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Evening Standard Crossword January 27 2023 Answers

Friday puzzle · 129 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 27 2023 answers. The Friday puzzle has 129 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#
EmbraceCUDDLE6Across1 FaceDIAL4Across5 SubjectTOPIC5Across8 LivelinessANIMATION9Across9 DonkeyASS3Across9 Put it down to some characteristic you possessATTRIBUTE9Across9 RemorsePENITENCE9Across10 Delivering a rebuke, but going no furtherPULLINGUP9Across10 AppearSEEM4Across10 EquipmentGEAR4Across11 TeamSIDE4Across12 CorrectAMEND5Across12 A time back, tooNOON4Across12 ScratchSCRAPE6Across13 ScrapedGRATED6Across13 In trouble from scratchSCRAPE6Across13 The ship previously built is coming in for repairsSOLDERS7Across14 BuildingEDIFICE7Across14 Eggs, perhaps, that don't stay intact longBREAKFAST9Across15 DogGREATDANE9Across15 Member of the clergyDEAN4Across16 A pink liquid bought at the pharmacy?ROSEWATER9Across17 PharmacistDISPENSER9Across17 Allows one is pained bySUFFERS7Across18 ExcursionTRIP4Across18 GemDIAMOND7Across18 "Good gracious, dad," I broke in. "It's nearly lunchtime"MIDDAY6Across19 UproarBEDLAM6Across19 VitalityPEP3Across20 SectionPART4Across20 Break in the gameSNAP4Across20 The girl from downstairs with the bad knee?HOUSEMAID9Across23 StillYET3Across23 CorrectedREDRESSED9Across23 Swimming-poolLIDO4Across24 Having the right to open up, as a self-employed personFREELANCE9Across25 DeridedRIDICULED9Across25 RegionAREA4Across25 The boat train!WAKE4Across26 EncounterMEET4Across26 AppearedSEEMED6Across27 Think the notice about it seemed funnyAMUSED6Across27 AmuseDIVERT6Across28 ShipSTEAMER7Across29 Mix with people of the criminal kindCONSORT7Across29 DecorationMEDAL5Across30 WinGAIN4Across32 The unlikely event of its being sour?OFFCHANCE9Across32 ClumsyHAMFISTED9Across32 RayBEAM4Across33 AuthorisesSANCTIONS9Across34 EpochERA3Across34 Says the fellow is a politicianSTATESMAN9Across34 ClimbSCALE5Across35 Topsy-turvyCHAOTIC7Across35 I had a setback at work, but they're calmingOPIATES7Across35 ObligationDUTY4Across36 I'm grateful that Henry's on timeTHANKS6Across36 GiantessOGRESS6Across36 CombinedUNITED6Across37 StalkSTEM4Across37 Paid one back for the articleITEM4Across37 FlexibilityLITHENESS9Across38 Ascertains, when one removes the wrapper?DISCOVERS9Across38 Study and try hard when they force one toCONSTRAIN9Across39 HolderCONTAINER9Across39

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The illegal substance, catch one putting into tinsCANNABIS8Down1 RubbedMASSAGED8Down1 AlterCHANGE6Down1 By which the fortunate swimmer won the competition?STROKEOFLUCK12Down2 NonsenseFIDDLEFADDLE12Down2 DauntedDISMAYED8Down2 Be better than, at schoolwork?OUTCLASS8Down3 FishPILCHARD8Down3 ContinuedLASTED6Down3 After a day and a quarter, some leaveDEPART6Down4 RiskyUNSAFE6Down4 OrderedCOMMANDED9Down4 Seemed to have been publishedAPPEARED8Down5 ExcellentSPLENDID8Down5 DecorumDIGNITY7Down5 FrozenICED4Down6 After shuts, have a frightening experienceCLOSESHAVE10Down6 ComprehendUNDERSTAND10Down6 EnticeLURE4Down7 From the waves in the front of the ship, getting sickBILLOWS7Down7 EndeavouredSTRIVEN7Down7 BeverageTEA3Down8 It shows a lack of character, in a wordAPOSTROPHE10Down8 FamousCELEBRATED10Down8 CatchesNAILS5Down11 Get to embrace again when you receive and welcomeGREET5Down11 ArguableDEBATABLE9Down14 IlluminatedLIT3Down15 ToolTROWEL6Down16 He maintains he's used to handling animalsKEEPER6Down16 TuneAIR3Down17 Furious when barrier's liftedMAD3Down19 RespectfulREVERENT8Down19 OfferBID3Down19 MinePIT3Down20 PowerPOTENCY7Down21 VitalALLIMPORTANT12Down21 Giving nothing away about the failure to lock up?NONCOMMITTAL12Down21 StressACCENT6Down22 Having gone without one to open up and take a lookGLANCE6Down22 Hello! This is a fine state of affairs!HOWDOYOUDO10Down23 TumbledownRAMSHACKLE10Down23 Manage now to tend toADMINISTER10Down24 SightsSPECTACLES10Down24 Freed again, went off and had a mealFED3Down25 ColourRED3Down25 AviatorsAIRMEN6Down26 ShoreSTRAND6Down27 Scene of uproarMADHOUSE8Down28 We set out at the outset to be most charmingSWEETEST8Down28 ElderlyAGED4Down29 U.S. prisonSINGSING8Down29 Excellent at deciphering codesCRACKING8Down29 HazeMIST4Down30 HerbROSEMARY8Down30 It's my belief there are people in the buildingTENEMENT8Down30 There's inflammation and it's a bit blueWHITLOW7Down31 SongsDITTIES7Down31 ShelterLEE3Down31 IntendedMEANT5Down33 How one looks through the cookery book to find drinks?FLIPS5Down33 Pose as a sportsmanSTANCE6Down34 TreeSPRUCE6Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, January 27, 2023. 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.