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Evening Standard Crossword January 9 2025 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword January 9 2025 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#
Watch bandSTRAP5Across1 ScrapeABRADE6Across1 Appeals for readjustment after pa, upset, has leftPLEAS5Across1 PantryLARDER6Across5 No big shout by a player?BINGO5Across6 DawdleDALLY5Across6 Go inENTER5Across9 Looked around for things to pop smartly into the shedSHOPPED7Across9 Rifle attachmentBAYONET7Across9 AppearedLOOMED6Across10 Fishy female?HUSSY5Across10 WedMARRY5Across10 EntertainedAMUSED6Across11 Strong pointFORTE5Across11 Feel that southeast is around north?SENSE5Across11 Sudden frightALARM5Across12 BlitheMERRY5Across12 They can be tied at speedKNOTS5Across12 More or less antique silver or goldFLORINS7Across13 LastlyFINALLY7Across13 ParadiseEDEN4Across14 He has many a little coughHEM3Across15 SpeakSAY3Across15 Corrosive substanceACID4Across17 One islet or eight, we hearEYOT4Across17 Put onDON3Across17 North American name for tinCANADA6Across18 Steal cattleRUSTLE6Across18 FactoryMILL4Across18 StinkingFETID5Across19 A rough diamond? Not Di!DAMON5Across19 UseEMPLOY6Across20 Gave a knowing look before being led outLEERED6Across20 Foot-leverPEDAL5Across20 Not so muchLESS4Across22 English river or a part of IrelandAIRE4Across22 PostponeDELAY5Across22 RipenedMATURED7Across23 Sorry to have said I'm outSAD3Across24 MeltedFUSED5Across24 PlaythingTOY3Across24 Nightclub showCABARET7Across25 Tilted violentlyJOUSTED7Across25 He has his own way of working in crimeSIMON5Across26 BareNAKED5Across26 Blacksmith's blockANVIL5Across26 NoiseSOUND5Across27 Take the wrong seat on the leftSTEAL5Across27 Apply for the job of presidentPUTIN5Across28 ConcealsHIDES5Across28 Smooth things over when dismissed at the clubIRONOUT7Across29 LockjawTETANUS7Across29 ParchedARID4Across29 How I am yoursTRULY5Across30 At no timeNEVER5Across30 SerpentASP3Across30 ChuckedTHREW5Across31 She hasn't much moneyPENNY5Across31 AncestryLINE4Across32 ColourOCHRE5Across33 HiddenLATENT6Across35 DevelopEVOLVE6Across36 StopCEASE5Across37 DashedDARTED6Across38 TrappedSNARED6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SlumberingASLEEP6Down1 MournfulTRAGIC6Down2 RevelledRIOTED6Down2 Shouting like this is not exactly lordlyLOUDLY6Down2 Declare to be a sure thingASSERT6Down3 ConsiderDEEM4Down3 OverseasABROAD6Down3 FinishedENDED5Down4 Chuck's bashfulSHY3Down4 RemunerationPAY3Down4 MemoriseLEARN5Down5 Starts showing love for writersOPENS5Down5 StupidityFOLLY5Down5 HostARMY4Down6 Winner at the wedding?BESTMAN7Down6 SwindleDEFRAUD7Down6 Particle of matterATOM4Down7 VaporiseDISTIL6Down7 The days I had waysIDES4Down7 At midnight, muddled heads get injuredGASHED6Down8 DeadlyLETHAL6Down8 InsolentlyRUDELY6Down8 Narrow wayALLEY5Down12 Work at the bakeryKNEAD5Down12 ArchROGUISH7Down13 Is aware of swimmers getting a flying startFEELS5Down13 AspectFACET5Down13 Discharged for nothing more than a drunken dozeOOZED5Down14 ChillyNIPPY5Down14 ObjectDEMUR5Down15 A blowout for a seafarer, as a rule?HABIT5Down15 GuideSTEER5Down15 TitledNAMED5Down16 LeavenYEAST5Down16 Beaten by one's friend, a dunderhead!MATED5Down16 DecorationMEDAL5Down18 CompetitorRIVAL5Down18 Mark with two dotsCOLON5Down18 Roguery, evidently, is more than evilDEVILRY7Down19 BurdenedLADEN5Down19 Break down or failFOUNDER7Down19 Noted flower from a faraway islandEASTER6Down21 BoyLAD3Down21 SulkyMOROSE6Down21 Prolific, abundantLAVISH6Down22 LairDEN3Down22 Discerning, unusual taste when out of uniformASTUTE6Down22 StrictSEVERE6Down23 Quarter of the countryREGION6Down23 OmittedFAILED6Down24 Cheroot, sayCIGAR5Down25 Piece of meat from the elbowJOINT5Down25 RelativeSISTER6Down25 Go yachting with LisaSAIL4Down26 Poker stakeANTE4Down26 MurdererKILLER6Down27 Youngster brought up as an equalPUP3Down28 ProtectDEFEND6Down28 CabinHUT3Down28 PerformedACTED5Down30 IronPRESS5Down31 FormerlyONCE4Down33 FlatEVEN4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, January 9, 2025. 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.