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Evening Standard Crossword January 30 2026 Answers

Friday puzzle · 134 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 30 2026 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#
BegPLEAD5Across1 LitheSUPPLE6Across5 PerchROOST5Across8 Something you could sing but don'tREFRAIN7Across8 Small grainGRANULE7Across8 SluggishLETHARGIC9Across9 Not wishing to become a shooting target!CAMERASHY9Across9 SterileBARREN6Across10 ParadiseEDEN4Across11 India's official languageHINDI5Across13 Pretend the pound note is coming backLETON5Across13 Cold vegetable dishSALAD5Across14 SullenMOROSE6Across14 Employed by the hotel I had leftHIRED5Across14 CorruptPERVERT7Across15 Offers the caretakersTENDERS7Across15 SootheASSUAGE7Across15 Is attracted by, yet attacks verballyGOESFOR7Across16 Old breed of dogMASTIFF7Across16 Run to time, you findTRACE5Across17 SmallPETIT5Across17 Cat that will jump on the pianoOUNCE5Across18 ObtainGET3Across18 Young eelELVER5Across18 LubricateOIL3Across19 The animal, making a row, started growling insideTIGER5Across20 Bird with long billSNIPE5Across20 NotchDENT4Across21 "They're worth money," the twit put inASSETS6Across22 Natural alcoholSTEROL6Across22 Powders in jarsGRATES6Across23 SensationalLURID5Across23 Fabric stiffenerSTARCH6Across23 SeamWELT4Across24 It will bring the rain one day shortlyMONSOON7Across25 Elicit a reportDEBRIEF7Across25 DefinitiveCLASSIC7Across27 FixedSET3Across27 One or two, having had the meal, run offNUMERAL7Across27 FishEEL3Across29 They produce straight lines of monarchsRULERS6Across30 Type of fruitCITRUS6Across30 FallDESCENT7Across31 SixpenceTANNER6Across31 Approaching the Chinese firm firstCOMING6Across31 The expensive car registersROLLS5Across32 TraderDEALER6Across32 Large groupTROOP5Across32 InsectFLEA4Across34 Seem proud to be responsible for the hold-upSTRUT5Across35 Not fittingINAPT5Across35 DiminishedABATED6Across35 Need roughly about a day to get it completedENDED5Across36 Broad-faced toothMOLAR5Across36 Speech full of rancourVITRIOL7Across37 A little phone call from the hairdresser's?RINGLET7Across37 FlowerTULIP5Across38 Small metal capTHIMBLE7Across39 The drunk's dog?LURCHER7Across39 OrdainDECREE6Across39 CogsTEETH5Across40 She set it in the heart of GranadaANITA5Across41 Open inner courtyardPATIO5Across41 Did he do some gardening on the day he was knighted?DRAKE5Across42 Brings upREARS5Across42 An article by a make-up man would be in orderABOUTFACE9Across43 UnmethodicalDESULTORY9Across43 Glared at the boat that was in frontSCOWLED7Across44 Occurring after correct timeBELATED7Across44

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Car crashesPRANGS6Down1 Pay for when you fixSETTLE6Down1 PenetratingINCISIVE8Down2 Move across to the referee standing byTRANSFER8Down2 MeadowLEA3Down2 MeanCLOSEFISTED11Down3 Treachery at the top?HIGHTREASON11Down3 ComeARRIVE6Down3 Musical performanceRENDITION9Down4 Do the king and queen attend?CARDPARTY9Down4 RabbitDOE3Down4 StaunchSTEM4Down5 Italian wineCHIANTI7Down5 Are told to accommodate the girlHEATHER7Down5 GazedPEERED6Down6 College's brochurePROSPECTUS10Down6 Sea water or where it usually comes fromMAINSOURCE10Down6 AnticipateEXPECT6Down7 Distinguished female singerDIVA4Down7 That's the English for you!THEE4Down7 BurdensomeONEROUS7Down9 Stupid peopleCHUMPS6Down10 Slender and small, not weighing muchSLIGHT6Down10 Fast sailing shipCLIPPER7Down11 Beef will go off; that's the nuisance about itPROTEST7Down11 CurDOG3Down12 ScarcityDEARTH6Down12 Write "The animal is hiding in the trees"ASPENS6Down12 ObserveNOTE4Down13 RelaxationEASE4Down16 WearyTIRED5Down17 Sensation of dizzinessVERTIGO7Down19 Serve badly in the gameNETBALL7Down19 ProsaicLITERAL7Down20 Cab --- or its driver who got a bad tipGROWLER7Down21 Disinclination to moveINERTIA7Down21 Mid-dayNOON4Down22 A fast walkHUNGERMARCH11Down24 Part of electromagnetic spectrumULTRAVIOLET11Down24 JammedWEDGED6Down24 PetalLEAF4Down25 CashierTELLER6Down26 Delete from the incorrect chart the scout is holdingSCRATCHOUT10Down26 Labourer on an oil ringROUSTABOUT10Down26 AbradeSCRAPE6Down28 Measuring instrumentCALLIPERS9Down28 An eligible bachelor? No miss, indeedGOODCATCH9Down28 Person who is not thankfulINGRATE7Down29 Dad is wrong in showing scornDISDAIN7Down29 ShelterLEE3Down30 A little more sultry, as a consequenceRESULT6Down30 Printed cotton fabricCHINTZ6Down30 Period of tuitionTUTORIAL8Down32 Reads swiftly through the column and criticises itRUNSDOWN8Down32 Is he fixing the hair of the dog?SETTER6Down33 SpeedRATE4Down33 Make perfectPOLISH6Down33 The new version is a brightly coloured floatREDRAFT7Down34 General pardonAMNESTY7Down34 NippedBIT3Down36 ConsumeEAT3Down37 Woman's nameISABEL6Down38 Goes off to get the sheetsLEAVES6Down38 The girl from RedstoneRUBY4Down40 Wild goatIBEX4Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, January 30, 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.