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Evening Standard Crossword January 4 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 4 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 122 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#
BragBOAST5Across1 ConquerMASTER6Across1 Optical device with soft rims, possiblyPRISM5Across1 BoughBRANCH6Across5 Rolls dished up with the roastROTAS5Across6 FuseMERGE5Across6 FiestaCARNIVAL8Across8 Agitation, tumultTURMOIL7Across9 TalonCLAW4Across9 Amuses Mark and Leslie!TICKLES7Across9 Girl’sHER3Across10 Best one to trade withIDEAL5Across10 Fold in clothingPLEAT5Across10 You get it going!ALONG5Across11 Lowest pointNADIR5Across11 Instrument with an electric circuit?CELLO5Across12 CrawlCREEP5Across12 TarnishSTAIN5Across12 RipensMATURES7Across13 Tried to involve an MP in crooked dealsSAMPLED7Across13 FlatfishDAB3Across15 TreeASH3Across15 Whistler's property?HIS3Across15 BurdenONUS4Across17 Greek god with quantities of landARES4Across17 StrayERR3Across17 Road by which one can leave Trieste, possiblySTREET6Across18 FinishEND3Across18 Time to comeFUTURE6Across18 Wait for a friend at the end of the roadDALLY5Across19 Yellowish-white colourCREAM5Across19 SpringSPA3Across19 Comes aboutARISES6Across20 The following drinkCHASER6Across20 CorrectAMEND5Across20 ImmerseDIP3Across21 Distribute playing cardsDEAL4Across22 LettuceCOS3Across22 He's from New Zealand, nominallyALAN4Across22 ExpertACE3Across23 Can it be a ravine over there?YON3Across24 ConsumeEAT3Across24 RendRIP3Across24 Come round with a spare part to matchCOMPARE7Across25 Paint-mixing boardPALETTE7Across25 InnHOTEL5Across26 Be in the position to take noticeSITUP5Across26 Walk off withSTEAL5Across26 To many a boy, an assertive little girlMADAM5Across27 ExternalOUTER5Across27 Mr Castro, famous CubanFIDEL5Across28 A line possibly nice for old peopleICENI5Across28 Play or take part in a tricky matchMACBETH7Across29 Duck typeMALLARD7Across29 ColourRED3Across29 Like a regular returnLEVEL5Across30 Threshing implementFLAIL5Across30 Raising agentYEAST5Across31 Sight possibly seen at the bus terminus?SENSE5Across31 BlazeFIRE4Across33 IncurableHOPELESS8Across34 DecayFESTER6Across35 RubbishLITTER6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Lent outONLOAN6Down2 A Communist vehicle in ClevelandREDCAR6Down2 AstoundAMAZE5Down2 Puts one's foot down firmlySTAMPS6Down3 RankSTATUS6Down3 FlavourTANG4Down3 WandererROVER5Down4 Sound of annoyanceTUT3Down4 Not far from familiarMIL3Down4 ProtrudeBULGE5Down5 Leaves outOMITS5Down5 Highly smitten in a batty sort of way?SKIED5Down5 CunningARCH4Down6 Unusually early to accept it as the truthREALITY7Down6 Opposite of maximumMINIMUM7Down6 GradeCLASS5Down7 Style, vigourELAN4Down7 Capital of CzechoslovakiaOSLO4Down7 Stringed instrumentGUITAR6Down8 A release by the BBCAUNTIE6Down8 HurryHASTE5Down10 RespondREACT5Down11 Cared to chop woodCEDAR5Down12 AccidentCRASH5Down12 ProphetsSEERS5Down12 HappeningEVENT5Down13 Tooth typeMOLAR5Down13 Cheeky, say, about `iUniversity Challlenge^iSAUCY5Down13 Foot-leverPEDAL5Down14 Spring bulbTULIP5Down14 Has she got the mange?MEGAN5Down14 It's in Iceland where hake swim round the lakeHEKLA5Down15 ViperADDER5Down15 Continental quiltDUVET5Down15 TrustedHOPED5Down16 Beautiful girlBELLE5Down16 More than a ton weight!STONE5Down16 It floats in poolsSLOOP5Down18 Death-dealingFATAL5Down18 Can be claimed to make a pointDECIMAL7Down19 MiddleCENTRAL7Down19 Was poetry a chore for him?HORACE6Down21 Procedure regularly followedRITUAL6Down21 An American in Paris?APACHE6Down22 Scoff atDERIDE6Down22 Stadiums wherein Arsenal could ultimately lose money?ARENAS6Down23 Greek capitalATHENS6Down23 Restrains a dog taking heartless bitesCURBS5Down25 LivingALIVE5Down25 On friendly termsPALLY5Down25 House typeSEMI4Down26 Treat 'em as identicalSAME4Down26 AlternativeOTHER5Down27 'Tis different but means the sameITS3Down28 Cook in hot fatFRY3Down28 EjectEXPEL5Down28 FollowENSUE5Down30 SkinPELT4Down31 EvenFLAT4Down32

About this puzzle

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