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Evening Standard Crossword January 8 2024 Answers

Monday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 8 2024 answers. The Monday 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#
DraconianHARSH5Across1 FractureBREAK5Across1 Cook a chop badlyPOACH5Across1 TopSUMMIT6Across5 Roll down to the seaside?COAST5Across6 Pointed teethFANGS5Across6 SendREMIT5Across8 According to reasonLOGICAL7Across9 This ruffian's house may be old - a bit of a dumpHOODLUM7Across9 ChantINTONE6Across10 Bend forwardSTOOP5Across10 One girl to upset, being a foolIDIOT5Across10 Pub gameDARTS5Across11 Wet as the intellectual, no longer big headed?RAINY5Across11 AmongstAMID4Across11 Do the spadework to get establishedDIGIN5Across12 Cooks a pieBAKES5Across12 Somewhere to live a bit in Panama, sayHABITAT7Across13 DisfiguresDEFACES7Across13 StayREMAIN6Across14 Head coveringCAP3Across15 Rested on the bottomSAT3Across15 PerseverePERSIST7Across15 PortentOMEN4Across17 Girl not in love with an unknown author!ANON4Across17 EntrapNET3Across18 Quality of being funnyHUMOUR6Across18 Time for a song in 'Porgy and Bess'SUMMER6Across18 VaseURN3Across19 Animal's noseSNOUT5Across19 Being in a race, their costs are exceptionalSCOTS5Across19 Machine that's no good, being hidden by a GermanENGINE6Across20 Slum areaGHETTO6Across20 ExpiredDEAD4Across21 Feel shattered and run awayFLEE4Across22 Spur, inciteGOAD4Across22 PreviousPRIOR5Across23 That womanHER3Across24 ColourlessDRAB4Across24 Born in Nine ElmsNEE3Across24 Heavy bombardmentBARRAGE7Across25 It's like sorting mail, sirSIMILAR7Across25 CoachTRAIN5Across26 That of frogs, or a swan swimming around softly?SPAWN5Across26 TarnishSTAIN5Across27 Condescend to keep out of circulation?STOOP5Across27 ConsumeEAT3Across27 An L of an age?FIFTY5Across28 Profits, winningsGAINS5Across28 Informal footwear, that is, in the cityWELLIES7Across29 CoreNUCLEUS7Across29 BarrelKEG3Across29 Was inclined to have a spare teaLEANT5Across30 Cherished hopeDREAM5Across30 In the place at which we embrace that womanWHERE5Across31 Bravery awardMEDAL5Across31 LitheLISSOME7Across31 LabouredTOILED6Across32 NothingNONE4Across34 ElicitedEDUCED6Across35 SeniorELDER5Across38 ElbowedNUDGED6Across39 ApproachesNEARS5Across40

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National songANTHEM6Down2 ManageRUN3Down2 You are like Father William, dear fellow!OLDMAN6Down2 Jaw about the composer's work with FredericCHOPIN6Down3 AwakenAROUSE6Down3 CatchwordSLOGAN6Down3 Good and angry!HOT3Down4 KnowledgeKEN3Down4 Jump on one footHOP3Down4 AsteriskSTAR4Down5 Possibly mad on it, you'll agreeADMIT5Down5 Legendary kingMIDAS5Down5 CrippledMAIMED6Down6 How strange, a dog getting promises of cash!CURIOUS7Down6 Decrease graduallyFADEOUT7Down6 TwistedTWINED6Down7 UnfortunatelyALAS4Down7 Foolishly, I've left Naomi somewhere abroadOMAN4Down7 Sweet Sue today in daft DanSUNDAE6Down8 Posh cakeGATEAU6Down8 MeteMEASURE7Down9 Party, informallyBEANO5Down12 MalesMEN3Down12 Couples do it on the floorDANCE5Down12 FruitDATE4Down13 Hold course for port!HAVEN5Down13 Money, informallyDOUGH5Down13 AgueFEVER5Down14 Be out to do badly at golf (i.e., make a mess of it)BODGE5Down14 Is it to be sniffed at?SMELL5Down15 Bedtime drinkCOCOA5Down15 AlwaysEVER4Down16 One doggedly capable of a terrific start?TRIER5Down16 HauteurPRIDE5Down16 TestTRIAL5Down17 PersonHUMAN5Down18 Mark and Stan getting out of lineSTAIN5Down18 BreastboneSTERNUM7Down19 A bit of a bargain, darlingSNIPPET7Down19 RemarkedNOTICED7Down20 A dead one can't stingNETTLE6Down21 Blustering bullyHECTOR6Down21 ParticleATOM4Down22 Thick oilGREASE6Down22 Sounding like Paavo Nurmi at the end of a raceFINISH6Down22 At the end of June, a Michaelmas daisy can come in April!EASTER6Down23 ScheduleAGENDA6Down23 KeepDETAIN6Down24 Point to bad pig foodSWILL5Down25 Holy bookBIBLE5Down25 SimilarAKIN4Down25 Scattered on the ground like drifting snowSOWN4Down26 Girl's nameTINA4Down26 AppertainBELONG6Down26 It doesn't take many to start feuding, we're toldFEW3Down28 GuaranteeASSURE6Down28 GlueGUM3Down28 InformationGEN3Down30 ActDEED4Down33 LairDEN3Down36 StrayERR3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, January 8, 2024. 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.