Easy Crossword
The Evening Standard's Easy Crossword 29 December 2023 Answers
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1 A
2 A
3 K
4 S
5 S
6 F
7 P
8 K
9 D
I
F
F
I
D
E
N
T
10 C
R
I
T
E
R
I
A
H
L
N
R
I
R
R
M
11 A
12 E
D
A
M
13 S
T
R
O
K
E
14 E
X
P
L
O
I
T
S
M
U
L
N
E
L
N
T
15 I
D
E
N
16 T
I
C
A
L
17 C
A
S
S
E
R
O
L
E
V
R
K
E
C
X
M
18 E
C
19 S
T
A
S
Y
20 V
I
S
U
A
L
21 P
22 R
O
P
T
I
A
P
23 C
I
T
24 P
O
R
T
R
25 A
I
T
26 F
E
E
L
I
N
G
S
27 T
V
S
F
A
T
I
28 O
M
E
N
29 W
I
Z
30 A
R
D
31 D
W
I
N
D
L
32 E
P
33 C
C
B
I
E
X
34 S
U
35 B
M
A
R
I
N
E
36 E
A
V
E
S
D
37 R
O
P
I
I
V
O
R
N
I
A
E
38 D
I
S
D
A
I
N
39 D
E
R
I
D
E
40 U
S
E
D
E
H
L
A
E
I
E
H
I
41 P
O
R
R
I
D
G
E
42 C
O
N
F
I
D
E
N
T
P
Y
O
N
H
D
R
E
Across
- 9. Unassertive (9)
- 10. Bases for judgement (8)
- 12. Dutch cheese (4)
- 13. Caress (6)
- 14. Take advantage of (7)
- 15. Selfsame (9)
- 17. Cooking dish (9)
- 18. Rapture (7)
- 20. Optical (6)
- 21. Rugby forward (4)
- 24. Picture (8)
- 26. Emotions (8)
- 28. Portent (4)
- 29. Sorcerer (6)
- 31. Shrink (7)
- 34. Underwater vessel (9)
- 36. Listen secretly (9)
- 38. Scorn (7)
- 39. Ridicule (6)
- 40. Second-hand (4)
- 41. Breakfast dish (8)
- 42. Assured (9)
Down
- 1. Glue (8)
- 2. Ablaze (6)
- 3. U.S. state (8)
- 4. Saunter (6)
- 5. Academic disciplines (8)
- 6. Emergency exit (4,6)
- 7. Puzzle (7)
- 8. Japanese garment (6)
- 11. Try (7)
- 16. Personal characteristics (6)
- 19. Cooker (5)
- 20. Tub (3)
- 22. Stiff (5)
- 23. Large towns (6)
- 25. Devotee (10)
- 26. Craze (3)
- 27. Cut of beef (7)
- 30. Scottish city (8)
- 31. Payment on shares (8)
- 32. Execute promptly (8)
- 33. Mounted troops (7)
- 35. Chess piece (6)
- 36. Improve (6)
- 37. Slice of bacon (6)