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Evening Standard Crossword January 26 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 26 2026 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
PinaforeAPRON5Across3 Was out for the rest of the nightSLEPT5Across3 AssumeADOPT5Across4 FlowerORCHID6Across7 A letter or two for transportLORRY5Across8 ImitateMIMIC5Across8 ColourHUE3Across9 FellowDON3Across10 Write on thisPAPER5Across10 The answer, once again, is to do your jobREPLY5Across10 She may have partnered Den as a girlMAI3Across11 On strikeOUT3Across11 A personal piece of punctuationCOLON5Across12 AssessedRATED5Across12 Be worthy ofMERIT5Across12 EncounterMEET4Across13 One giving endless pleasure as a pet?MANXCAT7Across13 Lean or bonyANGULAR7Across13 If still in bed, it means you can't return the ballNOTUP5Across15 BellybuttonNAVEL5Across15 RegionalLOCAL5Across15 PercolateDISTIL6Across17 The hill to the rightTOR3Across18 Floor coveringMAT3Across18 Walk a short way then take a busSTRIDE6Across19 InformTELL4Across19 ExpungeDELETE6Across19 PaneSHEET5Across20 MonotonousTEDIOUS7Across21 He disperses hot air for nothingHORATIO7Across21 At that timeTHEN4Across22 Start to make music with some womenOPEN4Across22 MournfulSAD3Across22 If easy, is it like a piece of cake?MEAT4Across23 Mound of drifted sandDUNE4Across23 SnugglesNESTLES7Across24 EbbedRECEDED7Across24 Tried to redraw maps then showed the waySAMPLED7Across24 Baby's soft shoeBOOTEE6Across26 It's silly to be spiteful to a slow starterSCATTY6Across26 FriendPAL3Across27 BanquetFEAST5Across28 Angry crowdMOB3Across29 What you shouldn't be in central AxminsterLAX3Across29 One adjusting the piano (by radio?)TUNER5Across31 Watch bandSTRAP5Across31 KnowingARCH4Across31 Little more than a mere suspicion?MODICUM7Across32 DiabolicSATANIC7Across32 HaltedRESTED6Across33 Length of metal linksCHAIN5Across34 It may exude, naturallyRESIN5Across34 Dirty dog?CUR3Across35 Shade of brownTAN3Across35 FatOBESE5Across35 A photo finishGLOSS5Across36 WeirdEERIE5Across36 Swiss guard?WATCH5Across37 InsurgentREBEL5Across37 ShiftMOVE4Across37 ReappearRECUR5Across38 Coil, spinTWIST5Across38 A shot at emulating Charlie LambESSAY5Across38 WeakenSAP3Across39 StitchSEW3Across41 DemureMODEST6Across42 EnquiredASKED5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
One of no importance to Oscar Wilde?WOMAN5Down1 Big catsLIONS5Down1 UniverseCOSMOS6Down1 Where a Londoner, possibly, gets a hearty kiss?BRIXTON7Down2 Road surfacing materialBITUMEN7Down2 YieldACCEDE6Down2 ConcealedHID3Down3 JettyPIER4Down4 AtmosphereAURA4Down4 Illicit gain from a sacking?LOOT4Down4 TradedDEALT5Down5 Expresses an opinionOPINES6Down5 Quick to show a professional's not upsetPRONTO6Down5 MatchlessPEERLESS8Down6 Cornet piece arranged for male voiceTENOR5Down6 Of birthNATAL5Down6 Cumulus, say, could be dispersedCLOUD5Down7 Brimless capBERET5Down7 IdiotDOLT4Down8 Drinking vesselMUG3Down9 Fled from tyrannyRAN3Down9 SilentNOISELESS9Down11 Growing evidence of a motor missingCARAWAY7Down12 Afternoon showMATINEE7Down12 StriplingLAD3Down14 RankTIER4Down14 Utterance duplicated in the Coroner's recordsCOR3Down14 ClothedCLAD4Down16 Weary, with anger at heartTIRED5Down16 PlanetVENUS5Down16 Steps may be taken to control themPESTS5Down17 Leprosy victimLEPER5Down17 PaceSTEP4Down18 A high pass in geographySIMPLON7Down19 Bin manDUSTMAN7Down19 Love-in-a-mist, recently wateredMOIST5Down20 CounterfoilsSTUBS5Down20 One tough guy amid the manyHEMAN5Down21 BaldHAIRLESS8Down21 Male voiceTENOR5Down21 AdroitDEFT4Down23 Formal discussionsDEBATES7Down23 Like a jumping beanMEXICAN7Down23 Distressing pressure?STRESS6Down24 Male relativeNEPHEW6Down24 TroubleCARE4Down25 The chap left a noteLAD3Down25 Auction itemLOT3Down25 ConsiderDEEM4Down26 Like the hair of the dog, mostly?CURLY5Down27 Freshwater mammalOTTER5Down27 Short cut from BatterseaTERSE5Down28 UnspokenTACIT5Down28 WorshippedADORED6Down29 PactTREATY6Down30 Colliery workerMINER5Down30 Move like a drunken churlLURCH5Down30 DwellingHOUSE5Down32 Mineral used in ceramic artMICA4Down32 Takes a seatSITS4Down32 Edited incisively (3)CUT3Down33 ArrestNAB3Down33 JoinSEAM4Down34 RearedBRED4Down36 BurstPOP3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, January 26, 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.