1. Homepage
  2. The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword
  3. 26 January 2026

The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 26 January 2026 Answers

Please find below all the The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword 26 January 2026 Answers. This is one of the most popular crossword puzzles available for both online and in print version. Today's puzzle (26 January 2026) has a total of 44 crossword clues. If you are stuck and are looking for help then you have come to the right place.

Was out for the rest of the night
S
L
E
P
T
A letter or two for transport
L
O
R
R
Y
The answer once again is to do your job
R
E
P
L
Y
She may have partnered Den as a girl
M
A
I
A personal piece of punctuation
C
O
L
O
N
One giving endless pleasure as a pet?
M
A
N
X
C
A
T
If still in bed it means you can't return the ball
N
O
T
U
P
The hill to the right
T
O
R
Walk a short way then take a bus
S
T
R
I
D
E
He disperses hot air for nothing
H
O
R
A
T
I
O
Start to make music with some women
O
P
E
N
If easy is it like a piece of cake?
M
E
A
T
Tried to redraw maps then showed the way
S
A
M
P
L
E
D
It's silly to be spiteful to a slow starter
S
C
A
T
T
Y
What you shouldn't be in central Axminster
L
A
X
One adjusting the piano (by radio?)
T
U
N
E
R
Little more than a mere suspicion?
M
O
D
I
C
U
M
It may exude naturally
R
E
S
I
N
Dirty dog?
C
U
R
A photo finish
G
L
O
S
S
Swiss guard?
W
A
T
C
H
A shot at emulating Charlie Lamb
E
S
S
A
Y
One of no importance to Oscar Wilde?
W
O
M
A
N
Where a Londoner possibly gets a hearty kiss?
B
R
I
X
T
O
N
Illicit gain from a sacking?
L
O
O
T
Quick to show a professional's not upset
P
R
O
N
T
O
Cornet piece arranged for male voice
T
E
N
O
R
Cumulus say could be dispersed
C
L
O
U
D
Fled from tyranny
R
A
N
Growing evidence of a motor missing
C
A
R
A
W
A
Y
Utterance duplicated in the Coroner's records
C
O
R
Weary with anger at heart
T
I
R
E
D
Steps may be taken to control them
P
E
S
T
S
A high pass in geography
S
I
M
P
L
O
N
Love-in-a-mist recently watered
M
O
I
S
T
One tough guy amid the many
H
E
M
A
N
Like a jumping bean
M
E
X
I
C
A
N
Distressing pressure?
S
T
R
E
S
S
The chap left a note
L
A
D
Like the hair of the dog mostly?
C
U
R
L
Y
Short cut from Battersea
T
E
R
S
E
Move like a drunken churl
L
U
R
C
H
Mineral used in ceramic art
M
I
C
A
Edited incisively (3)WASACOLUMNBREAKWASACOLUMNBREAK
C
U
T

If you are done with the 26 January 2026 The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword Puzzle and are looking for older puzzles then we recommend you to visit the archive page.

Facts and Figures

  • There are a total of 44 clues in the 26 January 2026 The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword puzzle.
  • The shortest answer is MAI which contains 3 Characters.
  • She may have partnered Den as a girl is the crossword clue of the shortest answer.
  • The longest answer is MANXCAT which contains 7 Characters.
  • One giving endless pleasure as a pet? is the crossword clue of the longest answer.
  • The unused letters in 26 January 2026 The Evening Standard's Cryptic Crossword puzzle are F,J,K,Q,V,Z