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Evening Standard Crossword January 4 2018 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 4 2018 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 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#
EngraveINCISE6Across1 Timers used fairly as basis for judgementMERITS6Across4 EngravesETCHES6Across4 MeasureINCH4Across5 Is it too much, one half of a couple being named Thora?PLETHORA8Across7 Woodwind instrumentCLARINET8Across7 They're bent on being badCROOKS6Across8 Scottish dishHAGGIS6Across8 PassageAISLE5Across8 ChargeFEE3Across9 RegionsAREAS5Across10 HeadlandNESS4Across10 Charlie's got the hump - the fathead!CHUMP5Across10 ExtolLAUD4Across11 CustomHABIT5Across12 Organ of smellNOSE4Across13 He cooks with some panache, frequentlyCHEF4Across13 MaintenanceUPKEEP6Across13 Scheming womanMINX4Across14 Simplicity in sea serviceEASE4Across14 Square part of a plant?ROOT4Across15 FlingTOSS4Across15 High mountainALP3Across16 Court an NCO with loveWOO3Across16 SnareTRAP4Across16 Was it besieged by some troops with a Yorkist leader?TROY4Across17 Religious imageICON4Across17 ImageICON4Across18 Land measureACRE4Across19 A German river?AVON4Across19 TavernINN3Across20 GarmentPOLOSHIRT9Across21 A step-up for a poetPROMOTION9Across21 FreezeICE3Across22 Japanese wrestlingSUMO4Across23 They're paid directly to the SouthDUES4Across23 PlaythingTOY3Across23 Price of a ring?TOLL4Across24 ImpelURGE4Across24 Roofing slabTILE4Across24 CloseNEAR4Across25 Salesman travelling to Eire, say?REP3Across26 CribCOT3Across26 People referred to on the 4th of July?THEY4Across27 Retail storeSHOP4Across27 RuralRUSTIC6Across28 On which to make a start in motor sportGRID4Across29 ReviseEDIT4Across29 ThreshFLAIL5Across30 Gus seems to have left Pegasus something to eat!PEAS4Across32 Far downDEEP4Across32 LoyalTRUE4Across32 Special bath for a girl with sex appealSAUNA5Across33 AchePAIN4Across33 In reserveSPARE5Across33 Send away to the ultimate seaside haven?DEPORT6Across34 SpoilMAR3Across34 Travelling caseVALISE6Across34 Informal drink in many picnic basketsCHAMPERS8Across35 FragmentSCRAP5Across35 HouseholdDOMESTIC8Across35 Formality of a celebrity going to churchSTARCH6Across36 FogMIST4Across36 AgainstVERSUS6Across36 SquirmWRITHE6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Go away hastilySCRAM5Down1 InflowINFLUX6Down1 Plenty of room for a 'Trek'SPACE5Down1 CurbingCHECKING8Down2 Large black birdRAVEN5Down2 She makes love heavenlyVENUS5Down2 Pa returns with a companion or fellowCHAP4Down3 OsculateKISS4Down3 PoemSONNET6Down3 Tough Scot with a little houseMACHO5Down4 Distinctive characterETHOS5Down4 VanishDISAPPEAR9Down4 UnlawfulILLICIT7Down5 Place of confinementCAGE4Down5 For cover, you need the right moneyROOF4Down5 TidyNEAT4Down6 Carry forward, let's assumeTAKEON6Down6 EsculentEDIBLE6Down6 ConcealHIDE4Down7 TreeASH3Down8 AssaultASSAIL6Down9 Sell a litre wronglyRETAIL6Down9 RendRIP3Down11 Possessed by a slavish admirerHAD3Down11 Measure taken by police and engineersMETRE5Down12 IdiomAXIOM5Down12 The beasts are backward, having broken toesCOYOTES7Down13 UninterruptedNONSTOP7Down13 ChiefPRINCIPAL9Down14 In additionTOO3Down15 DemureCOY3Down15 Romany word for a computer deviceROM3Down15 SkillART3Down16 Being one point ahead, was the victorWON3Down16 ExpertACE3Down17 A duty list or back rest, possiblyROSTER6Down18 ShutsCLOSES6Down18 ScornCONTEMPT8Down19 Figure a girl associate with singing boatmenVOLGA5Down20 IrritateIRK3Down20 CrawlCREEP5Down20 Youngster turning up at central StepneyPUP3Down21 PlacePUT3Down21 DisregardNEGLECT7Down21 A diversion causing Tony to lose his wayTOY3Down22 PelvisHIP3Down22 To be sufficiently dressed is only reasonableDECENT6Down23 Comfort in distressSOLACE6Down23 TreeFIR3Down25 Palace drink?GIN3Down25 AthleteRUNNER6Down26 ScantySCARCE6Down27 Takes notice ofHEEDS5Down28 Something to batten down?HATCH5Down28 ParticleATOM4Down29 Gubernational measure?RULER5Down30 AdoFUSS4Down30 Pub gameDARTS5Down30 EducateTEACH5Down31 CircuitLAP3Down31 She doesn't need to get fresh!DAISY5Down31 Rush out to the park for three-quarters of an hourPOUR4Down32 LodgingsDIGS4Down32 Thus, at half time, there's still a part to comeSOME4Down33 Let it standSTET4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, January 4, 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.