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Evening Standard Crossword January 3 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 3 2020 answers. The Friday puzzle has 134 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#
ThrongCROWD5Across1 BroadcastingSOWING6Across5 PerchROOST5Across8 Exhausted, having had fun in the garden?PLAYEDOUT9Across9 DuskNIGHTFALL9Across9 EasternORIENTAL8Across10 SaveREDEEM6Across10 Saying it’s ivory when it’s not?WHITELIE8Across10 OtherwiseELSE4Across11 Name the prisonNICK4Across12 WealthyRICH4Across12 In a jiffy, giving you a synonym for “wobbly”ASHAKE6Across13 Portuguese currency unitESCUDO6Across13 CustomerPATRON6Across14 Felt it had been dealt withHANDLED7Across14 RaiseELEVATE7Across14 CompeteCONTEND7Across15 Kept talking about the many who had betrayed one’s trustRATTLEDON9Across15 Playground gameHOPSCOTCH9Across15 Now and again turns to the comperePRESENTER9Across17 Drinking vesselWINEGLASS9Across17 To surprise, crack and beat an egg intoSTAGGER7Across18 EnclosurePEN3Across18 OutfitCOSTUME7Across18 ScullOAR3Across19 Young male loverTOYBOY6Across20 How much the daily gets is halvedCHARGE6Across20 ExpensiveDEAR4Across21 Roman garmentTOGA4Across21 A fellow-expert? The cheek!FACE4Across21 RemediedCURED5Across23 SkinPELT4Across24 CrossCRUCIFIX8Across24 Are ignorant of the fact that you’re no friend ofDONTKNOW8Across24 Fail to noticeOVERLOOK8Across26 Turn the light on and I’ll think about itLETMESEE8Across26 FixedSET3Across27 U.S. stateIOWA4Across28 A penny from, as a tip!APEX4Across28 FishEEL3Across29 Breathe outEXHALE6Across29 “Heavens”, the scamp put in “it’s not big enough!”SKIMPY6Across29 They set off to get the booksPRIMERS7Across31 AloofDISTANT7Across31 Farewell, informallyCHEERIO7Across31 TraderDEALER6Across32 CharacteristicATTRIBUTE9Across34 The rest get a memento to carryREMAINDER9Across34 InsectFLEA4Across34 HarmonyUNISON6Across35 BuildCONSTRUCT9Across36 Recapitulating on the beatingGOINGOVER9Across36 Gracious and laid-back, having a drinkCORDIAL7Across38 CrawlCREEP5Across38 PassionateFERVENT7Across38 Born to carry a gun, though you say notNEGATE6Across39 OrdainDECREE6Across39 WriterAUTHOR6Across39 Operatic songARIA4Across40 Soon there’s a vacancy and a girl is sent roundANON4Across40 CogsTEETH5Across40 MotherlyMATERNAL8Across41 Got into shape again and mended one’s waysREFORMED8Across41 Sticking to the party lineONMESSAGE9Across42 Help turn the handle as wellLENDAHAND9Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Like the dog annoyed at being carried about?UPINARMS8Down1 DisorderlyANARCHIC8Down1 Small item of tablewareEGGCUP6Down2 Many a racecourse is considered lucky by the superstitiousMASCOT6Down2 Fish eggsROE3Down2 Tape containerCASSETTE8Down3 Judge to be deliberateCONSIDER8Down3 GarlandWREATH6Down3 Detective, informallySLEUTH6Down4 Make an effort to find your ancestrySTRAIN6Down4 RabbitDOE3Down4 PaceSTEP4Down5 Major roadMOTORWAY8Down5 We got the pet swimming in the sea – and it climbsSWEETPEA8Down5 SquanderedWASTED6Down6 Seriously, it’s how you exercise in the gymWITHWEIGHT10Down6 CompartmentalisePIGEONHOLE10Down6 StoreGARNER6Down7 With a need to unwind, a gentleman about to moochMEANDER7Down7 ExperienceUNDERGO7Down7 Home, having been sick in the puntBILLET6Down8 Lightweight hatPANAMA6Down8 ThreateningOMINOUS7Down9 The bumpy road back home has been spruced upADORNED7Down11 Wood polishBEESWAX7Down11 CircuitLAP3Down12 Sea eagleERNE4Down13 Place of worshipCHURCH6Down16 Gets blazing at the novice with bad sightLIGHTS6Down16 FormerlyONCE4Down16 ChallengedDARED5Down17 Drinking tubeSTRAW5Down19 Only having a drink on coming inALONE5Down19 DutyTAX3Down20 The house work starts to daunt oneCOW3Down20 TrainRETINUE7Down20 SmellODOUR5Down22 SoonANON4Down22 Now, the jellied eel is for herADELE5Down22 Even thoughALBEIT6Down23 Understanding one’s having an affair withSEEING6Down23 CushionedPADDED6Down24 Blood sportFOXHUNTING10Down25 Is it too hot to wear anything?NAKEDFLAME10Down25 PetalLEAF4Down25 Put “To execute, behead”LAY3Down26 CashierTELLER6Down26 PoemODE3Down26 Tall animalGIRAFFE7Down27 Jeer at the local taking the standBARRACK7Down27 BandSTRIPE6Down28 ShelterLEE3Down30 TractableAMENABLE8Down30 Made the rain pour though and soakMARINADE8Down30 Very eager to put one into artPAINTING8Down31 Clear soupCONSOMME8Down31 Made illegalOUTLAWED8Down32 Say how much you love singing?SERENADE8Down32 ComparedLIKENED7Down33 He calls for it in a flap, to save faceVISITOR7Down33 TribeRACE4Down33 Scarred – and it’s noticeableMARKED6Down35 HeaddressTURBAN6Down35 EntrapNET3Down36 Laugh at the vehicle Giles is leaving onGIGGLE6Down36 FabricCOTTON6Down36 He damaged, at the Victoria and Albert, a numberVANDAL6Down37 PandemoniumUPROAR6Down37 AbroadOUT3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, January 3, 2020. 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.