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Evening Standard Crossword January 31 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 31 2025 answers. The Friday 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#
ElderlyAGED4Across1 MinePIT3Across4 LeapJUMP4Across6 VenomPOISON6Across8 RespectADMIRE6Across9 Taking the sun in a Scottish island - perfectABSOLUTE8Across9 SeductiveLUSCIOUS8Across9 AridDRY3Across10 He takes an age to get things under controlMAN3Across10 For everyPER3Across10 Are falsely taken by the child as grounds forREASON6Across11 ScampRASCAL6Across11 Leave just a wispSTRAND6Across12 Eye-relatedOPTIC5Across12 Husband or wifeSPOUSE6Across12 Gets a dog, one notices, to guard itSECURES7Across13 HarassedHOUNDED7Across13 Having to turn ourselves in and get rid ofOUST4Across14 DivanCOUCH5Across14 Ear partLOBE4Across14 Making a fuss about one's flirting?CARRYINGON10Across15 SwellSURGE5Across15 FreeONTHEHOUSE10Across15 TreeSYCAMORE8Across17 Two items for the toolbox obtained at the chemist'sNAILFILE8Across17 TenantLESSEE6Across18 Spot kickPENALTY7Across18 He's an expert on the smart setSTYLIST7Across18 Operatic songARIA4Across19 Measure the crack the rain is coming throughACRE4Across19 ShamelessBRAZEN6Across20 Six-legged creatureINSECT6Across21 Remove, I see, roughly about ninetyEXCISE6Across21 Those taken by the tailor who's in dire straits?DESPERATEMEASURES17Across24 ExcludeDEBAR5Across24 Have sensational successSETTHEWORLDONFIRE17Across24 DegradeABASE5Across26 Continue to maintain you remain informed onKEEPUP6Across27 DoghouseKENNEL6Across27 GrateGRIND5Across28 StoryTALE4Across29 For America, of course, is inevitableSURE4Across29 UndressDISROBE7Across30 LettuceCOS3Across30 Name the gentleman that sent back the dishRISOTTO7Across30 EdgeBORDER6Across32 CrayonPENCIL6Across33 The reels are tangled up and he frees themRELEASER8Across33 Adverse reactionBACKLASH8Across33 PasteGLUE4Across34 Taking place in HollywoodSTANDINGIN10Across35 ShootBUD3Across35 Cutlery itemTABLESPOON10Across35 ReverberateECHO4Across36 OvertOPEN4Across36 Drill for gold and be about to get itBORE4Across36 SherryOLOROSO7Across37 The glass with the wobbly base?TUMBLER7Across37 ObstructIMPEDE6Across38 A thrill for the protégéCHARGE6Across38 DiscussionDEBATE6Across40 One room and most of the outside had been demolishedSTUDIO6Across40 ManageRUN3Across41 One Biblical character of manyLOT3Across41 VotersELECTORS8Across42 Once having ordered one back inside, proceedCONTINUE8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Stocking supportersSUSPENDERS10Down1 Having stolen, wrapped up in somethingABSTRACTED10Down1 ColourECRU4Down2 PartyGROUP5Down2 Standing over the pupil, a girlNOLA4Down2 RatherSOMEWHAT8Down3 In summer it does, the odds and ends on the lineSUNDRIES8Down3 SackDISMISS7Down3 PoolPOND4Down4 Connecting strip of landISTHMUS7Down4 News it would seem wrong to drop in withMESSAGE7Down4 SalverTRAY4Down5 Wedding attendantsBRIDESMAIDS11Down5 Money you admitted having receivedENTRANCEFEE11Down5 HugeJUMBO5Down6 ForecastPREDICTION10Down6 The irritability of the sandwich man?CRUSTINESS10Down6 WonderMIRACLE7Down7 RefugeASYLUM6Down7 Stop and fireLAYOFF6Down7 Makes up for it, catching the fish doesCONSOLES8Down8 AtrociousBARBARIC8Down8 Am turning against wineMACON5Down10 Dried plumPRUNE5Down10 EquipmentRIG3Down11 LubricateOIL3Down12 HintCUE3Down13 Prepares the stuffed pancakes when one arrives?ROLLSUP7Down16 EncourageHEARTEN7Down16 ColourRED3Down16 RecedeEBB3Down17 InvolveEMBROIL7Down19 RusticRURAL5Down20 Absolve, being fairCLEAR5Down20 TormentRAG3Down21 SettleARRANGE7Down22 Rider's foot supportSTIRRUP7Down22 In the drawing, there's nothing in the boxCARTOON7Down22 In an awful rush, mother gets up to cook eggsMADSCRAMBLE11Down23 BowNOD3Down23 Telephone installationSWITCHBOARD11Down23 Show to be out of placeEXPOSITION10Down25 SelfEGO3Down25 SixHALFADOZEN10Down25 Aiming to, on starting the journeySETTINGOUT10Down26 NeedleworkEMBROIDERY10Down26 InchSIDLE5Down27 InstancesEXAMPLES8Down28 Does it help you watch your tongue?EYETOOTH8Down28 WhinnyNEIGH5Down29 CotCRIB4Down30 RushedSPED4Down31 ListedITEMISED8Down31 Dine out, having money, and blueINDECENT8Down31 BellyABDOMEN7Down32 Pick out Art in it, as the boyPATRICK7Down32 U.S. stateKANSAS6Down34 Stops me going in for changesEMENDS6Down34 PrickleTHORN5Down35 Squeal "Break!"SPLIT5Down35 Keen to help a number trapped insideAVID4Down39 TrackPATH4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, January 31, 2025. 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.