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Evening Standard Crossword February 16 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 16 2023 answers. The Thursday 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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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ScribbleSCRAWL6Across1 Put an end toSCOTCH6Across4 To cheat can involve bowing and scraping!FIDDLE6Across4 HollowCAVITY6Across5 Finnish capitalHELSINKI8Across7 A cleaner fuel used by artistsCHARCOAL8Across7 About to act or play the hamOVERDO6Across8 ShamPRETENCE8Across8 Refrains from killingSPARES6Across8 KindSORT4Across9 Also called a torn sailALIAS5Across10 LettuceCOS3Across10 Greek letterALPHA5Across10 FormSHAPE5Across12 Schoolgirl in company with a boyCOED4Across13 PrisonJAIL4Across13 Ballet skirtTUTU4Across14 Conceal handilyPALM4Across14 CompleteFULL4Across15 Ruins something heavenlyMARS4Across15 TimidSHY3Across15 Girl to form an attachment with?PEG3Across16 Scottish riverDEE3Across16 Women can buy them in zebra stripesBRAS4Across17 PrincipalMAIN4Across17 FaucetTAP3Across17 TankVAT3Across18 Rush at a mad rateTEAR4Across19 DenLAIR4Across19 SorrowWOE3Across19 ChosenELITE5Across20 In a new label, Bach composition for playing at the seasideBEACHBALL9Across21 GristleCARTILAGE9Across21 WonderAWE3Across21 EpochERA3Across22 Dear addressees?SIRS4Across23 NothingNIL3Across23 Traffic markerCONE4Across23 PeelPARE4Across24 TearRIP3Across24 Is it bad down there?BASE4Across24 CorrectRIGHT5Across26 Not highLOW3Across26 Work during play?ACT3Across26 Duck into bed with a birdCOOT4Across27 RequireNEED4Across27 UnguisNAIL4Across29 It moves when you chu your chowCHIN4Across29 YouthLAD3Across29 A cat to make any fellow crossMANX4Across32 Young salmonPARR4Across32 Weight in carats, perhaps?STONE5Across33 FormerlyONCE4Across33 Short musical compositionETUDE5Across33 Tales of a lax slovenNOVELS6Across34 DeferPOSTPONE8Across34 Thick oilGREASE6Across34 Physical activity, but it can be bookishEXERCISE8Across35 LoyalTRUSTY6Across35 Escort warshipCORVETTE8Across35 Our earthly one is not mercurialPLANET6Across36 SimplyEASILY6Across36 One-room flatBEDSIT6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
SwindleCHEAT5Down1 It could cause you to finish up with a nasty scarSCRAP5Down1 SlumberedSLEPT5Down2 FreightCARGO5Down2 A growing boyBASIL5Down2 Winners of a complicated caseACES4Down3 SingerALTO4Down3 Prima donnaDIVA4Down3 On which a crazy fool has a right to lie?FLOOR5Down4 MealLUNCH5Down4 Rope-making fibreSISAL5Down4 Act up againDEED4Down5 CrawlCREEP5Down5 Precious stoneOPAL4Down5 No snake on board but a large viper!LADDER6Down6 UrnVASE4Down6 IntelligentCLEVER6Down6 FlashlightTORCH5Down7 Do they use staves for matchwood?VESTAS6Down9 ColumnPILLAR6Down9 CringeCOWER5Down10 He figures to tour central SpainLAD3Down11 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down11 HaulLUG3Down11 Is it forever changing to red?AMBER5Down12 PersonHUMAN5Down12 JavelinSPEAR5Down12 See a wooden container as a place for moneyCASHBOX7Down13 ImitatingAPING5Down13 Small treeJUNIPER7Down13 HappeningEVENT5Down14 Master Charlie's raincoatMAC3Down15 SeizureFIT3Down15 BoothSTALL5Down15 CedeYIELD5Down16 Canine chum?PAL3Down16 ExpireDIE3Down16 He could give a tail-ender a scarRASCAL6Down18 StadiaARENAS6Down18 Choose from a limited selectionELECT5Down20 RepresentativeAGENT5Down20 The biting part?BIT3Down21 Farm animalCOW3Down21 Take a knockBAT3Down22 StriplingLAD3Down22 VulgarCOARSE6Down23 Academy for young swimmers?SCHOOL6Down23 InteriorINNER5Down25 Get the girl?WIN3Down25 ConcealedHID3Down25 SuggestIMPLY5Down27 Put upERECT5Down28 Attack on a clique or factionONSET5Down28 HurryHASTE5Down28 Female relativesAUNTS5Down30 CancelANNUL5Down30 Escape with a sprained ankle?HOPIT5Down30 PriseLEVER5Down31 MinusLESS4Down31 Not so dustyNEWER5Down31 FriendsPALS4Down32 Stingy fellow hiding a cigarette endMEAN4Down32 CompositionOPUS4Down32 Old toiler who could never quite turn up freshSERF4Down33 JealousyENVY4Down33

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, February 16, 2023. 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.