Crossword answer
DILATED
7 letters · Used for 9 different clues · 24 appearances · Last seen Evening Standard, August 12, 2026
Letter pattern
DILATED
Clues that lead to DILATED
Most recent firstClueLettersPuzzleLast seen
Opened up late and completed the exterior7Evening StandardAug 12, 2026
Swelled7Evening StandardAug 3, 2026
After hours, did get around and opened up7Evening StandardDec 13, 2025
What a pupil did in the dark7Evening StandardMar 19, 2024
What the pupils did when the lights went out7Evening StandardOct 10, 2022
Having expanded, did cover the former7Evening StandardJun 17, 2022
Had spread out, as did the former lining7Evening StandardFeb 18, 2022
Having expanded, did encircle the former7Evening StandardSep 3, 2021
Opened up, as one did when about to be late7Evening StandardSep 2, 2021
About DILATED in crosswords
DILATED is a 7-letter answer that has appeared 24 times in our database across 9 different clues. It was most recently the answer to “Opened up late and completed the exterior” in the Evening Standard crossword on August 12, 2026.
Other 7-letter answers
GRAPHICVividly descriptive – chip rag (anag) (7)
HASTENSPicks up the pace
HARSHERLess gentle
ENDUSERAfter embroidering, sender wraps uniform for purchaser (3,4)
ALIASESFake names
ERASURETimes regularly queried showing synth-pop duo
LEFTISTPink paper is tucked inside permit, red (7)
CELSIUSFahrenheit alternative
REVEREDRespected
SEAFOODScallops, shrimp, etc.
GAMELANMatch tactics having quietly ignored SE Asian players
CADAVERBody
BARCODEMachine-readable stripes – how to behave in a pub? (7)
FLORISTFlower seller (7)
Every appearance of DILATED (24)
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Aug 12, 2026
Opened up late and completed the exterior · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Aug 3, 2026
Swelled · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Dec 13, 2025
After hours, did get around and opened up · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jan 24, 2025
Swelled · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Mar 19, 2024
What a pupil did in the dark · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Dec 13, 2023
Swelled · Evening Standard · 20 Across
Oct 26, 2023
Swelled · Evening Standard · 16 Down
Sep 21, 2023
Swelled · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jun 29, 2023
Swelled · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Feb 14, 2023
Swelled · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Oct 10, 2022
What the pupils did when the lights went out · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jul 15, 2022
Swelled · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jun 17, 2022
Having expanded, did cover the former · Evening Standard · 31 Down
Feb 18, 2022
Had spread out, as did the former lining · Evening Standard · 18 Across
Nov 1, 2021
Swelled · Evening Standard · 18 Down
Sep 3, 2021
Having expanded, did encircle the former · Evening Standard · 11 Down
Sep 2, 2021
Opened up, as one did when about to be late · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jul 15, 2021
Opened up late and completed the exterior · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Jul 14, 2021
Swelled · Evening Standard · 15 Across
Apr 2, 2021
Swelled · Evening Standard · 17 Across
Jul 9, 2020
After hours, did get around and opened up · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Oct 7, 2019
Swelled · Evening Standard · 13 Down
Nov 21, 2018
Swelled · Evening Standard · 30 Across
Jan 11, 2018
What a pupil did in the dark · Evening Standard · 13 Down