Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 24 January 2026 Answers
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1 Y
2 E
M
3 E
4 N
5 A
6 S
7 T
R
8 E
W
S
9 V
I
O
L
A
T
E
R
10 S
T
E
E
L
I
11 R
A
M
O
N
E
N
12 S
A
L
E
M
T
13 R
E
14 C
E
D
E
S
W
15 S
I
16 R
17 A
M
I
D
V
18 S
T
U
C
C
O
M
N
19 B
E
A
C
H
O
T
20 B
21 A
C
K
E
R
U
22 S
U
23 M
O
24 O
C
H
C
25 B
L
O
A
T
E
R
T
26 S
K
I
L
L
T
L
27 V
I
D
E
O
O
28 P
I
E
T
Y
V
29 A
N
O
T
H
E
R
O
30 J
E
A
N
S
S
31 P
E
N
N
Y
Across
- 1. The old-fashioned fellows in the country (5)
- 6. Distribute some just rewards (5)
- 9. Break a bit of a date with the girl (7)
- 10. Something hard for a butcher to use? (5)
- 11. Spanish version of Roman (5)
- 12. Dangerous place for witches to make meals (5)
- 13. Again makes concessions, as does a backer? (7)
- 15. The schoolkids wouldn't miss him (3)
- 17. Surrounded by some pyramids (4)
- 18. Something you can stick on the wall (6)
- 19. A nice place to be stranded! (5)
- 20. Angel having a flutter? (6)
- 22. Wrestling for money, nothing more? (4)
- 24. Exclamation of love for a companion (3)
- 25. Fish a hat out for a student (7)
- 26. Possibly kills with practised ease (5)
- 27. It needs watching (5)
- 28. Goodness, what a shame it would be to lose heart! (5)
- 29. One more article not for the missus (7)
- 30. Jane's change of clothes? (5)
- 31. Plain price? (5)
Down
- 2. Meets up with a European leader in high regard (6)
- 3. The couple smoothed things out (6)
- 4. Nothing less than senile (3)
- 5. Another name for a sail? (5)
- 6. A surprised expression (7)
- 7. One sort of mate (4)
- 8. Like love poetry of which one tore up a nice piece? (6)
- 12. To break off is less than to persevere (5)
- 13. Character of a wild boar going round Maidenhead (5)
- 14. Many a measure is a certainty (5)
- 15. His honour can be reassuring (5)
- 16. A reciprocating mechanical part (5)
- 18. It's singularly handy for rowing (5)
- 19. Seems attractive (7)
- 21. Busy, possibly on radio (6)
- 22. Witty way to make tea sir (6)
- 23. Continue to dissolve the material (6)
- 25. Marks made by bolts (5)
- 26. He nominally sets course at sea (4)
- 28. Something stimulating to do up (3)