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Evening Standard Crossword January 8 2020 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 8 2020 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
GlobeSPHERE6Across1 ClutchGRAB4Across1 Hot music?PIPING6Across1 TaxiCAB3Across4 PriceCOST4Across6 Private feudVENDETTA8Across7 A man hiding his forename (maybe Hiram or Elmer?)AMERICAN8Across7 SlurSTIGMA6Across8 One’s holiday in the balance?REST4Across8 Meat spreadPATE4Across8 ShrewdASTUTE6Across9 HorseNAG3Across10 In a mad poet, one sees a first-class back – the dope!OPIATE6Across10 InsightACUMEN6Across10 CorsairPIRATE6Across11 A refreshingly Continental little placeBISTRO6Across11 Of soundSONIC5Across12 ColourRED3Across14 Clever style of fishing?FLY3Across14 SupposeTHINK5Across14 SlipLAPSE5Across15 GovernsRULES5Across16 Maybe step out for a quarter hour, by arrangementSETUP5Across16 Regards as a key agreementEYES4Across17 Above average heightTALL4Across17 EraseDELETE6Across18 To come to the right conclusion can be heavenly!COMET5Across19 Senior memberDOYEN5Across19 BoughBRANCH6Across20 Recognised to end in chaosNOTED5Across21 ConcealsHIDES5Across21 As a flier, he takes part in aeronauticsHERON5Across22 BeliefTENET5Across22 EntreatyPLEA4Across23 An excuse to leap wildly?PLEA4Across23 RefuteREBUT5Across24 AssistantsAIDES5Across26 UntrueFALSE5Across26 Projected through simulation?THREW5Across26 By way of the Roman roadVIA3Across28 TormentTEASE5Across28 InsectBEE3Across28 When to redevelop Acton East?ATONCE6Across29 Strain, emphasisSTRESS6Across29 AwayOFF3Across30 DeservedEARNED6Across30 In random fire, the marines are not so softFIRMER6Across30 Skip a year?LEAP4Across31 Go byPASS4Across31 Geographical location of huge heat dispersalTHEHAGUE8Across32 PurloinedSTOLEN6Across32 HurdleOBSTACLE8Across32 The way to a meeting-placeAVENUE6Across33 LingerLOITER6Across33 Rubs outERASES6Across33 PainACHE4Across34 ConsumeEAT3Across35 DiscourteousRUDE4Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
A sageSAVANT6Down1 The word for freedomPAROLE6Down1 ProportionRATIO5Down2 Ladies may have high onesIDEALS6Down2 Tooth coveringENAMEL6Down2 FlatEVEN4Down3 FascinateBEGUILE7Down3 An entrance one can get out ofGATE4Down3 The way bread is cookedBRAISED7Down4 FamilyCLAN4Down4 Respects highlyADMIRES7Down4 BoastBRAG4Down5 ThieveSTEAL5Down5 Peter the painter?SCOTT5Down5 CaptureCATCH5Down6 Look around for a spoon?SNOOP5Down6 Weekly payWAGES5Down6 DevilishSATANIC7Down7 Knitting stitchPURL4Down8 Like fire spreading all over the placeRIFE4Down8 Boy’s nameTED3Down9 Not a nice place to stay around mid-daySTY3Down9 DonkeyASS3Down11 Group on TV?SET3Down12 MournfulSAD3Down12 ManageRUN3Down12 Barnaby’s rude about golfRUDGE5Down13 FelineCAT3Down13 Native American tentTEPEE5Down13 Cowboy showRODEO5Down15 Powerful central heating in the back roomMOTOR5Down15 ThroughPER3Down16 RecedeEBB3Down17 Aboard which to have chat with a Yankee?YACHT5Down18 Let inADMIT5Down18 Less than rancorous exclamationCOR3Down19 StretchyELASTIC7Down19 RacketDIN3Down19 Join me at the Nag’s Head, chaps!MEN3Down20 StillYET3Down20 Fresh paint can help give a smart appearanceNEWCOAT7Down21 GrooveRUT3Down21 Coarse fabricHESSIAN7Down21 StudioATELIER7Down22 Golf pegTEE3Down22 She may finish up in the kitchenHEN3Down22 Former name of IranPERSIA6Down23 Plagiarist one has to chatter aboutPIRATE6Down23 ColourHUE3Down23 Eye partLENS4Down24 Enlightenment for a Los Angeles politician?LAMP4Down24 ConfusesADDLES6Down25 To get there, I have to follow a carARRIVE6Down25 SpriteELF3Down25 Try moving east to the West End!TASTE5Down26 With reference toASFOR5Down26 OintmentSALVE5Down27 FrockDRESS5Down27 Seemingly quarrelsome oarsman?ROWER5Down27 BleatBAA3Down28 Be competitive in life on the ContinentVIE3Down28 PassSPEND5Down29 A puce jumperFLEA4Down30 FormerlyONCE4Down30 Fencing swordEPEE4Down30 EvenFLAT4Down31

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. 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.