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The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 1 January 2026 Answers

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1 S
2 U
3 W
4 M
U
5 F
F
6 I
N
7 K
I
N
K
A
J
O
U
E
N
I
D
S
8 S
9 L
E
I
G
H
10 F
11 L
E
12 S
H
13 H
E
E
L
O
14 F
O
R
T
15 M
U
S
E
16 D
A
B
T
17 A
18 M
E
N
19 W
20 A
I
L
21 F
I
E
L
D
22 F
A
R
E
23 F
I
N
N
24 R
A
Y
S
25 R
26 M
A
X
27 T
28 E
E
D
29 O
30 M
E
31 N
C
32 P
O
N
D
33 S
N
I
P
E
34 R
E
C
O
R
D
O
L
V
R
S
35 O
L
D
F
L
A
M
E
36 E
S
C
H
E
W
T
N
R

Across

Down

About this puzzle. The Evening Standard publishes three daily crosswords — the Quick, the Easy and the Cryptic. This Cryptic grid for 1st January 2026 contains 21 across clues and 23 down clues. Click any clue text to open its standalone answer page — useful when you only need one letter to break a corner.