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Evening Standard Crossword January 5 2021 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 122 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 5 2021 answers. The Tuesday 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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Across

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
BuildPUTUP5Across1 CabTAXI4Across1 Loose, large bag containing moneySLACK5Across1 WhimFAD3Across4 Digger's home in the southeastSPADE5Across6 ExcursionTOUR4Across6 OriginateARISE5Across6 SuffocateSTIFLE6Across8 FrontFACADE6Across9 NobleSUBLIME7Across9 Where horses possibly train mid-weekAINTREE7Across9 BalladLAY3Across10 Commence to jumpSTART5Across10 FrequentlyOFTEN5Across10 Sharp, like a metal boxCANNY5Across11 BookALBUM5Across11 The tough way outSTOUT5Across12 LoafBREAD5Across12 TrivialPETTY5Across12 But she sounds a dope!HEROINE7Across13 Pig's footTROTTER7Across13 StrictSTERN5Across14 Booby-trappedMINED5Across15 Experienced, nevertheless caughtHAD3Across15 SnoopPRY3Across15 Male voiceALTO4Across17 Like a novel maskIRON4Across17 Girl's name for a mad airmanMARINA6Across18 Priest's assistantCURATE6Across18 CalmSERENE6Across18 PreviousPRIOR5Across19 One way for a listener to use bad languageSWEAR5Across19 ExcessivelyOVERLY6Across20 Mummy's loving little rhymeCHUMMY6Across20 SpeakerORATOR6Across20 In Ireland, time for loveMAYO4Across22 MinusLESS4Across22 And notNOR3Across24 SumTOTAL5Across24 Non-chemical weed-killerHOE3Across24 King alone for a daySOLOMON7Across25 EntertainmentCABARET7Across25 Of birthNATAL5Across26 Comic, as many will admitCLOWN5Across26 Fishing-basketCREEL5Across26 StoriesTALES5Across27 Slow voyage round the poleSNAIL5Across27 A hero, hard yet shakyROCKY5Across28 NestEYRIE5Across28 JamWEDGE5Across28 Famous rocks that lack a name!NEEDLES7Across29 Horse operaWESTERN7Across29 A name of note in barn buildingABNER5Across30 ChairsSEATS5Across30 RecedeEBB3Across30 AdditionalEXTRA5Across31 No lack-lustre girlPEARL5Across31 Picture-houseCINEMA6Across32 DecayedROTTEN6Across33 WorryFRET4Across34 OwnedHAD3Across35 FinishedDONE4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
UnrollUNFURL6Down2 FollowingAFTER5Down2 A bed you don't want to leaveLITTER6Down2 It's bad for the engine, but good for the carCARBON6Down3 AggravateINFLAME7Down3 Familiar withUSEDTO6Down3 Carson's outfit?KIT3Down4 SenseFEEL4Down4 Play on wordsPUN3Down4 FloutDEFY4Down5 Lay down a conditionSTATE5Down5 ChangeALTER5Down5 ImplicitTACIT5Down6 To put a wrong clause right is not sacredSECULAR7Down6 UnprofessionalAMATEUR7Down6 DependRELY4Down7 Something dug up in the garden?PEAT4Down7 SufferUNDERGO7Down7 In 'Macbeth', a debt collector with a metal boxDUNCAN6Down8 SpurtSQUIRT6Down8 WonderAWE3Down11 CoachBUS3Down12 Now in whiteSNOWY5Down12 CiderPERRY5Down12 NoiseDIN3Down13 There's a snag when you knock the churchHITCH5Down13 ClawTALON5Down13 DifferentOTHER5Down14 Villainous ogre madly going round the bendROGUE5Down14 Writing materialPAPER5Down15 He takes a hard line, the beast!HIRAM5Down15 Nomad raised to be an exemplary friendDAMON5Down16 LeavenYEAST5Down16 EntrapNET3Down16 SpotDOT3Down17 Wine you may want when it's wetMACON5Down18 Pinkish-orangeCORAL5Down18 SoonerEARLIER7Down19 GratifiesPLEASES7Down19 Less faultless service outside the shopping precinctSMALLER7Down19 UncookedRAW3Down21 JourneyVOYAGE6Down21 Hang about with some hoboes and a toffHOBNOB6Down21 WarnedALERTED7Down22 Voice boxLARYNX6Down22 Around mid-March, a beast is bad temperedMOROSE6Down22 Fish-eggsROE3Down23 Cricket delivery new to an American?YORKER6Down23 ElderSENIOR6Down23 SphereORB3Down25 Matted weeds used as a vegetableSWEDE5Down25 SpitefulCATTY5Down25 AmphibianNEWT4Down26 Not still in the world of photographyCINE4Down26 ExpelEJECT5Down27 Intrepid traveller?REP3Down28 BeforeERE3Down28 VerdantGREEN5Down29 EveryEACH4Down30 GeneratedBRED4Down31

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. 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.