Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 27 January 2026 Answers
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1 T
2 R
Y
3 S
4 T
5 E
6 P
7 A
T
8 C
H
E
9 T
R
A
N
S
I
T
R
10 E
V
E
R
Y
T
11 C
O
V
E
R
E
A
12 C
R
E
A
M
D
13 T
A
14 N
N
E
R
Y
D
15 D
I
16 M
17 A
L
E
D
A
18 P
O
L
I
T
E
N
W
19 S
T
E
E
R
G
T
20 G
21 R
E
E
C
E
A
22 P
I
23 P
E
24 O
A
R
A
25 S
C
O
O
T
E
R
N
26 F
R
O
T
H
L
O
27 S
T
R
I
P
E
28 P
I
P
P
A
E
29 N
E
M
E
S
I
S
L
30 A
D
D
E
R
P
31 T
H
R
E
E
Across
- 1. Shot on the way to an assignation (5)
- 6. The area where Patrick goes to church (5)
- 9. Movement of trains to Acton central (7)
- 10. Each woman has a right to a key part (5)
- 11. See too much and put the lid on things (5)
- 12. Many a pack of paper is not exactly white (5)
- 13. Essay about a woman in the workplace (7)
- 15. To many, I'm not very clever (3)
- 17. Jones possibly taking the lead? (4)
- 18. The staff holds it to be polished (6)
- 19. Have directorial status (5)
- 20. One might call it Hellenic (6)
- 22. A major musical instrument (4)
- 24. Warm-hearted love from a sweep, perhaps (3)
- 25. As ridden by an escort circling the ring? (7)
- 26. Something heady and maybe slightly alcoholic? (5)
- 27. An entertaining take-off? (5)
- 28. She's awfully good, very soft with sad heart (5)
- 29. You don't want her overtaking you! (7)
- 30. A venomous contributor (5)
- 31. Histrionic centre, we figure (5)
Down
- 2. Make exposures about meat (6)
- 3. Stand around with a redhead on the beach (6)
- 4. Behave testily? (3)
- 5. Part of Twickenham where a try is only a start (5)
- 6. He could fight a bull or rip a cod to pieces! (7)
- 7. Just a little bit catty? (4)
- 8. Belief in direct action? (6)
- 12. See the charge on a container (5)
- 13. Brown has a try at a dance (5)
- 14. Not so dusty? (5)
- 15. Figure Diane a bit uptight (5)
- 16. It may run on gas (or after a taxi?) (5)
- 18. Beauty soft on everyone? (5)
- 19. Hop it, due to wild capers at the air terminal! (7)
- 21. Raged about a theatre being in the red (6)
- 22. A race finish? (6)
- 23. Pop Lee's tribe? (6)
- 25. Soak for a high price (5)
- 26. Better than fair punishment (4)
- 28. A mine with seats in? (3)WASACOLUMNBREAK (3)