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The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 8 January 2026 Answers

Please find below all the The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 8 January 2026 Answers. This is one of the most popular crossword puzzles available for both online and in print version. Today's puzzle (8 January 2026) has a total of 42 crossword clues. If you are stuck and are looking for help then you have come to the right place.

Clever bighead never wrong
B
R
I
G
H
T
Ancient people with successful record it set out for
H
I
T
T
I
T
E
S
Part of cow I fed partner
W
I
F
E
Sourly referring to a department duly halved
A
C
I
D
L
Y
Smart new purse made out of cowhide initially
S
P
R
U
C
E
Like something new into which one can change
N
E
O
He needs a tin opener and a new suit
T
I
T
U
S
Look pronouncedly like a king of the theatre
L
E
E
R
Forbidden style for a boot
T
A
B
O
O
Rod's out to back it darling
C
U
T
I
E
Chap born to be boozy around April 4th
R
O
B
I
N
They may amuse you to the end of your days
T
O
Y
S
Player of a soft and ripe interpretation
P
I
P
E
R
An incipient bloomer
B
U
D
Be first to get to the fore with heavy metal
L
E
A
D
O
N
Is it altogether bound to be a large sum?
B
U
N
D
L
E
To us points of advantage
U
S
E
S
Mary lets loose just like a chess expert
M
A
S
T
E
R
L
Y
Breathless she can show poise
S
O
P
H
I
E
Bawl i.e. in miserable style
B
E
W
A
I
L
A leading lady and good Scots queen
G
U
I
D
E
R
The ones to take a little money from a Poet Laureate
T
H
E
Y
Funnily he and his son found fame on TV
S
T
E
P
T
O
E
A proud walk in support of something
S
T
R
U
T
Pieces of land possibly one less
I
S
L
E
S
Points out half of it is alcoholic!
W
I
N
E
She gave Ziegfeld a start
F
L
O
Ferdinand has the right figure for a footballer
R
I
O
Soft a bit cute and bashful
C
U
S
H
Y
Suitable proportion for a lion-hearted rodent!
R
A
T
I
O
She can only play one note on the fife
E
F
F
I
E
A vessel (among the last U-boats?)
T
U
B
Has it a disturbing content?
B
I
N
A fine headdress means nothing covered in ice-cream!
C
O
R
O
N
E
T
Bright colour means a lot to soldiers
R
E
D
Prepare to play a melody better?
T
U
N
E
U
P
But they may be even
O
D
D
S
Momentarily you may have a hand in it
S
L
E
E
V
E
Fat soft piece
P
L
U
M
P
Dad's way is old-fashioned
P
A
S
S
E
It can be stopped by request
B
U
S
Purchases made by us
B
U
Y
S

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Facts and Figures

  • There are a total of 42 clues in the 8 January 2026 The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword puzzle.
  • The shortest answer is NEO which contains 3 Characters.
  • Like something new into which one can change is the crossword clue of the shortest answer.
  • The longest answer is HITTITES which contains 8 Characters.
  • Ancient people with successful record it set out for is the crossword clue of the longest answer.
  • The unused letters in 8 January 2026 The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword puzzle are J,K,Q,X,Z