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Evening Standard Crossword January 3 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 3 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 128 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#
CabTAXI4Across1 Go away hastilySCRAM5Across3 The way to hold many a snakeCLASP5Across3 FixPEG3Across4 IntenseDEEP4Across6 HoodwinksDUPES5Across8 LightIGNITE6Across8 It moves in circles, or possibly to the rightROTOR5Across8 VentOUTLET6Across9 Coarse fellow responsible for hay-making spectacles?YAHOO5Across10 LineROW3Across10 BellybuttonNAVEL5Across10 Flying low, could it crash?OWL3Across11 Karate expertDAN3Across11 LoafBREAD5Across12 How my mat gets worn on topTAMMY5Across12 DressFROCK5Across12 FlatfishHALIBUT7Across13 Bloomers due to being a bit lazy, alas, out EastAZALEAS7Across13 ComplainWHINE5Across14 Vital organHEART5Across15 SoarTOWER5Across15 Sweeper causing a blockhead some distress?BESOM5Across15 TransgressionSIN3Across18 In finishing work, it can get smudgedINK3Across18 CalmSERENE6Across18 RotaROSTER6Across19 It's sometimes said to be in motionPOETRY6Across19 CountlessUNTOLD6Across20 Could such agents have fled wildly, and about time?FEDERAL7Across21 Dead or almost deadDONEFOR7Across21 Wet weatherRAIN4Across22 Drinks, possibly eatsTEAS4Across22 Speech defectLISP4Across23 Sherry taken in with bits of food?FINO4Across23 DissuadeDETER5Across24 DiabolicSATANIC7Across24 A wordy playerPUNSTER7Across24 TallyAGREE5Across26 Utter tearfullySNIVEL6Across26 Mount used by an academician in artARARAT6Across26 LorryWAGON5Across28 A pound a point? Don't you believe it!LIE3Across29 PermitLET3Across29 ObtainGET3Across30 Cilla's blossoming formLILAC5Across31 DetestedHATED5Across31 Fred's on form, so get him here!SENDFOR7Across32 SpireSTEEPLE7Across32 DisregardIGNORE6Across32 BureauOFFICE6Across33 Goodness ~n an eye-opener but hidden in shame!PIETY5Across34 InactiveIDLE4Across34 Spruce, dapperNATTY5Across34 Go wrong, note, having only two-thirds basic educationERR3Across35 ManageRUN3Across35 Rodent typeRAT3Across35 Not pretty clear?PLAIN5Across36 StringCORD4Across36 SwaggerSTRUT5Across36 Assume it's a fit testTRYON5Across37 StratumLAYER5Across37 Pass a bend or twist in the riverDOURO5Across38 OozesSEEPS5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
TraitorJUDAS5Down1 Drink of which disapproving cries are heardBOOZE5Down1 Deer meatVENISON7Down2 Old buildings with nothing left but flies aroundFOLLIES7Down2 WrathANGER5Down2 CopyIMITATE7Down3 NoblemanPEER4Down4 Horse-drawn vehicleCART4Down4 Poets' green fields of pleasureLEAS4Down4 IncreaseGROW4Down5 A sign that my lobs are accurateSYMBOL6Down5 Tug-of-war team memberANCHOR6Down5 TrenchDITCH5Down6 ManufacturesMAKES5Down6 He gets money from dad the old-fashioned wayPAYEE5Down6 EverlastingETERNAL7Down7 Kind, categoryGENRE5Down7 Drive a historic model car in open countryMOTOR5Down7 Writer Mark took these two inTWA3Down9 Close friendPAL3Down9 PoemODE3Down11 CoachBUS3Down12 Obtain a licence to kill?TAKEOUT7Down12 Burial or cremationFUNERAL7Down12 FellowDON3Down13 Fiendish finish?END3Down14 Rubbish holderBIN3Down14 Is a moving one astir?STAIR5Down16 MarryWED3Down16 GarretATTIC5Down16 GrooveRUT3Down17 StumblesTRIPS5Down17 Another name for my boy RonaldMYRON5Down17 A garnish used by playersPARSLEY7Down19 BetrothedENGAGED7Down19 Kings, queens, etc.ROYALTY7Down19 If you want to knock off, go quietlySTEAL5Down20 HibernianIRISH5Down20 Like the attraction of a fleshy fellow?FATAL5Down21 NovelNEW3Down21 Finger or toeDIGIT5Down21 TradeTRAFFIC7Down22 Word for wordLITERAL7Down23 Bibs that somehow nourish?FEEDERS7Down23 NoiseDIN3Down23 DemureSEDATE6Down24 Al, playing in a cop role?PACINO6Down24 SheepEWE3Down25 Element used up in ignitionTIN3Down25 BornNEE3Down25 ElicitEVOKE5Down27 Weapon possible to fire round a corner?RIFLE5Down27 Highly unpleasantNASTY5Down27 Quick fix for a dripRAPID5Down28 PlanetVENUS5Down28 HappenOCCUR5Down29 EquipmentGEAR4Down30 He painted a flier circling the air terminalCOROT5Down30 ChangeALTER5Down30 BoroughTOWN4Down31 How to fry in a jug?STIR4Down32 HaltSTOP4Down32 Many junior swimmers get a move on when it comes to foodFRY3Down33 RemunerationPAY3Down33

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