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Evening Standard Crossword January 7 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 125 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 7 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 125 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#
FragmentSCRAP5Across1 Our love? Only for half a dayAMOUR5Across1 PerfectIDEAL5Across3 Making a stink about being broke?SKINT5Across6 Brazilian danceSAMBA5Across6 Thin on topBALDING7Across9 Card game associated with bridgePONTOON7Across9 SausageSALAMI6Across9 DizzyGIDDY5Across10 MaterialCALICO6Across10 In Siena, it's known for its seedANISE5Across10 Snow leopardOUNCE5Across11 The pride of rugby?LIONS5Across11 SnoopedPRIED5Across11 RelaxEASE4Across12 FilamentFIBRE5Across12 Not exactly cubic measureCUBIT5Across12 Short axeHATCHET7Across13 Would he be short of a title if he lost one?BARONET7Across13 Supplied from the caf'e down the roadFED3Across15 IntendMEAN4Across15 Hair-styling productGEL3Across15 One island said to be eightEYOT4Across17 DismemberDISSECT7Across17 A way outEXIT4Across17 Garment; possibly mink, with circlesKIMONO6Across18 VenerateREVERE6Across18 Threshing implementFLAIL5Across19 Be inclined to take the mislaid part on trustSLANT5Across19 Musical dramasOPERAS6Across20 Immediately make a poor performance outside the theatrePRONTO6Across20 DefectiveDUD3Across20 AnimalTAPIR5Across21 UnclothedBARE4Across22 Clean up badly againPURE4Across22 Stop upSEAL4Across23 One of eight in a row?OAR3Across24 And notNOR3Across24 HarbourPORT4Across25 Take refugeSHELTER7Across25 Happy to see a learner relaxed after a poor startPLEASED7Across25 Like the change in your pocketSMALL5Across26 CedeYIELD5Across26 Remarkably largeGIANT5Across26 Boy's nameCRAIG5Across27 Take off for an excursion to the heart of HampshireSTRIP5Across27 Like one's rights in the use of Roman numeralsCIVIL5Across28 Room under the roofATTIC5Across28 GratuityTIP3Across28 Tiresome fellow with evidence of debtTEDIOUS7Across29 RefuseRUBBISH7Across29 Was lazy, but maybe did about half a mileIDLED5Across30 Ride a bikeCYCLE5Across30 OrientalEASTERN7Across30 Tropical plantSENNA5Across31 A rogue with taking waysTHIEF5Across31 FrankOPEN4Across33 SwordEPEE4Across35 EmblemBADGE5Across36 FleshlyCARNAL6Across38 PiercedLANCED6Across39 FresherNEWER5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
EnquiredASKED5Down1 Culminating pointCLIMAX6Down2 SheenGLOSS5Down2 Weekly letter to a wandering nomadMONDAY6Down2 To push for an outcomeUPSHOT6Down3 DevilIMP3Down3 KidnapABDUCT6Down3 Hard or soft, it's fishyROE3Down4 StraightDIRECT6Down4 RemunerationPAY3Down4 TreeACER4Down5 Strong drinkSTOUT5Down5 ConfessADMIT5Down5 YouthLAD3Down6 To canvass is thus perfectly legalSOLICIT7Down6 Swimmer's breathing tubeSNORKEL7Down6 CharteredHIRED5Down7 Join by dint of a bit of tinkering?KNIT4Down7 FeverAGUE4Down7 LocatedFOUND5Down8 Much like Anson, he was an explorerNANSEN6Down8 SupporterBACKER6Down8 One instrumental in taking up a collection?CELLO5Down12 TouchesFEELS5Down12 DirigibleAIRSHIP7Down13 Wading birdHERON5Down13 Byron character who has to exist by arranging popBEPPO5Down13 CompositionESSAY5Down14 Italian riverTIBER5Down14 Turning, it applies pressure round the ringROTOR5Down14 In which to look sharpFOCUS5Down15 Gain access toGETAT5Down15 HarshAUSTERE7Down16 PriseLEVER5Down16 Lavished affection on a diminutive coupleDOTED5Down16 ListTABLE5Down18 CorrectRIGHT5Down18 Eleanor, we hear, gives us a ringKNELL5Down18 ExhaustionFATIGUE7Down19 Puzzled as to why the umpire raised a finger?STUMPED7Down19 SeedPIP3Down19 BadlyPOORLY6Down21 Maybe read about a race improperly abandonedRATTED6Down21 CourseROUTE5Down22 Pretty average place with a churchPARISH6Down22 Very happy or cheerfulBLITHE6Down22 AreaREGION6Down23 Live where soldiers have a teamRESIDE6Down23 UntruthLIE3Down24 Insults deliberatelySNUBS5Down25 Port Authority in the clearPLAIN5Down25 Just the place to go with an oppo?SITE4Down26 LassGIRL4Down26 SwingDANGLE6Down27 Incision a golfer may do well to makeCUT3Down28 DonkeyASS3Down28 FlashlightTORCH5Down28 GemPEARL5Down29 EraEPOCH5Down31 PennilessNEEDY5Down32 AuctionSALE4Down34 ProhibitBAN3Down36 SpikeEAR3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, January 7, 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.