Evening Standard Crossword January 9 2020 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all 128 clues from the Evening Standard Crossword for January 9 2020. 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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Scratched61 AcrossReveal answer → Reciprocal64 AcrossReveal answer → Saint who took only half an hour to convert Saul64 AcrossReveal answer → Frightened65 AcrossReveal answer → Food of the gods87 AcrossReveal answer → Where life reaches the height of toughness?87 AcrossReveal answer → One joins a rogue for something to eat68 AcrossReveal answer → Continual88 AcrossReveal answer → Defective, imperfect68 AcrossReveal answer → Urn49 AcrossReveal answer → Cleaning lady with a lot of appeal510 AcrossReveal answer → Network310 AcrossReveal answer → Folklore creature510 AcrossReveal answer → Attain512 AcrossReveal answer → Somewhat undervalued fuel?413 AcrossReveal answer → Sparrow, for example413 AcrossReveal answer → Brave man414 AcrossReveal answer → To give Henry a ring is a saintly thing414 AcrossReveal answer → Paper quantity415 AcrossReveal answer → Lavish affection415 AcrossReveal answer → Number315 AcrossReveal answer → You may use a little in a letter316 AcrossReveal answer → Drinks counter316 AcrossReveal answer → A win for Constable’s hay cart417 AcrossReveal answer → Series of spiral loops417 AcrossReveal answer → Wonder317 AcrossReveal answer → Spike318 AcrossReveal answer → Hounds could follow it back in the garden419 AcrossReveal answer → Puddle419 AcrossReveal answer → Fellow319 AcrossReveal answer → Pungent520 AcrossReveal answer → A blooming motor race!921 AcrossReveal answer → Mouth organ921 AcrossReveal answer → Stray321 AcrossReveal answer → Sicken322 AcrossReveal answer → The side to triumph at midnight423 AcrossReveal answer → Firearm323 AcrossReveal answer → Festive occasion423 AcrossReveal answer → Election424 AcrossReveal answer → Fish324 AcrossReveal answer → So long, and thanks again424 AcrossReveal answer → Skirmish526 AcrossReveal answer → Corpulent326 AcrossReveal answer → Support in diametric opposition!326 AcrossReveal answer → Employer of house rules427 AcrossReveal answer → Row, rank427 AcrossReveal answer → Dry429 AcrossReveal answer → Arrest a skinhead, at best429 AcrossReveal answer → Owing329 AcrossReveal answer → Detained, he’d get out of jail in the end432 AcrossReveal answer → Having a liking for432 AcrossReveal answer → Robbed a drunken sot to a justifiable end533 AcrossReveal answer → Employer433 AcrossReveal answer → Sleep noisily533 AcrossReveal answer → What to do when offered rubbish634 AcrossReveal answer → Wisdom834 AcrossReveal answer → Leave634 AcrossReveal answer → Was bowled, yet continued the innings?835 AcrossReveal answer → Stick635 AcrossReveal answer → Albumen835 AcrossReveal answer → Turning one out of Trieste, possibly636 AcrossReveal answer → Swing636 AcrossReveal answer → Cleaning cloth636 AcrossReveal answer →

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Trust51 DownReveal answer → Mind – it may be a gold one!51 DownReveal answer → Detest vehemently52 DownReveal answer → Picked52 DownReveal answer → A bargain obtained for the least possible!52 DownReveal answer → At school, among one’s bitter memories?43 DownReveal answer → Ascend43 DownReveal answer → Idiot43 DownReveal answer → Annoy an elevated clique?54 DownReveal answer → Hang54 DownReveal answer → Criminal organisation54 DownReveal answer → Foreigner turning up in the intervals45 DownReveal answer → Garret55 DownReveal answer → Dull heavy noise45 DownReveal answer → Using an easy style that’s good in the long run?66 DownReveal answer → Rant46 DownReveal answer → Real, genuine66 DownReveal answer → Outcome57 DownReveal answer → Cider brewed for a short time, would you believe69 DownReveal answer → Axilla69 DownReveal answer → Jam510 DownReveal answer → One with a taste for melodrama?311 DownReveal answer → Trite511 DownReveal answer → Agent311 DownReveal answer → Tree or horse out West512 DownReveal answer → Provincial512 DownReveal answer → Kingdom512 DownReveal answer → Gave one article between two boys713 DownReveal answer → Month513 DownReveal answer → Dear713 DownReveal answer → Fence514 DownReveal answer → The sound of thudding and pounding315 DownReveal answer → Raised edge315 DownReveal answer → Tendency515 DownReveal answer → Courage516 DownReveal answer → A giant is bigger than he316 DownReveal answer → Woman’s long scarf316 DownReveal answer → Disputes with some unpopular guests618 DownReveal answer → Public speaker618 DownReveal answer → Criticise heatedly520 DownReveal answer → Large sea520 DownReveal answer → Numbers of detectives321 DownReveal answer → Titfer321 DownReveal answer → It looks black for Jack322 DownReveal answer → And not322 DownReveal answer → Rich cake623 DownReveal answer → Superlatively comprehensive623 DownReveal answer → Relaxed525 DownReveal answer → In the mountains it’s most cold325 DownReveal answer → Ventilate325 DownReveal answer → Follow527 DownReveal answer → Bury528 DownReveal answer → Took the rest to be badly spelt528 DownReveal answer → Bordered528 DownReveal answer → Orange-breasted bird530 DownReveal answer → Before530 DownReveal answer → A friend just for today, perhaps?530 DownReveal answer → Postpone531 DownReveal answer → Liberate431 DownReveal answer → She comes from heaven with very little money531 DownReveal answer → Datum432 DownReveal answer → Big squeeze at the end432 DownReveal answer → Scrutinise432 DownReveal answer → River a bit nasty to cross?433 DownReveal answer → Stitched433 DownReveal answer →

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This page lists every clue from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, January 9, 2020. 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.