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Evening Standard Crossword February 1 2018 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 1 2018 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ThreadbareSHABBY6Across1 A swimmer in the pinkSALMON6Across4 Car shedGARAGE6Across4 SnatchGRAB4Across5 Having done the dishes, all finishedWASHEDUP8Across7 CrossTRAVERSE8Across7 Edible part of some lettuces in the USOMELET6Across8 IndigenousNATIVE6Across8 RascalROGUE5Across8 CurveARC3Across9 FastSWIFT5Across10 ChairSEAT4Across10 He shows that to blunder is nothing for a learnerERROL5Across10 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across11 TiredWEARY5Across12 IrritateRILE4Across13 Cry of a duck held by a manMOAN4Across13 MarinerSAILOR6Across13 German manHERR4Across14 If very soft-hearted, he'd make a tasty contributionPEER4Across14 Name of a Pathan scribeHANS4Across15 TouchFEEL4Across15 Cook in oilFRY3Across16 Man mountain?BEN3Across16 SkinPELT4Across16 Coin trick often seen on a computer screenICON4Across17 Eager, excitedAGOG4Across17 AlwaysEVER4Across18 UnlockOPEN4Across19 Game a dunderhead finished levelTIED4Across19 InformationGEN3Across20 EnsureGUARANTEE9Across21 The bite of a small animal is worryingMOLESTING9Across21 OceanSEA3Across22 To dimFADE4Across23 She performs doggedly in 'Peter Pan'NANA4Across23 LairDEN3Across23 Nice change for a soccer starINCE4Across24 PermitVISA4Across24 MissingLOST4Across24 CarryTOTE4Across25 Is she not certain?MAY3Across26 RouteWAY3Across26 A down-to-earth partROOT4Across27 Told fibsLIED4Across27 CharmENDEAR6Across28 An employer's gambit?PLOY4Across29 Corrosive substanceACID4Across29 DismalDREAR5Across30 Need supporting from a suitable angleLEAN4Across32 Snake soundHISS4Across32 Sea-birdSKUA4Across32 Keep to the right in the southeastSTORE5Across33 JotIOTA4Across33 Shallow dishPLATE5Across33 They may be spoilt (by stewardesses?)PILOTS6Across34 HatchetAXE3Across34 Moral valuesETHICS6Across34 Listeners support them endlesslyEARRINGS8Across35 RostrumSTAND5Across35 Move in wavesUNDULATE8Across35 Annoys some strangersANGERS6Across36 RouéRAKE4Across36 Turn to iceFREEZE6Across36 CustomerCLIENT6Across37

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Secret hoardSTASH5Down1 ScantySPARSE6Down1 One giving the chimney a brush up?SWEEP5Down1 RecordsARCHIVES8Down2 Lowest pointNADIR5Down2 Department of a French cross-country runnerISERE5Down2 One properly drilled, presumablyWELL4Down3 NuisancePEST4Down3 ChessmanBISHOP6Down3 Make mawkish love, and so on, captivating Stephen's heartSPOON5Down4 Magic servantGENIE5Down4 MonarchPOTENTATE9Down4 WaryGUARDED7Down5 CeremonyRITE4Down5 Inalienable right, legallyLIEN4Down5 DependRELY4Down6 Started work on an exceptional needOPENED6Down6 RuleGOVERN6Down6 IndustriousBUSY4Down7 UncookedRAW3Down8 Gives outALLOTS6Down9 The kind of varnish for a spar or pole, I seeMASTIC6Down9 MarryWED3Down11 On the list as a small boyREG3Down11 Heavenly hunter brilliantly beltedORION5Down12 DeceitFRAUD5Down12 The house with its own Tube stationMANSION7Down13 EntertainsREGALES7Down13 CheckRESTRAINT9Down14 In favour ofFOR3Down15 MarshlandsFEN3Down15 Weed killer that lasts for yearsHOE3Down15 ChargeFEE3Down16 Ask earnestly to be goodBEG3Down16 Zodiac signLEO3Down17 Wine for the college titular headCLARET6Down18 ErseGAELIC6Down18 RevereVENERATE8Down19 Clumsy enough to spill a pint around closing timeINEPT5Down20 TrapGIN3Down20 Flower partPETAL5Down20 She's a blossomMAY3Down21 Bright, livelyGAY3Down21 RelateNARRATE7Down21 It's initially explosiveTNT3Down22 Head gestureNOD3Down22 People not in a messNATION6Down23 WaverFALTER6Down23 StrikeHIT3Down25 All in favour of turning rightFOR3Down25 NecessitateENTAIL6Down26 BurningARDENT6Down27 EditionISSUE5Down28 Uncharacteristically fertile placesOASES5Down28 EmployerUSER4Down29 A letter or two from a girlLORNA5Down30 TwilightDUSK4Down30 ConspiracyCABAL5Down30 PostponeDEFER5Down31 WandROD3Down31 One working, as yet, in wine-makingYEAST5Down31 Hold nothing dear?LOVE4Down32 Bee colonyHIVE4Down32 Minion bringing up some refreshmentsSERF4Down33 Oval fruitPLUM4Down33

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, February 1, 2018. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.