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Evening Standard Crossword January 9 2020 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 9 2020 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 128 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#
ScratchedSCORED6Across1 ReciprocalMUTUAL6Across4 Saint who took only half an hour to convert SaulURSULA6Across4 FrightenedAFRAID6Across5 Food of the godsAMBROSIA8Across7 Where life reaches the height of toughness?ATTHETOP8Across7 One joins a rogue for something to eatSCAMPI6Across8 ContinualCONSTANT8Across8 Defective, imperfectFAULTY6Across8 UrnVASE4Across9 Cleaning lady with a lot of appealCHARM5Across10 NetworkWEB3Across10 Folklore creatureTROLL5Across10 AttainREACH5Across12 Somewhat undervalued fuel?DERV4Across13 Sparrow, for exampleBIRD4Across13 Brave manHERO4Across14 To give Henry a ring is a saintly thingHALO4Across14 Paper quantityREAM4Across15 Lavish affectionDOTE4Across15 NumberTEN3Across15 You may use a little in a letterINK3Across16 Drinks counterBAR3Across16 A win for Constable’s hay cartWAIN4Across17 Series of spiral loopsCOIL4Across17 WonderAWE3Across17 SpikeEAR3Across18 Hounds could follow it back in the gardenDRAG4Across19 PuddlePOOL4Across19 FellowDON3Across19 PungentACRID5Across20 A blooming motor race!CARNATION9Across21 Mouth organHARMONICA9Across21 StrayERR3Across21 SickenAIL3Across22 The side to triumph at midnightWING4Across23 FirearmGUN3Across23 Festive occasionGALA4Across23 ElectionVOTE4Across24 FishEEL3Across24 So long, and thanks againTATA4Across24 SkirmishMELEE5Across26 CorpulentFAT3Across26 Support in diametric opposition!AID3Across26 Employer of house rulesUSER4Across27 Row, rankTIER4Across27 DryARID4Across29 Arrest a skinhead, at bestSTOP4Across29 OwingDUE3Across29 Detained, he’d get out of jail in the endHELD4Across32 Having a liking forFOND4Across32 Robbed a drunken sot to a justifiable endSTOLE5Across33 EmployerUSER4Across33 Sleep noisilySNORE5Across33 What to do when offered rubbishREFUSE6Across34 WisdomSAGACITY8Across34 LeaveDEPART6Across34 Was bowled, yet continued the innings?PLAYEDON8Across35 StickADHERE6Across35 AlbumenEGGWHITE8Across35 Turning one out of Trieste, possiblySTREET6Across36 SwingDANGLE6Across36 Cleaning clothDUSTER6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
TrustFAITH5Down1 Mind – it may be a gold one!WATCH5Down1 Detest vehementlyABHOR5Down2 PickedCHOSE5Down2 A bargain obtained for the least possible!STEAL5Down2 At school, among one’s bitter memories?TERM4Down3 AscendRISE4Down3 IdiotFOOL4Down3 Annoy an elevated clique?UPSET5Down4 HangDRAPE5Down4 Criminal organisationMAFIA5Down4 Foreigner turning up in the intervalsSLAV4Down5 GarretATTIC5Down5 Dull heavy noiseTHUD4Down5 Using an easy style that’s good in the long run?LOPING6Down6 RantRAVE4Down6 Real, genuineACTUAL6Down6 OutcomeISSUE5Down7 Cider brewed for a short time, would you believeCREDIT6Down9 AxillaARMPIT6Down9 JamWEDGE5Down10 One with a taste for melodrama?HAM3Down11 TriteBANAL5Down11 AgentREP3Down11 Tree or horse out WestROWAN5Down12 ProvincialLOCAL5Down12 KingdomREALM5Down12 Gave one article between two boysDONATED7Down13 MonthAPRIL5Down13 DearBELOVED7Down13 FenceHEDGE5Down14 The sound of thudding and poundingDIN3Down15 Raised edgeRIM3Down15 TendencyTREND5Down15 CourageNERVE5Down16 A giant is bigger than heIAN3Down16 Woman’s long scarfBOA3Down16 Disputes with some unpopular guestsARGUES6Down18 Public speakerORATOR6Down18 Criticise heatedlyROAST5Down20 Large seaOCEAN5Down20 Numbers of detectivesCID3Down21 TitferHAT3Down21 It looks black for JackTAR3Down22 And notNOR3Down22 Rich cakeGATEAU6Down23 Superlatively comprehensiveWIDEST6Down23 RelaxedEASED5Down25 In the mountains it’s most coldCOL3Down25 VentilateAIR3Down25 FollowENSUE5Down27 BuryINTER5Down28 Took the rest to be badly speltSLEPT5Down28 BorderedEDGED5Down28 Orange-breasted birdROBIN5Down30 BeforeUNTIL5Down30 A friend just for today, perhaps?TOADY5Down30 PostponeDEFER5Down31 LiberateFREE4Down31 She comes from heaven with very little moneyPENNY5Down31 DatumFACT4Down32 Big squeeze at the endHUGE4Down32 ScrutiniseSCAN4Down32 River a bit nasty to cross?STYX4Down33 StitchedSEWN4Down33

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