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Evening Standard Crossword February 1 2026 Answers

Sunday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 1 2026 answers. The Sunday puzzle has 126 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#
HandleTREAT5Across1 Stayed over in south Devon, initiallySTOOD5Across1 BruteBEAST5Across2 Swallow with a soft cry of painPOUCH5Across6 DiscourageDETER5Across6 PerforatedHOLED5Across7 TemptressSIREN5Across8 DoormanBOUNCER7Across9 Meat it can be a sin to cook in the oven?VENISON7Across9 TendonSINEW5Across10 EnragedANGRY5Across10 Fresh part of the course?GREEN5Across10 SoakedSOGGY5Across11 A numbered account?SCORE5Across11 Men's toiletsGENTS5Across12 Try an out-of-the-way blend of teaTASTE5Across12 PinchNIP3Across12 IntricateCOMPLEX7Across13 It's said in scorn of a large portBIGDEAL7Across13 AdvantageASSET5Across13 In the rain, we finish lastWET3Across15 Bullfighter 7)MATADOR7Across15 Steal fromROB3Across15 Solo composition, NorwegianOSLO4Across17 SaidSTATED6Across17 Leave outOMIT4Across17 The folks fly out to a friend in FranceFAMILY6Across18 PrecedeFOREGO6Across18 FirearmGUN3Across19 Area that's not pretty flat?PLAIN5Across19 FoolishSILLY5Across19 Girl I leave, formallyGRACIE6Across20 ProvokeINCITE6Across20 GuardDEFENCE7Across20 Weaken in the face of a defeatFADE4Across22 RelaxREST4Across22 DischargeEMIT4Across23 Does it taste like corn?HAM3Across24 Actor's signalCUE3Across24 GaelicERSE4Across25 NewnessNOVELTY7Across25 Crazy bunch?BANANAS7Across25 Taint by dropping softly in the dirtSPOIL5Across26 HarmedDAMAGED7Across26 SedateSTAID5Across26 Senior monkABBOT5Across27 It's hard being a former party leaderSTEEL5Across27 One initially dropped?AITCH5Across28 Paris undergroundMETRO5Across28 The game everybody may be bent onNETBALL7Across29 Tanned hideLEATHER7Across29 In a recent survey, there were hundredsCENTS5Across30 MistakeERROR5Across30 PurchaseBUY3Across30 At no timeNEVER5Across31 EraseDELETE6Across31 Money, you'll find, you need to work forLEARN5Across31 ErectorBUILDER7Across34 JockeyRIDER5Across37 MineralORE3Across38 MaterialDENIM5Across39 PurloinSTEAL5Across40 SameDITTO5Across41 ArmadaFLEET5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RaiseHOIST5Down1 Kidnap demandRANSOM6Down2 BeleaguerBESET5Down2 After Jack, Sid turns up in Dr Who's vehicleTARDIS6Down2 Exaggerate on account of the partyOVERDO6Down3 RevisedEDITED6Down3 SuddenABRUPT6Down3 AppearSEEM4Down4 Study up with NedDEN3Down4 PlaythingTOY3Down4 FundsFINANCE7Down5 In name, at least, it's essentialVITAL5Down5 CatalogueINDEX5Down5 StorehouseDEPOT5Down6 To be one's deliverer is no job for a boy!POSTMAN7Down6 RuinDESTROY7Down6 No longer a concert pieceONCE4Down7 CupidEROS4Down7 Mount a camel outright!CARMEL6Down8 DrinkEGGNOG6Down8 FreeRID3Down9 BetWAGERED7Down11 Having four legs, can it possibly bleat?TABLE5Down12 Magic servantGENIE5Down12 PaleASHEN5Down13 Stomach acheCONIC5Down13 Limb heard to bendBOUGH5Down13 AgreeableSAPID5Down14 What every single American has in his eye?GLEAM5Down14 ShredMILCE5Down14 Win about half a game as a rugby team!WIGAN5Down15 WallowRENEL5Down15 BarrelTUN3Down16 PlunderBOVTY5Down16 The kinds that can remove tar from a spoilt tapestry?TYPES5Down16 PostponedDELAYED7Down18 DelugeFLOOD5Down18 Last word in sporting events?FINAL5Down18 Skin trouble a politician gets in plentyPIMPLES7Down19 StammerSTOTTER7Down19 Shake or disturb some tartletsRATTLE6Down21 DigitNUUBTR6Down21 StrayedERRED5Down21 VenerateREMERE6Down22 It's easy for one to get left in frontFACILE6Down22 CutSEVER5Down22 FastSTVRRE6Down23 You may have craned to watch one performDANCER6Down23 SceneTABLEAU7Down24 StylishNIATV5Down25 Simple soul shattered by a bit of bombingBIMBO5Down25 Posted in tens?SENT4Down26 Card gameSOLO4Down26 MireMUD3Down27 That's it, folks!ALL3Down28 MalesMEN3Down28 ScornDERIDE6Down28 RationQUOTA5Down29 RestrictLIMIT5Down32 IrritableTESTY5Down33 WrathIRE3Down35 GenuineREAL4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Sunday, February 1, 2026. 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.