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Evening Standard Crossword January 28 2025 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 28 2025 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 130 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#
ZestGUSTO5Across1 PranceCAVORT6Across4 Hurry out of Athens!HASTEN6Across4 SawBEHELD6Across5 Strengthen at speed, yet slightly damageLACERATE8Across7 RebukeREPROACH8Across7 Musical dramasOPERAS6Across8 SayingADAGE5Across8 To shoot up is no mild reprimand!ROCKET6Across8 Fish out the tin opener you pinchedSTOLE5Across10 EntertainAMUSE5Across10 AccustomedINURED6Across10 SingerALTO4Across11 May need mending, darn it!SOCK4Across13 Boy or girl's nameDREW4Across13 InfoDATA4Across14 ObjectiveTARGET6Across14 Every upstart has land abroadPERU4Across14 JettyPIER4Across15 Go paddling with VirginiaWADE4Across15 WanderingNOMADIC7Across15 Policeman, slangCOP3Across16 Girl in a hole?PEG3Across16 UtensilTOOL4Across17 Yet deserving warm approval?COOL4Across17 SolidifyGEL3Across18 To make much out of nothing is a bad thing to doLOOT4Across19 Religious imageICON4Across19 MournfulSAD3Across19 The taking of steps to court popularityWALKABOUT9Across21 ObligatoryMANDATORY9Across21 CaribouDEER4Across21 RevoltREBEL5Across23 Ridge of drifted sandDUNE4Across23 Group's contribution to a recordBAND4Across23 Points along the lineDOTS4Across24 Commotion, fussTODO4Across24 ThawMELT4Across24 MarryWED3Across26 To strip a Tommy of his medal is not really the thingTOY3Across26 Cedar, for exampleTREE4Across27 Cantabrigian craft?BRIG4Across27 ObscureDIM3Across27 SphereORB3Across29 A neat junction at the marginTRIM4Across29 SmackSLAP4Across29 RemarkableNOTABLE7Across31 ThoroughfareSTREET6Across32 Something to toss, but not throw awayCOIN4Across32 Is indebted toOWES4Across32 Out-of-the-way ideas?ASIDE5Across33 Stage whisperASIDE5Across33 They're attractive imitations, ducksDECOYS6Across34 Motor fuelPETROL6Across34 FactsDATA4Across34 As a souvenir, retain something JapaneseKEEPSAKE8Across35 AssailantATTACKER8Across35 DeservedEARNED6Across35 Foolishness, stupidityIDIOCY6Across36 Twenty-four hours, but only half a second in timeMONDAY6Across36 ShelfLEDGE5Across38 BreakwaterGROYNE6Across39 Go inENTER5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Fear greatlyDREAD5Down1 Seize many a snake!CLASP5Down1 NozzleSPOUT5Down2 Wandering Croat, this player?ACTOR5Down2 VaseURN3Down2 Peace birdDOVE4Down3 At liberty to make no chargeFREE4Down3 PlaidTARTAN6Down3 Routine taskCHORE5Down4 PoemODE3Down4 As king, he was superior to RodneyHEROD5Down4 DefeatBEAT4Down5 Look atVIEW4Down5 Yes, a half-back unfit to playSICK4Down5 DislikeHATRED6Down6 MotiveREASON6Down6 Viewer allowed a little space!EYELET6Down6 PhysicianDOCTOR6Down7 Catty owner of a beautiful coatOCELOT6Down9 CounselledADVISED7Down9 Interval of timePERIOD6Down9 Floor coveringMAT3Down11 Notably, it can be for twoTEA3Down11 Prince of DarknessSATAN5Down12 DawdleLAG3Down12 Lordly Roman poet?LUCAN5Down12 ExpandsDILATES7Down13 LeerOGLE4Down13 Did he introduce a lad into evil ways?SALADIN7Down13 SeedcasePOD3Down15 Eastern vessel going well to the westWOK3Down15 ShyCOY3Down16 Shoot into a hole, gamely?POT3Down16 MonsterOGRE4Down16 HutCABIN5Down17 No longer at school, dear fellowOLDBOY6Down18 Wall passONETWO6Down18 Throws drunken sots out of the community centreOUSTS5Down20 TraverseCROSS5Down20 RelegatedDEMOTED7Down20 Distance by roadWAY3Down21 Soft wet earthMUD3Down21 Allen's is in IrelandBOG3Down22 Foot digitTOE3Down22 SinfulEVIL4Down22 ProtectDEFEND6Down23 Boor upset about the French piece of RavelBOLERO6Down23 RuminatingMUSING6Down24 Craze, informallyFAD3Down25 PeerLORD4Down25 Captain said to be a mere youngsterKID3Down25 AgreementTREATY6Down26 SterileBARREN6Down28 Pass onRELAY5Down28 The right line to heaven is by no means certainRISKY5Down28 Confusing this competitor with it, could be trivialRIVAL5Down30 Passes one's tongue overLICKS5Down30 WagerBET3Down30 LordsPEERS5Down31 Old people like me, by nameMEDES5Down31 ApproximatelyORSO4Down32 Icy mountain pass at the back of beyondCOLD4Down32 Short of currentAMPS4Down33 StoryTALE4Down33 Horse breedARAB4Down33 EraAGE3Down36 SheepEWE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. 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.