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Evening Standard Crossword January 8 2021 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 8 2021 answers. The Friday puzzle has 132 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#
ObserveWATCH5Across4 OccupierTENANT6Across7 TaxiCAB3Across9 Just the same, later comes out in the nude, dancingUNALTERED9Across9 SauceCONDIMENT9Across9 DefectiveDUD3Across10 He's not preparing the cannabis there and thenONTHESPOT9Across10 Native AustralianABORIGINE9Across10 Require and appropriateTAKE4Across12 BriefSHORT5Across12 Large tropical treeUPAS4Across12 When going round the abyss, keeps well away from itAVOIDS6Across13 TuberBULB4Across13 ConcludeFINISH6Across13 Give ground on the transport carrying Her MajestyTERRAIN7Across14 Lacking imaginationPROSAIC7Across14 Lacking vitalityINANIMATE9Across15 A service for the dead?BONECHINA9Across15 TimeTEMPO5Across15 To create peace, jeopardisesENDANGERS9Across17 FeelingSENSATION9Across17 ReferALLUDE6Across17 Having time off, the lasses hang about looking decorativeTASSELS7Across18 ErasedDELETED7Across18 He is, in the main, rightMARTIN6Across19 MinuteATOMIC6Across19 PartROLE4Across19 FurnishENDUE5Across20 Earnest requestPLEA4Across20 A shade lowBLUE4Across20 SickILL3Across22 Len had to return and to helpLENDAHAND9Across23 Romantic cardVALENTINE9Across23 Atomic pileREACTOR7Across24 Thinking it right, on witnessing the spasmSEEINGFIT9Across25 Political agitatorDEMAGOGUE9Across25 SwellingNODE4Across26 Not so drunk, being accustomed to itUSED4Across26 It's lucky mother's gone to bedMASCOT6Across27 ExcellentCHOICE6Across27 SpringSPA3Across27 StopCEASE5Across28 Sense one's intending toMEANING7Across29 Warded offAVERTED7Across29 RegionAREA4Across31 Too quiet to be heardINAUDIBLE9Across32 Be in possession of a drawing and know what you'll doHAVEAPLAN9Across32 EngravedETCHED6Across33 AppropriateEXPEDIENT9Across34 Cheated the punter and was more successful at itDIDBETTER9Across34 Also coming through is a darn whirl windTORNADO7Across35 IncreaseAUGMENT7Across35 PugilistBOXER5Across35 Badly out in the spelling of "lively"EVILLY6Across36 DivulgeUNVEIL6Across36 Idly look through a book under a tree?LEAF4Across37 Household implementIRON4Across37 MislaidLOST4Across37 Comments in the book on chiropody?FOOTNOTES9Across38 Go beyondOVERSHOOT9Across38 UndressSTRIP5Across38 BarrierDAM3Across39 ExuberantEBULLIENT9Across39 How the golfer described the two-mile avenue?LONGDRIVE9Across39 LairDEN3Across41 ReservedMODEST6Across42 VerdantGREEN5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Not much evidence that there's a horse aroundJUSTABIT8Down1 EngrossedOCCUPIED8Down1 FirmSTABLE6Down1 It's meaningless for those without nousLACKINGSENSE12Down2 Without equalUNPARALLELED12Down2 NakedUNCLAD6Down2 FinishEND3Down3 Man's nameREGINALD8Down3 Succeeds in cutting a sliver on the quietPREVAILS8Down3 InsectWASP4Down4 HitSTRIKE6Down4 We'd mistaken one girl for anotherEDWINA6Down4 DetestABHOR5Down5 Exaggerated masculinityMACHISMO8Down5 Give up because you promise toFORSWEAR8Down5 When specified, Ted and Tim will be in the East, travellingSTATEDTIME10Down6 RemissCARELESS8Down6 Selection of gamesCOMPENDIUM10Down6 Are prancing into the arena and standing on their hind legsREARING7Down7 Temporary encampmentBIVOUAC7Down7 Ballet-skirtTUTU4Down8 ProportionPERCENTAGE10Down8 With "Before two, ideally," is in really good formATONESBEST10Down8 "Set for fish," you sayPLACE5Down11 DevotedDEDICATED9Down11 Person from Baghdad, sayIRAQI5Down11 DimBLUR4Down14 Have in mindINTEND6Down16 ThawMELT4Down16 The person let into the secret - an islanderCRETAN6Down16 DregsLEES4Down18 MimicAPE3Down19 Mother got up furiousMAD3Down19 Wouldn't give a decision to but didn't allow to landLEFTINTHEAIR12Down21 CheerfulLIGHTHEARTED12Down21 Story-tellerNARRATOR8Down21 A very rough sea; fun but dangerousUNSAFE6Down22 ConcurredAGREED6Down22 FanVENTILATOR10Down23 LakeLOCH4Down23 Dismiss lightly, in a funny kind of wayLAUGHITOFF10Down23 In all price ranges, no matter whatATALLCOSTS10Down24 RestraintINHIBITION10Down24 TopAPEX4Down25 PigmentDYE3Down25 Ready for collectionSET3Down25 StaggerREEL4Down26 InjusticeINEQUITY8Down28 Shorten it do, stupid!CONDENSE8Down28 WorshippedADORED6Down29 Forced to dress as a girlMADELINE8Down29 Material decorationAPPLIQUE8Down29 PropertyESTATE6Down30 Not buggedGERMFREE8Down30 ExplodeDETONATE8Down30 Man stood up by Agnes, perhaps, in the Italian restaurantLASAGNE7Down31 AntagonisticADVERSE7Down31 StandABIDE5Down32 Figure Igor had been led astray by the signVIRGO5Down33 CornerANGLE5Down33 Bores the doctor with ailmentsDRILLS6Down34 StuffCRAM4Down34 Is jealous ofENVIES6Down34 FrankOPEN4Down36 CrowdMOB3Down40

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