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Evening Standard Crossword January 31 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 131 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 31 2024 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 131 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#
ChasmABYSS5Across3 ImitatesMIMICS6Across4 The answer to a demand?SUPPLY6Across4 Sharp end of one's argument?THEPOINT8Across7 Meet with unwittinglyWALKINTO8Across7 Appear as mere chaos at some stageEMERGE6Across8 EnvoyLEGATE6Across8 GratifyPLEASE6Across9 Muscular contractionSPASM5Across10 MusePONDER6Across10 Where the gang's at a loose end?CREWE5Across10 SlumberSLEEP5Across11 WiseSAGE4Across12 Attritional war out EastWEAR4Across13 JokesGAGS4Across13 Girl's nameTINA4Across14 At the weekend, oil is spilt in quantityKILO4Across14 Advise of danger from what is pronouncedly wornWARN4Across15 German manHERR4Across15 BridgeSPAN4Across15 Wealth? Think nothing of it!OOF3Across16 StarSUN3Across16 Roma's new fellow?OMAR4Across17 WorldlyMUNDANE7Across17 Tightly stretchedTAUT4Across17 Urban area indicated by directions on a signpostTOWN4Across19 ReviseEDIT4Across19 AttemptTRY3Across20 Barking resident's wretched existence?ADOGSLIFE9Across21 ExcellentFANTASTIC9Across21 ClassGENUS5Across21 SuspendHANG4Across23 Unmarried state in America?MISS4Across23 FoldTUCK4Across23 Listen to this!HIST4Across24 DirectionWEST4Across24 FootwearSHOE4Across25 Not goodBAD3Across26 He shows some maladjustmentLAD3Across26 ShinboneTIBIA5Across26 Part of a computer that's been knocked off?CHIP4Across27 Nagging, informallyONAT4Across27 LettuceCOS3Across28 Story of the picture?EPIC4Across29 Tea, informallyCHAR4Across29 RamblingERRATIC7Across30 The bar in Coronation Street, say?SOAP4Across32 ColourGREY4Across32 Show displeasure when things get tangled upSNARL5Across33 PursuitCHASE5Across33 FormerlyONCE4Across33 Fame not all children possessRENOWN6Across34 SeemAPPEAR6Across34 There's much sorrow coming to pussy, but not todayTOMORROW8Across35 UprightVERTICAL8Across35 WealthyRICH4Across35 FalseUNTRUE6Across36 They're light enough to fly!SPARKS6Across36 PriseLEVER5Across36 SicknessNAUSEA6Across38 ProneSUPINE6Across39 BanalTRITE5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ContortTWIST5Down1 Flower usable for soup?STOCK5Down1 TicSPASM5Down1 Not dirtyCLEAN5Down2 Balance up repeatedlyLEVEL5Down2 PretendFEIGN5Down2 MovieFILM4Down3 Cheated many an individualDONE4Down3 DonkeyASS3Down3 Tooth typeMOLAR5Down4 AppertainBELONG6Down4 Avoid crashing into treesSTEER5Down4 HastenedSPED4Down5 Drinking vesselsMUGS4Down5 Take a squint in Debrett'sPEER4Down5 BribeSOP3Down6 Strong cordCATGUT6Down6 Island's water centreLAGOON6Down6 AdjustADAPT5Down7 HenchmanCRONY5Down8 Wading birdsEGRETS6Down9 Many an ant is apparently devout!MANTIS6Down9 MinePIT3Down11 Had Adam a spare one?RIB3Down11 Tiger country with many treesWOODS5Down12 DevilSATAN5Down12 SaleAUCTION7Down13 A society having a whip round for a vesselWARSHIP7Down13 Make an escapeGETAWAY7Down13 DecreeEDICT5Down14 Comic Wagner pieceWAG3Down15 CabinHUT3Down15 There's nothing we have to repayOWE3Down16 PoisonARSENIC7Down16 So or thusSIC3Down16 WeirdEERIE5Down18 Medical officer on a vessel in RussiaMOSCOW6Down18 MohairANGORA6Down18 CoachBUS3Down19 Frequently describes a child under elevenOFTEN5Down20 Drainage channelDITCH5Down20 CrazeFAD3Down21 It helps to have a super grand finale!AID3Down21 HardenSET3Down22 Rudeness when there's a bit of a pile-upLIP3Down22 ClipSHEAR5Down22 OccurHAPPEN6Down23 Fabricated by the cosmetician?MADEUP6Down23 RelativesKIN3Down24 Household fuelGAS3Down25 Is he dear to a correspondent?SIR3Down25 StopARREST6Down27 Where, in short, some elephants are to be foundHANTS5Down28 EnumerateCOUNT5Down28 CourageNERVE5Down28 ScrubSCOUR5Down29 Emerge from an eggHATCH5Down30 Home again, fatherPADRE5Down30 ShyTIMID5Down31 AnswerREPLY5Down31 Hundred pounds possibly won by an entertainerCLOWN5Down31 EquipmentGEAR4Down32 NerveCHEEK5Down32 Achieve great heights using oarsSOAR4Down32 Go, having been firedSHOT4Down33 QuoteCITE4Down33 DreadFEAR4Down34 PermitLET3Down36 RegretRUE3Down37

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