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Evening Standard Crossword January 29 2018 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 29 2018 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#
PerspireSWEAT5Across3 Spirit of a guerilla leader with an armyGHOST5Across3 HeathenPAGAN5Across4 RacialETHNIC6Across7 Rod and Victor in real disarray!LAVER5Across8 Rabbit's cageHUTCH5Across8 PinPEG3Across9 BreachGAP3Across10 TriteBANAL5Across10 Just the sort of gun for a soldier?TOMMY5Across10 Crime of possessing stolen goodsSIN3Across11 Drinks counterBAR3Across11 Deal with as a free giftTREAT5Across12 AttainREACH5Across12 Of the kidneysRENAL5Across12 PondPOOL4Across13 What to do when she's cold?HEATHER7Across13 BellyABDOMEN7Across13 Good man, soft, maybe dearPADRE5Across15 ThemeTOPIC5Across15 BirdROBIN5Across15 MerelySIMPLY6Across17 The odd drinkRUM3Across18 SackBAG3Across18 They aren't unique, like platinum or titaniumALLOYS6Across19 RippedTORN4Across19 Spanish for 'Mrs'SENORA6Across19 SubectTHEME5Across20 Complacently foolishFATUOUS7Across21 He's certainly tasted blood!VAMPIRE7Across21 StopHALT4Across22 Murphy's jacket?PEEL4Across22 AngerIRE3Across22 Only an excuse, but it sure is fun!PLEA4Across23 Give out cardsDEAL4Across23 Wash and ironLAUNDER7Across24 MaximPRECEPT7Across24 Acceptably; but, to one person, lazilyVALIDLY7Across24 FittingPROPER6Across26 Sir Harry, it seems, was full of praiseLAUDER6Across26 Day beforeEVE3Across27 Sea-duckEIDER5Across28 IntentionAIM3Across29 Barker, for instance, has 'appeal'SUE3Across29 Is modern and very bright, but said to be a slacker!LASER5Across31 FathersSIRES5Across31 OverlookMISS4Across31 With taste, do they begin to question the powers of primates?CANAPES7Across32 AuthoriseEMPOWER7Across32 HamperIMPEDE6Across33 FirearmRIFLE5Across34 An aid in becoming a saintAIDAN5Across34 He contributes in a two-way study of the parson's noseSON3Across35 PinchNIP3Across35 A toothMOLAR5Across35 A dopey dwelling?JOINT5Across36 LariatLASSO5Across36 The sagacity of having a department at each endDEPTH5Across37 School punishmentLINES5Across37 ResoundECHO4Across37 FlowerTULIP5Across38 Go inENTER5Across38 She has a slightly attractive figureSYLPH5Across38 NothingNIL3Across39 BeverageTEA3Across41 ReasonMOTIVE6Across42 AncientOLDEN5Across43

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Exemplary containersCASES5Down1 PlumpTUBBY5Down1 TyrantDESPOT6Down1 At heartCENTRAL7Down2 Trapeze artistACROBAT7Down2 OptCHOOSE6Down2 LargeBIG3Down3 SongbirdWREN4Down4 FairyPERI4Down4 In German, he's right again!HERR4Down4 RepresentativeAGENT5Down5 SubsidesABATES6Down5 Is such a diet rich in iron?STAPLE6Down5 CorrectACCURATE8Down6 The lot will add up to a quidTOTAL5Down6 ClawTALON5Down6 On paper, perhaps, the hard stuffEMERY5Down7 Long-snouted mammalTAPIR5Down7 FishCARP4Down8 Small pieceTAD3Down9 The Roman way of travelVIA3Down9 ConstablePOLICEMAN9Down11 Saint Simon, in popular fictionTEMPLAR7Down12 NormalREGULAR7Down12 Floor coveringMAT3Down14 HaltLIMP4Down14 The sound of 'pong'?HUM3Down14 Cow-houseBYRE4Down16 She has a small figureDOLLY5Down16 Card gamePOKER5Down16 A shot at compositionESSAY5Down17 SummonsCALLS5Down17 LakeMERE4Down18 Cleverly train as a skilled workerARTISAN7Down19 Jones, saySURNAME7Down19 Magic period?SPELL5Down20 FellowsCHAPS5Down20 She shows a bit of heaven to American tennis fansVENUS5Down21 CustomaryHABITUAL8Down21 Storey or levelFLOOR5Down21 FoilEPEE4Down23 FiendishDEMONIC7Down23 Happy when part of the plot's simplifiedPLEASED7Down23 One girl's name for truthVERITY6Down24 WoundLESION6Down24 WickedEVIL4Down25 Having done, he's said to want payingDUN3Down25 Quick swimDIP3Down25 SeasonTIDE4Down26 Ancient name for Alcoholics Anonymous?AARON5Down27 CompetitorRIVAL5Down27 Danes can be clerics, by arrangementDEANS5Down28 By or in itselfPERSE5Down28 FraudDECEIT6Down29 CheatedROOKED6Down30 Native American tentTEPEE5Down30 The decimated partTENTH5Down30 HitSMITE5Down32 Make fishy complaints?CARP4Down32 OtherwiseELSE4Down32 Music with 'go'POP3Down33 Be victoriousWIN3Down33 DemurePRIM4Down34 FrankOPEN4Down36 RecordLOG3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, January 29, 2018. 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.