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Evening Standard Crossword January 28 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 28 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
SaveRESCUE6Across1 Flier almost out of breath?PUFFIN6Across1 TallyMATCH5Across3 Telephone component for a listener to musicEARPIECE8Across7 366 daysLEAPYEAR8Across7 PlacesPUTS4Across8 The kind to be fond ofLIKE4Across8 GuideLEADER6Across9 Caught in a stupid denialNAILED6Across10 HairpieceTOUPEE6Across10 ContinuedLASTED6Across10 Exhibit, flauntPARADE6Across11 Persuade to copy what's in sightINCITE6Across11 WandererNOMAD5Across11 SignOMEN4Across12 Fish eggsROE3Across14 Even obtainable from the enemyEEN3Across14 StepPACE4Across15 RusticRURAL5Across16 Composition that's not out of the way?NONET5Across16 SicknessDISEASE7Across17 DeserveEARN4Across17 Multiplication stableSTUD4Across17 Bathroom fittingBIDET5Across19 The hospital floor, perhapsLEVEL5Across19 YouthLAD3Across20 The filleter's mistake?BONER5Across21 FinishedENDED5Across21 HorizontalLEVEL5Across21 Good lady relatively haggardGAUNT5Across22 BroadenWIDEN5Across22 DetailITEM4Across23 Too dense to keep up with the timesSLOW4Across23 HazardRISK4Across23 TableLIST4Across25 RushedRACED5Across26 Athenian method of working in tinTIMON5Across26 Distinctive characterETHOS5Across26 For everyPER3Across28 Doctor's charge for cut feet?FEE3Across28 SilentMUM3Across28 Mirth, merrymakingGAIETY6Across29 No case for very large quantities!OCEANS6Across29 TurnedROTATED7Across30 Get a half of bitter that's only a quarter!WINTER6Across30 Next toBESIDE6Across30 This lets you outEXIT4Across31 BurdenONUS4Across31 ObviouslyPATENTLY8Across32 Produce green tea, perhapsGENERATE8Across32 ExcludeOMIT4Across33 Cleans with a broomSWEEPS6Across33 Challenging someone to be boldDARING6Across33 NumberNINE4Across35 TreeROWAN5Across36 PouredTEEMED6Across38 PullingTOWING6Across39 DissuadeDETER5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Colourful line in undergarmentsPAINTS6Down1 Steal cattleRUSTLE6Down1 SpateFLOOD5Down1 Frustrated in fencing?FOILED6Down2 VoucherCOUPON6Down2 HellHADES5Down2 OtherwiseELSE4Down3 Requirement when born at a dead endNEED4Down3 MalesMEN3Down3 ClothingAPPAREL7Down4 Top bowler?SPINNER7Down4 ExciteAROUSE6Down4 ExcludeDEBAR5Down5 ApplaudCLAP4Down5 Start being maladjustedBEGIN5Down5 OwnedHAD3Down6 Thin porridgeGRUEL5Down6 Unoriginal thing for a landlord to do?RELET5Down6 PurloinSTEAL5Down7 Cat noisePURR4Down8 In this, one gets a replacementLIEU4Down8 AppendedADDED5Down8 He's short, you knowKEN3Down9 Golfer's pegTEE3Down9 Senior officer in a lockupCOL3Down12 GrooveRUT3Down12 Playing speedTEMPO5Down13 Pub gameDARTS5Down13 LeastMINIMUM7Down13 FresherNEWER5Down14 A price to whistle at?PENNY5Down15 Clyde, for exampleRIVER5Down15 Eating-houseCANTEEN7Down16 A poisonous sort of `iology^iTOXIC5Down18 Main arteryAORTA5Down18 Go inENTER5Down18 SolidifyGEL3Down19 Nominally a bit of a loutLOU3Down19 Sleeping placeBED3Down19 Old soldier in grave troubleVET3Down20 LairDEN3Down20 Prohibition pennants?BANNERS7Down21 Lends an earLISTENS7Down21 One on leave somewhere in IndiaGOA3Down22 CouchDIVAN5Down22 GriefWOE3Down22 Begin againRESUME6Down23 Being of higher rank, I interrupt the SpaniardSENIOR6Down23 ChartMAP3Down24 PlantIRIS4Down24 Latvian permitted to open talksLETT4Down24 Communicating with conductors?WIRING6Down25 Works doughKNEADS6Down25 African countryEGYPT5Down26 Difficult? That's your hard luck!TOUGH5Down26 Intends to have plenty of moneyMEANS5Down27 GiveDONATE6Down27 SuggestionsHINTS5Down27 If upset, a kiss will make things rightFIX3Down28 EntranceMOUTH5Down28 Writing toolPEN3Down28 SkinflintMISER5Down29 Young malesBOYS4Down30 We have a name for tobacco (4)WASACOLUMNBREAKWASACOLUMNBREAKWEED4Down30 ShyTIMID5Down31 CondescendDEIGN5Down32 TravelledRODE4Down34 ColourRED3Down36 And notNOR3Down37

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