Cryptic Crossword
The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 8 January 2026 Answers
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1 B
R
I
2 G
H
3 T
4 S
5 S
6 I
E
U
7 H
I
T
T
I
T
E
S
W
8 W
I
9 F
E
E
R
L
10 A
C
I
D
L
Y
11 S
P
12 R
U
13 C
E
I
14 N
E
O
15 R
16 T
I
T
U
S
17 L
18 E
E
R
19 T
A
20 B
O
O
S
F
21 C
U
T
I
E
H
F
22 R
O
B
I
N
23 T
24 O
Y
25 S
26 P
I
27 P
E
R
O
28 B
U
D
L
29 L
E
A
D
O
N
30 B
U
N
D
L
E
U
S
N
31 U
S
E
S
E
32 M
A
S
T
E
R
L
Y
U
V
P
E
T
33 S
O
P
H
I
E
Across
- 1. Clever bighead, never wrong (6)
- 7. Ancient people with successful record it set out for (8)
- 8. Part of cow I fed partner (4)
- 10. Sourly referring to a department duly halved (6)
- 11. Smart new purse made out of cowhide, initially (6)
- 14. Like something new into which one can change (3)
- 16. He needs a tin opener and a new suit (5)
- 17. Look pronouncedly like a king of the theatre (4)
- 19. Forbidden style for a boot (5)
- 21. Rod's out to back it, darling (5)
- 22. Chap born to be boozy around April 4th (5)
- 23. They may amuse you to the end of your days (4)
- 26. Player of a soft and ripe interpretation (5)
- 28. An incipient bloomer (3)
- 29. Be first to get to the fore with heavy metal (4,2)
- 30. Is it altogether bound to be a large sum? (6)
- 31. To us, points of advantage (4)
- 32. Mary lets loose just like a chess expert (8)
- 33. Breathless, she can show poise (6)
Down
- 1. Bawl, i.e., in miserable style (6)
- 2. A leading lady and good Scots queen (6)
- 3. The ones to take a little money from a Poet Laureate (4)
- 4. Funnily, he and his son found fame on TV (7)
- 5. A proud walk in support of something (5)
- 6. Pieces of land, possibly one less (5)
- 8. Points out half of it is alcoholic! (4)
- 9. She gave Ziegfeld a start (3)
- 12. Ferdinand has the right figure for a footballer (3)
- 13. Soft, a bit cute and bashful (5)
- 15. Suitable proportion for a lion-hearted rodent! (5)
- 18. She can only play one note on the fife (5)
- 19. A vessel (among the last U-boats?) (3)
- 20. Has it a disturbing content? (3)
- 21. A fine headdress means nothing, covered in ice-cream! (7)
- 22. Bright colour means a lot to soldiers (3)
- 23. Prepare to play a melody better? (4,2)
- 24. But they may be even (4)
- 25. Momentarily, you may have a hand in it (6)
- 26. Fat, soft piece (5)
- 27. Dad's way is old-fashioned (5)
- 28. It can be stopped by request (3)
- 30. Purchases made by us (4)