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Evening Standard Crossword February 12 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 12 2025 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 132 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#
TossPITCH5Across2 Ludicrous situationFARCE5Across3 By getting a blockhead out of a hellish holeABYSS5Across3 DandyBEAU4Across7 It takes a good man to manoeuvre a boat round Beachy HeadABBOT5Across8 RebelliousUNRULY6Across8 Jeans fabricDENIM5Across8 RendezvousTRYST5Across9 In service, volunteers to back six vehiclesTAXIS5Across10 DetestedHATED5Across10 Dismissed, having been caught?OUT3Across11 BanBAR3Across11 Mountain passCOL3Across11 MistakeERROR5Across12 Explorer who had to return by taxi?CABOT5Across12 Terrible allergy cured in fine styleREGALLY7Across13 ImmoralGODLESS7Across13 LimbARM3Across13 CountryITALY5Across15 Was quick to get an account into the redRACED5Across15 WatchedEYED4Across15 MeadowLEA3Across16 RegionAREA4Across18 Towards the sternAFT3Across18 It's grassy in a cattle areaLEA3Across18 PlanSCHEME6Across19 She has no right to be in the waterSENORA6Across19 ConstituteCONSIST7Across19 EmployedUSED4Across20 LocateSITUATE7Across21 Almost solely arranged by the college headCLOSELY7Across21 SubsideSINK4Across22 SunriseDAWN4Across22 Light and excellent to the very endAIRY4Across22 TasksJOBS4Across23 Norwegian style of loafOLAF4Across23 ClankedRATTLED7Across23 Again to cry out for a home for a good manRECTORY7Across24 SeparateBREAKUP7Across24 StaunchSTEM4Across25 BirdOSPREY6Across26 Work companion for Rose, possiblyCHORES6Across26 StrikeHIT3Across27 StupefySTUN4Across28 Couldn't fail to get caughtHAD3Across29 PinchNIP3Across29 Golf pegTEE3Across30 Nonsense it's alright to sing aboutHOKUM5Across31 FinishEND3Across31 Organised soundMUSIC5Across31 Catches fireIGNITES7Across32 Not a player, but he has his cardsREFEREE7Across32 AnimalBEAST5Across33 Now's not the time to spill tea left and right!LATER5Across34 1000 kilogramsTONNE5Across34 A fabulous flier, one imaginesROC3Across35 ContainerTUB3Across35 Composer who confused beer with whiskeyWEBER5Across36 SeraglioHAREM5Across36 EvadeESCAPE6Across36 There's nothing animated about herFLORA5Across37 LawfulLEGAL5Across37 CurseOATH4Across37 PiousGODLY5Across38 Slips with dizzy head into a wild kissSKIDS5Across38 Cause to attackSETON5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
LureDECOY5Down1 HindranceDELAY5Down1 Notes get blown out of themOBOES5Down1 MiscreantVILLAIN7Down2 To agree entirelyTOTALLY7Down2 PlacePUT3Down2 AttemptTRY3Down3 VentilatesAIRS4Down4 ShedHUT3Down4 Asinine utteranceBRAY4Down4 SnoopPRY3Down5 Floor of an emporium with early closingSTOREY6Down5 SelectionCHOICE6Down5 StareGLARE5Down6 SoilEARTH5Down6 Old Harry was seated on oneSATAN5Down6 KingdomREALM5Down7 It serves a confusing purposeMIXER5Down7 Signal agreementNOD3Down9 Pest, maybe, but a good listener?BUG3Down9 ObservedSEEN4Down10 LegacyBEQUEST7Down11 UmpireREFEREE7Down12 Conflicts involving many blowsCLASHES7Down12 River mouthESTUARY7Down12 PerformerARTISTE7Down13 Name of a voluble oratorLEO3Down14 HumanityMANKIND7Down14 NewtEFT3Down14 Greek authorAESOP5Down16 Charlie sounds unctuous in a modest wayCOYLY5Down16 ReluctantLOATH5Down16 LeavenYEAST5Down17 To be like a little flower, it seems, is sillyDAFFY5Down17 AdvantageASSET5Down17 DonkeyASS3Down18 To be snakelike was Hitler's undoingSLITHER7Down19 PeculiarSTRANGE7Down19 Be wary of a hunter, maybeWATCH5Down20 ParlanceIDIOM5Down20 Villainous Aussie bounder in the outskirts of CorkCROOK5Down21 BarrierDAM3Down21 ExchangesSWAPS5Down21 PlanetJUPITER7Down23 Tidy as an officer, maybeORDERLY7Down23 BefitBECOME6Down24 One made about an Evangelist?REMARK6Down24 DwellLIVE4Down24 RelativesKIN3Down25 Loutish fellow, but capable of a changeOAF3Down25 TautTENSE5Down26 SweetenerSUGAR5Down27 Hang about craftily?HOVER5Down27 CeremoniesRITES5Down28 Draws the line as a lawmaker?RULES5Down28 JoinUNITE5Down29 ExcludeDEBAR5Down30 Depreciate after I'm gone?DECRY5Down30 DataINFO4Down32 WickedBAD3Down32 Learn about a 'for sale' noticeREAD4Down32 Winnie-the-Pooh's associate rhymesterROO3Down33 PleadBEG3Down33 TowboatTUG3Down33 HelpAID3Down34 PlaythingTOY3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. 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.