Evening Standard Crossword January 8 2026 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 124 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for January 8 2026. Stuck on one? Click the clue to reveal its verified answer, plus every other answer that clue has had across every publisher in our database.

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Find61 AcrossReveal answer → Pleased41 AcrossReveal answer → Clever bighead, never wrong61 AcrossReveal answer → Obscure34 AcrossReveal answer → Shove46 AcrossReveal answer → Gambling game87 AcrossReveal answer → Ancient people with successful record it set out for87 AcrossReveal answer → Part of cow I fed partner48 AcrossReveal answer → Ado48 AcrossReveal answer → Enquire39 AcrossReveal answer → Sourly referring to a department duly halved610 AcrossReveal answer → Ate810 AcrossReveal answer → Goalkeeper610 AcrossReveal answer → Smart new purse made out of cowhide, initially611 AcrossReveal answer → Side411 AcrossReveal answer → Boy's name611 AcrossReveal answer → Moisten314 AcrossReveal answer → Insect314 AcrossReveal answer → Like something new into which one can change314 AcrossReveal answer → Pass on516 AcrossReveal answer → Soar516 AcrossReveal answer → He needs a tin opener and a new suit516 AcrossReveal answer → Bombast417 AcrossReveal answer → Look pronouncedly like a king of the theatre417 AcrossReveal answer → Introduced819 AcrossReveal answer → Wanderer519 AcrossReveal answer → Forbidden style for a boot519 AcrossReveal answer → Singer521 AcrossReveal answer → Rod's out to back it, darling521 AcrossReveal answer → A shelter521 AcrossReveal answer → Mature522 AcrossReveal answer → Chap born to be boozy around April 4th522 AcrossReveal answer → End part423 AcrossReveal answer → They may amuse you to the end of your days423 AcrossReveal answer → Claimed823 AcrossReveal answer → Subsequently524 AcrossReveal answer → Player of a soft and ripe interpretation526 AcrossReveal answer → French capital526 AcrossReveal answer → Can327 AcrossReveal answer → Transgression328 AcrossReveal answer → An incipient bloomer328 AcrossReveal answer → Be first to get to the fore with heavy metal629 AcrossReveal answer → Takes on629 AcrossReveal answer → Main circus tent630 AcrossReveal answer → Is it altogether bound to be a large sum?630 AcrossReveal answer → To us, points of advantage431 AcrossReveal answer → Cudgel431 AcrossReveal answer → Fencing sword431 AcrossReveal answer → Mary lets loose just like a chess expert832 AcrossReveal answer → Remorseful832 AcrossReveal answer → Aped833 AcrossReveal answer → Breathless, she can show poise633 AcrossReveal answer → Star sign633 AcrossReveal answer → Regret334 AcrossReveal answer → Ale435 AcrossReveal answer → Family336 AcrossReveal answer → Period437 AcrossReveal answer →

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Accounts book61 DownReveal answer → Bawl, i.e., in miserable style61 DownReveal answer → Appear42 DownReveal answer → A leading lady and good Scots queen62 DownReveal answer → A charm62 DownReveal answer → Gaelic43 DownReveal answer → Hyphen43 DownReveal answer → The ones to take a little money from a Poet Laureate43 DownReveal answer → Funnily, he and his son found fame on TV74 DownReveal answer → Insane84 DownReveal answer → Unplaced horse74 DownReveal answer → Manufactured45 DownReveal answer → Iron alloy55 DownReveal answer → A proud walk in support of something55 DownReveal answer → Courtyard56 DownReveal answer → Pieces of land, possibly one less56 DownReveal answer → Trivial56 DownReveal answer → Employ37 DownReveal answer → Fish58 DownReveal answer → Young deer48 DownReveal answer → Points out half of it is alcoholic!48 DownReveal answer → Take a seat39 DownReveal answer → She gave Ziegfeld a start39 DownReveal answer → Sleeping place312 DownReveal answer → Courteous512 DownReveal answer → Ferdinand has the right figure for a footballer312 DownReveal answer → Advantage513 DownReveal answer → Synagogue minister513 DownReveal answer → Soft, a bit cute and bashful513 DownReveal answer → Skill314 DownReveal answer → Group of witches515 DownReveal answer → Principle515 DownReveal answer → Suitable proportion for a lion-hearted rodent!515 DownReveal answer → Thin517 DownReveal answer → Prompt518 DownReveal answer → In front518 DownReveal answer → She can only play one note on the fife518 DownReveal answer → A vessel (among the last U-boats?)319 DownReveal answer → Doze319 DownReveal answer → Has it a disturbing content?320 DownReveal answer → Realm820 DownReveal answer → Blokes320 DownReveal answer → Past events721 DownReveal answer → A fine headdress means nothing, covered in ice-cream!721 DownReveal answer → Managed322 DownReveal answer → Rend322 DownReveal answer → Bright colour means a lot to soldiers322 DownReveal answer → Big cats623 DownReveal answer → Prepare to play a melody better?623 DownReveal answer → But they may be even424 DownReveal answer → Poker stake424 DownReveal answer → Momentarily, you may have a hand in it625 DownReveal answer → Worship525 DownReveal answer → Leprosy victims625 DownReveal answer → Anaesthetic526 DownReveal answer → Fat, soft piece526 DownReveal answer → Protective eye covering526 DownReveal answer → Dad's way is old-fashioned527 DownReveal answer → Circular527 DownReveal answer → Drink gingerly328 DownReveal answer → It can be stopped by request328 DownReveal answer → Join428 DownReveal answer → Divide429 DownReveal answer → Sound of a car horn430 DownReveal answer → Purchases made by us430 DownReveal answer → Close430 DownReveal answer → Prosecute332 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, January 8, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing and live on each clue's own page, so you only see the solutions you ask for. 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.