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Evening Standard Crossword January 31 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 31 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
VeerSWERVE6Across1 High cost of cigarettes?PACKET6Across1 CommandORDER5Across3 The traditional appeal of cricketHOWSTHAT8Across7 In spite of everythingAFTERALL8Across7 Rotary fileBURR4Across8 Nevertheless, one is a mysterious creatureYETI4Across8 AssentACCEDE6Across9 Something to cut outCOUPON6Across10 EntertainsAMUSES6Across10 ToilLABOUR6Across10 BirdPIGEON6Across11 Get back in gear somehowREGAIN6Across11 CompositionESSAY5Across11 IslandISLE4Across12 Old boy's nameTED3Across14 A cricket sideLEG3Across14 NilZERO4Across15 Men's toiletGENTS5Across16 Have another go at reforming TerryRETRY5Across16 AssemblyMEETING7Across17 ConsumesEATS4Across17 He anticipates the seller's going to lose £50SEER4Across17 NoblemanBARON5Across19 Like Martin, he's flightyROBIN5Across19 NovelNEW3Across20 A fellow accepts them from the devilDEMON5Across21 CoachTRAIN5Across21 SensationalLURID5Across21 Show what the cowboys did for nothingRODEO5Across22 Tribal emblemTOTEM5Across22 FlowerIRIS4Across23 It's unwise to keep an artist quiet!RASH4Across23 AdditionalMORE4Across23 VolumeTOME4Across25 HymnCAROL5Across26 Jack's drinking companion?STRAW5Across26 Savoury jellyASPIC5Across26 FishCOD3Across28 Treatment to rub into a broken leg?GEL3Across28 ManageRUN3Across28 Fine cordTHREAD6Across29 He may get no marks at all in maths!THOMAS6Across29 HugeMASSIVE7Across30 Notes in a short manuscriptMINIMS6Across30 ThroughoutDURING6Across30 Eager to hearten pedagoguesAGOG4Across31 PressIRON4Across31 Women's underwearLINGERIE8Across32 Without war in the PacificPEACEFUL8Across32 AccustomedUSED4Across33 DozenTWELVE6Across33 Tree Berliners could walk under?LINDEN6Across33 ParadiseEDEN4Across35 TrackTRAIL5Across36 BirdMAGPIE6Across38 PlacidSERENE6Across39 StoreCACHE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Portions of pie with insufficient saucesPIECES6Down1 Four-sided figureSQUARE6Down1 AdageMAXIM5Down1 He still has his job in the parkKEEPER6Down2 AwakesROUSES6Down2 ClimbSCALE5Down2 Wheat spikesEARS4Down3 Showing a possible hint of undernourishmentTHIN4Down3 PoemODE3Down3 Minor deityDEMIGOD7Down4 She's in a state of ruin, but will serve to introduceUSHERIN7Down4 Take illRESENT6Down4 Place of safetyHAVEN5Down5 VivacityELAN4Down5 What holds the key to food productionWHEAT5Down5 BeamRAY3Down6 SchemesPLANS5Down6 Flat broke and on the rocksSTONY5Down6 TwelveDOZEN5Down7 Thick endBUTT4Down8 A seasonal sort of tideYULE4Down8 MissileARROW5Down8 Dress up as necessary to get to GatesheadTOG3Down9 ColourRED3Down9 Information of a strange natureGEN3Down12 InformationGEN3Down12 Does evening work at the laundryIRONS5Down13 DifferentOTHER5Down13 EarnestSERIOUS7Down13 MoralETHIC5Down14 To some, perhaps, a hotel is where people liveHOMES5Down15 Female horsesMARES5Down15 WithholdRESERVE7Down16 Planet with an electrical connectionEARTH5Down18 StupidAPISH5Down18 StablemanGROOM5Down18 SuitableFIT3Down19 Are such letters read aloud?RED3Down19 HoweverBUT3Down19 Somewhat boorish cry?BOO3Down20 Raised edgeRIM3Down20 Is she entitled to cheat on a bet?DOWAGER7Down21 FindsLOCATES7Down21 This beast may take a batteringRAM3Down22 DinNOISE5Down22 NeckwearTIE3Down22 SulkyMOROSE6Down23 Celebrity gets some men terribly worn out!RENOWN6Down23 UtterSAY3Down24 Norse godODIN4Down24 A light entertainer?ALIG4Down24 Be quick when one is obliged to raise the netHASTEN6Down25 MotorENGINE6Down25 Circular coral reefATOLL5Down26 Bars in the organ partsSTOPS5Down26 Boys like William and HarryROYAL5Down27 ProfuseLAVISH6Down27 Fork's tinePRONG5Down27 An engagement one can look upGIG3Down28 OddRUMMY5Down28 TykeCUR3Down28 WhinnyNEIGH5Down29 FareDIET4Down30 Shopping place where many get the lotMALL4Down30 DroneIDLER5Down31 PenetrateENTER5Down32 RegionAREA4Down34 SpasmTIC3Down36 ShelterLEE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, January 31, 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.