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Evening Standard Crossword January 5 2018 Answers

Friday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 5 2018 answers. The Friday 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#
GustBLAST5Across1 RefrainCHORUS6Across5 HeaddressTIARA5Across8 PredictedFORETOLD8Across9 A pretty girl outside, wicked inside: diabolicalDEVILISH8Across9 He has a meal without me at lunchtimeALI3Across10 SterileBARREN6Across10 Hearing organEAR3Across10 Meaning to bring it home to usIMPORT6Across11 FeteGALA4Across11 AttractivePRETTY6Across11 RuralRUSTIC6Across12 Loaded and attackedSTONED6Across12 InquisitiveCURIOUS7Across13 Turns back to, in floods of tearsROTATES7Across13 Second-handUSED4Across14 The late morning paperEXAM4Across14 ShowEVINCE6Across14 PublicationNEWSLETTER10Across15 Unpopular for having eaten garlic?INBADODOUR10Across15 AdvantageBENEFIT7Across15 Didn’t forget being ordered backRECALLED8Across17 Without worryCAREFREE8Across17 SelfEGO3Across18 Contend, when you arrive, with the favourite in itCOMPETE7Across18 DressedATTIRED7Across18 StrayERR3Across19 Stood the wineROSE4Across19 ApplaudCLAP4Across19 SpotPIMPLE6Across21 Confront with at a price, by all accountsACCOST6Across21 JealousyENVY4Across21 Garden pestSNAIL5Across23 CentreCORE4Across24 Having to steel oneself to taking a head-on viewFACINGTHEPROSPECT17Across24 Type of boxerLIGHTMIDDLEWEIGHT17Across24 GratuityTIP3Across27 Ringing a second best about a best friendBASSET6Across27 SeemAPPEAR6Across27 HatchetAXE3Across29 Foot partHEEL4Across29 Go ahead and get a connectionLEAD4Across29 With difficulty ring me during the performanceSOMEHOW7Across30 SadUNHAPPY7Across30 ScowledLOWERED7Across31 ChantINTONE6Across32 PeacefulTRANQUIL8Across33 Contrary when you communicate withCONVERSE8Across33 WhirlpoolEDDY4Across34 ObjectiveTARGET6Across35 A gamble that people cleaning up after fires acceptSWEEPSTAKE10Across35 DetectivePRIVATEEYE10Across35 Excitement the malefactor could do without!STIR4Across36 ElevatorLIFT4Across36 Vindicated when the cheque was declared validCLEARED7Across37 CostEXPENSE7Across37 UprightERECT5Across38 Marks it as potentially two pointsSTAINS6Across38 SpiritualistMEDIUM6Across38 DeletedERASED6Across39 MaterialFABRIC6Across40 Be surrogate parents for Stephen?FOSTER6Across40 LarcenyTHEFT5Across40 Slippery fishEEL3Across41 Having character, we’re told, making a standTEE3Across41 RakeCASANOVA8Across42 Though having cargo space, don’t give it toWITHHOLD8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
EnormousMONUMENTAL10Down1 Detonating and leavingSETTINGOFF10Down1 SingletVEST4Down2 For the cat to use as a bed, you sayLION4Down2 MeadowLEA3Down2 SpecificCONCRETE8Down3 Learns, when one discovers to be mistakenFINDSOUT8Down3 RoadwaySTREET6Down3 TeachEDUCATE7Down4 A lady-bird enveloped in smokeCHEROOT7Down4 FastenTIE3Down4 ConfineCAGE4Down5 EngrossedPREOCCUPIED11Down5 Acid drops?BITTERTEARS11Down5 RequireOBLIGE6Down6 Punctuation markAPOSTROPHE10Down6 Excellent start to one’s educationFIRSTCLASS10Down6 SecuritySAFETY6Down7 SnubREBUFF6Down7 Ask for, with charmAPPEAL6Down7 ExquisiteETHEREAL8Down8 They snap the rough seaBREAKERS8Down8 OldANCIENT7Down9 Up to “a 36”ASTIR5Down10 MistakeERROR5Down10 HailAVE3Down12 SoonANON4Down13 ResoundECHO4Down16 Views as a dreadful pest, cold-heartedASPECTS7Down16 Coarse gravelSHINGLE7Down16 TrackTRAIL5Down17 ShelfLEDGE5Down20 RejoinderRIPOSTE7Down20 Ring with a precious stone, returned with a letterOMEGA5Down20 Lenient with himCLEMENT7Down22 UrnVASE4Down22 Powerful personMAGNATE7Down22 Anyway, even the most gadabout socialite can’t be!ATALLEVENTS11Down23 TaciturnTIGHTLIPPED11Down23 CoterieCLIQUE6Down24 Leaving it to mother to make you betterNATURECURE10Down25 DisorderTURBULENCE10Down25 SpeedRATE4Down25 Reacted favourably when one photographed flatteringly?TOOKKINDLY10Down26 DepartureEXODUS6Down26 Upside downTOPSYTURVY10Down26 The assumption is there is now a choiceADOPTION8Down28 ScarcityDEARTH6Down28 One-sidedPARTISAN8Down28 FinishEND3Down30 Narrowly-avoided accidentNEARMISS8Down31 Be against including it or just the reverseOPPOSITE8Down31 Lack of soundSILENCE7Down32 Rent decreased? That is a disappointmentLETDOWN7Down32 WatchedEYED4Down33 Extremely with-it, in truthVERITY6Down34 Essential characterNATURE6Down34 The name is materialSERGE5Down35 JuryPANEL5Down35 PerformACT3Down36 SpriteELF3Down37 Yes, mum is in whiteASHY4Down39 Damp and chillyDANK4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, January 5, 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.