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Evening Standard Crossword January 3 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 3 2024 answers. The Wednesday 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#
RidiculousABSURD6Across1 In conclusionLASTLY6Across4 Make the situation safe in order to feed usDEFUSE6Across4 FertileARABLE6Across5 Tough trade some politicians pursue?HARDLINE8Across7 Able to read and writeLITERATE8Across7 Waterproof jacketANORAK6Across8 Caught Daniel in the wrongNAILED6Across8 FragranceAROMA5Across9 Flower colour!CREAM5Across10 StrategyPOLICY6Across10 LooseSLACK5Across10 TendererBIDDER6Across11 PuckishELFIN5Across12 Phil can be said to eat hisFILL4Across13 Intravenous feedDRIP4Across13 Satan's abodeHELL4Across14 CookCHEF4Across14 House for sailors, as at the CapeHORN4Across14 Hereditary unitGENE4Across15 She's in double figuresMIMI4Across15 ColourRED3Across16 Black plane?JET3Across16 German cross-country runnerSAAR4Across17 StillYET3Across17 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Across17 ChallengeDARE4Across18 Clothes needed in rising earlyGEAR4Across19 Coconut fibreCOIR4Across19 HarmoniousTONAL5Across20 In three words, White Hart Lane?TOTTENHAM9Across21 Large stately tombMAUSOLEUM9Across21 EquippedARMED5Across22 Coining plant?MINT4Across23 HurtHARM4Across23 M_langeMIXTURE7Across23 FlingTOSS4Across24 Points along the lineDOTS4Across24 AdvantageASSET5Across24 Not coldHOT3Across26 SorceryMAGIC5Across26 A snooze on the carpet?NAP3Across26 Slimming planDIET4Across27 Declare the north of Avon is actually west!AVOW4Across27 SnareTRAP4Across29 BossSTUD4Across29 Watchers maybe down at the bingo hallEYES4Across29 CurveARC3Across30 One with pride in his rugby skills?LION4Across32 SandhillDUNE4Across32 Money reserveFUND4Across32 Sort of club for stony members?SLATE5Across33 SlumberSLEEP5Across33 Stage whisperASIDE5Across33 Dad takes shelter, that's obviousPATENT6Across34 JeansDENIMS6Across34 Charms some men with simple songsENCHANTS8Across35 Paint typeEMULSION8Across35 ButtedRAMMED6Across35 RoadSTREET6Across36 One sent by the landlord?LETTER6Across36 VaporiseDISTIL6Across36 RevoltREBEL5Across37 LoiterLINGER6Across38 CostlierDEARER6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Collision or conflictCLASH5Down1 A question for the selectorsWHICH5Down1 OutlookASPECT6Down1 Take unlawfullySTEAL5Down2 Experimental essayist?TRIER5Down2 MoroseSULLEN6Down2 Long journeyTREK4Down3 Castigate for having left Uncle out?SLAM4Down3 TribeRACE4Down3 Gain knowledgeLEARN5Down4 AridlyDRYLY5Down4 Material that comes up when minedDENIM5Down4 ScopeAMBIT5Down5 HaltSTOP4Down5 Maybe a film can't be finished if you go bustFAIL4Down5 PourRAIN4Down6 IdlerLOAFER6Down6 Bad weeks, the butcher concludes, can have a useful point!SKEWER6Down6 MayhemBEDLAM6Down7 MeritedEARNED6Down8 Come down in flamesALIGHT6Down9 Female relativesNIECES6Down9 LimbLEG3Down11 Deprive of probity?ROB3Down11 DistinctCLEAR5Down12 So Ann goes out with an old sailorANSON5Down12 TraitFEATURE7Down13 Discharge a fellow when attackedFIREDON7Down13 RelegatedDEMOTED7Down13 A little coaster, perhapsMAT3Down15 LiftHOIST5Down15 Domestic fuelGAS3Down15 Thrust into a bad situationJAM3Down16 RenownedFAMED5Down16 Raised edgeRIM3Down16 TerrorDREAD5Down18 Reach with thanks into a tinATTAIN6Down18 Expanding bulletDUMDUM6Down18 LacRESIN5Down19 Some weasels may have wooden legs!EASEL5Down20 ExpelsOUSTS5Down20 IlluminatedLIT3Down21 Floor coveringMAT3Down21 A little cash? Be advised to take mineTIP3Down21 Auction itemLOT3Down22 It seems pointless at presentNOW3Down22 LimbARM3Down22 TrustworthyHONEST6Down23 Run with difficulty?MANAGE6Down23 StarryASTRAL6Down24 CrazeFAD3Down25 We come to the worst conclusion about the weatherWET3Down25 EvokeSUMMON6Down25 DrainGUTTER6Down27 Picture within anotherINSET5Down28 VaultCELLAR6Down28 Not the only one to have a choiceVOTER5Down28 StiffRIGID5Down30 Seems tired of the Poles in various waysYAWNS5Down30 TreeALDER5Down30 Poles look around for the meaningSENSE5Down31 Small coinPENNY5Down31 YieldedCEDED5Down31 BlazeFIRE4Down32 Helmsman's direction to portLEFT4Down32 Where to start shooting anew?SOHO4Down33 WitheredSERE4Down33 ConfederateALLY4Down33 HeapPILE4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. 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.