 Something stimulating to do upPEP3Down28 So or thusSIC3Down28 HangDRAPE5Down28 BaffleFLOOR5Down30 TangleKNOT4Down31 CeaseSTOP4Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Saturday, January 24, 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.