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Evening Standard Crossword February 17 2021 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 124 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 17 2021 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 124 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#
BoredomTEDIUM6Across1 ObscuresBLINDS6Across1 Live as you've got to, but be good!BEHAVE6Across1 UndergoSUFFER6Across5 Having an affair; affectionately, if nothing elseWITHLOVE8Across7 BrollyUMBRELLA8Across7 ShamPRETENCE8Across8 It's green, yes, with a bit of a red backJADE4Across8 DifficultHARD4Across8 PainACHE4Across9 One flying to put a wrong cause right?SAUCER6Across10 BorderHEM3Across10 To be preciseTHATIS6Across10 He needs to get a letter half dictatedADDICT6Across11 EvenSMOOTH6Across11 SkilfulADEPT5Across12 Boy's nameTED3Across14 Around it, planets turn in opposite directions!SUN3Across14 StrayERR3Across15 Eats in, when Des is outDINES5Across16 Blended foodPUREE5Across16 AccessibleOPEN4Across17 It's after a slow start that one takes a restSITS4Across17 DonkeyASS3Across17 VaseURN3Across18 Person with skin diseaseLEPER5Across19 Chap touring the Italian cityMILAN5Across19 NoiseDIN3Across19 RecognisedKNOWN5Across20 Celestial bodyCOMET5Across21 PullTUG3Across21 A bit of deprivation maddens the despicable fellow!VIPER5Across21 BodeAUGUR5Across22 At the cricket match, they bounce out of the ground!SIXES5Across22 WrathIRE3Across22 One is shown it dismissivelyDOOR4Across23 MouldCAST4Across23 StretchEKE3Across23 OceanSEA3Across24 They're tubby and deep voicedTUBAS5Across26 Native New ZealanderMAORI5Across26 FearDREAD5Across26 Spanish vessel?PAN3Across28 Cooking vesselPAN3Across28 Like the street of no returnONEWAY6Across29 Not movingATREST6Across29 DecayROT3Across29 Bewilder a six-footer about to get a sum wrongBEMUSE6Across30 Religious festivalEASTER6Across30 She opens up when it's darkIRIS4Across31 HintCLUE4Across31 French emblem mentioned by a British inventorCOCKEREL8Across32 CliquishCLANNISH8Across32 The younger Germans seem more friendlyKINDER6Across33 IdolHERO4Across33 RecentlyOFLATE6Across33 PleaENTREATY8Across34 RobustSTURDY6Across35 AccountREPORT6Across36

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RestaurantBISTRO6Down1 So bats can change into crows!BOASTS6Down1 WeirdEERIE5Down2 TidyNEATEN6Down2 Here's one frame you can count onABACUS6Down2 JotIOTA4Down3 LatherSUDS4Down3 Vessel always seen out WestEWER4Down3 Toasted snackCRUMPET7Down4 Cheese to gorge?CHEDDAR7Down4 Booby-trappedMINED5Down4 StoreyFLOOR5Down5 PrecipitousSTEEP5Down5 Having broken an ankle, accept a lift?HOPIN5Down5 InsipidFLAT4Down6 StoreCACHE5Down6 Due to history-making deeds, the fathead lives on!FEATS5Down6 AnaestheticETHER5Down7 Barely fair?JUST4Down8 DetestHATE4Down8 Study a number of pointsDEN3Down9 FreeRID3Down9 HellHADES5Down10 MadnessMANIA5Down11 Belonging to usOUR3Down12 Resounding noise?DIN3Down12 EnquiredASKED5Down12 American stateTEXAS5Down13 It's played when there's room for loveCELLO5Down13 ElicitEVOKE5Down13 AdjustedTUNED5Down14 Often a moving playerPIPER5Down15 ThighboneFEMUR5Down15 Go inENTER5Down15 CorrectRIGHT5Down16 Not out for pleasure, yet not seriousINFUN5Down18 FoldPLEAT5Down18 RecordLOG3Down19 Figures to confuseMIX3Down19 Double sixteen is more than he needsLES3Down20 For everyPER3Down20 Faces six wise menVISAGES7Down21 CookeryCUISINE7Down21 Observed to have a row of sharp teethSAW3Down22 Land measureARE3Down22 Name the French friend Ned's upset aboutDAMIEN6Down23 RelaxedCASUAL6Down23 Responsibility for going over to the StatesONUS4Down24 Poker stakeANTE4Down24 HappeningEVENT5Down25 Possibly free herbal extract in a cigaretteREEFER6Down25 DiatribeTIRADE6Down25 Light to carryTORCH5Down26 GameMATCH5Down26 ShrillREEDY5Down27 Busy fellow with a companion, possibly bearing nutsBEECH5Down27 InstrumentORGAN5Down27 PerformerACTOR5Down28 By depriving an ex-swimmer of sleepPER3Down28 FriendPAL3Down28 Fail to pay a bill repeatedly at the King's HeadBILK4Down30 ExteriorOUTER5Down30 ResoundECHO4Down30 AcidSOUR4Down31 JumpLEAP4Down32

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. 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.