Evening Standard Crossword February 14 2020 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 14 2020 answers. The Friday puzzle has 128 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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CoupleNEED4Across1 TavernINN3Across4 Go byPASS4Across6 Tight-lippedNEEDARET8Across9 EdgeRIM3Across9 Taking the sun in a Scottish island – perfectABSOLUTE8Across9 He takes an age to get things under controlMAN3Across10 ArguedDISPUTED8Across10 Unit of weightTON3Across10 Are falsely taken by the child as grounds forREASON6Across11 SignOMEN4Across11 Line on a weather mapISOBAR6Across11 Leave just a wispSTRAND6Across12 LegalLAWFUL6Across12 Persistently nagHENPECK7Across13 Gets a dog, one notices, to guard itSECURES7Across13 Having to turn ourselves in and get rid ofOUST4Across14 InsectANT3Across14 InterBURY4Across14 Making a fuss about one’s flirting?CARRYINGON10Across15 SorceryWITCHCRAFT10Across15 TradedDEALT5Across16 Two items for the toolbox obtained at the chemist’sNAILFILE8Across17 InclinationTENDENCY8Across17 LivelyVIBRANT7Across18 He’s an expert on the smart setSTYLIST7Across18 Body powderTALC4Across19 Measure the crack the rain is coming throughACRE4Across19 SuppliedPROVIDED8Across19 RepulseREPEL5Across21 InsensitiveOBTUSE6Across21 Remove, I see, roughly about ninetyEXCISE6Across21 AdministratorDIRECTOR8Across23 Those taken by the tailor who’s in dire straits?DESPERATEMEASURES17Across24 Government departmentMINISTRYOFDEFENCE17Across24 AgreeTALLY5Across24 DelveDIG3Across27 Continue to maintain you remain informed onKEEPUP6Across27 Harvesting toolSCYTHE6Across27 Calf meatVEAL4Across29 For America, of course, is inevitableSURE4Across29 Name the gentleman that sent back the dishRISOTTO7Across30 DiaryJOURNAL7Across30 CompassionPITY4Across31 ProofEVIDENCE8Across33 JournalistREPORTER8Across33 The reels are tangled up and he frees themRELEASER8Across33 ShelterLEE3Across34 CarryBEAR4Across35 Taking place in HollywoodSTANDINGIN10Across35 Wedding attendantBRIDESMAID10Across35 Drill for gold and be about to get itBORE4Across36 CaskTUN3Across36 DiplomacyTACT4Across36 SketchedDREW4Across37 The glass with the wobbly base?TUMBLER7Across37 Hand toolHACKSAW7Across37 Make belovedENDEAR6Across38 A thrill for the protégéCHARGE6Across38 MealDINNER6Across40 One room and most of the outside had been demolishedSTUDIO6Across40 AttemptTRY3Across41 One Biblical character of manyLOT3Across41 TiredFATIGUED8Across42 Once having ordered one back inside, proceedCONTINUE8Across42

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Having stolen, wrapped up in somethingABSTRACTED10Down1 ZealotryFENATICISM10Down1 Petty quarrelTDFF4Down2 Standing over the pupil, a girlNOLA4Down2 GreedyEVID4Down2 InnkeeperPRBLICAN8Down3 In summer it does, the odds and ends on the lineSUNDRIES8Down3 MatureDIPE4Down3 CaptivateETTHRAL7Down4 News it would seem wrong to drop in withMESSAGE7Down4 MeantINTENDED8Down4 NakedNUDE4Down5 Bug-killing chemicalINSECTICIDE11Down5 Money you admitted having receivedENTRANCEFEE11Down5 InclinedPRONE5Down6 ReprimandTICKINGOFF10Down6 The irritability of the sandwich man?CRUSTINESS10Down6 ObjectiveAIM3Down7 GloomySOMBRE6Down7 Stop and fireLAYOFF6Down7 StenchSMELL5Down8 Military living accommodationBARRACKS8Down8 Makes up for it, catching the fish doesCONSOLES8Down8 Am turning against wineMACON5Down10 PrincipleTENET5Down10 JetSPOUT5Down12 RegalROYAL5Down13 TuneAIR3Down14 LukewarmTEPID5Down15 Small crownCORONET7Down16 Prepares the stuffed pancakes when one arrives?ROLLSUP7Down16 SharpACUTE5Down17 PrickleTHORN5Down18 FragranceAROMA5Down20 Absolve, being fairCLEAR5Down20 ScornDERISION8Down20 LimbLEG3Down22 In the drawing, there’s nothing in the boxCARTOON7Down22 Fit of childish bad temperTANTRUM7Down22 In an awful rush, mother gets up to cook eggsMADSCRAMBLE11Down23 EquivocatePREVARICATE11Down23 Show to be out of placeEXPOSITION10Down25 NimbleAGILE5Down25 GarmentSWEATSHIRT10Down25 Aiming to, on starting the journeySETTINGOUT10Down26 StratumLAYER5Down26 Wiped outERADICATED10Down26 EncounterMEET4Down28 Does it help you watch your tongue?EYETOOTH8Down28 Climbing plantCLEMATIS8Down28 ActDEED4Down29 PainACHE4Down30 Dine out, having money, and blueINDECENT8Down31 Egg dishOMELETTE8Down31 BeverageTEA3Down32 Obstetrics nurseMIDWIFE7Down32 Pick out Art in it, as the boyPATRICK7Down32 ExcursionOUTING6Down34 Stops me going in for changesEMENDS6Down34 Squeal “Break!”SPLIT5Down35 Overbearing, informallyBOSSY5Down35 Lodgings, informallyDIGS4Down39 Keen to help a number trapped insideAVID4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, February 14, 2020. 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.