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Evening Standard Crossword February 17 2022 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 130 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 17 2022 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 130 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#
Foot-leverPEDAL5Across1 Chewy sweetTOFFEE6Across4 Hate being unfairly testedDETEST6Across4 SagacityWISDOM6Across5 Striking announcement from a top travel organisationHEADLINE8Across7 Complete viewPANORAMA8Across7 Keep in orderPOLICE6Across8 DepartLEAVE5Across8 Mail sorted in part of Bagshot for somewhere in ScotlandGLAMIS6Across8 Fast writer?SWIFT5Across10 RubbishTRIPE5Across10 PalePALLID6Across10 FruitPEAR4Across11 Delivery from IsmailiaMAIL4Across13 VisageFACE4Across13 ProphetSEER4Across14 GiftTALENT6Across14 Ring for paymentTOLL4Across14 StratagemRUSE4Across15 Never hit a maiden ladyMISS4Across15 FlowerFREESIA7Across15 Hardly anyFEW3Across16 Disease the entomologist caught?BUG3Across16 HeroicEPIC4Across17 Stone symbolising love for a friend?OPAL4Across17 BeverageTEA3Across18 A stumbling excursion?TRIP4Across19 BurdenLOAD4Across19 SpringSPA3Across19 Oliver, ParliamentarianROUNDHEAD9Across21 Person living next doorNEIGHBOUR9Across21 CartDRAY4Across21 ValueWORTH5Across23 CroonSING4Across23 Catherine always had a spare part for the RollsPARR4Across23 Titled lady, possibly from IranRANI4Across24 Badger's burrowSETT4Across24 ReposeREST4Across24 BeakerCUP3Across26 What a hound may do for a horseBAY3Across26 ReviseEDIT4Across27 Upright supporter of the Knights TemplarSTEM4Across27 DecayROT3Across27 UntruthLIE3Across29 As a gesture of disapproval, left muggins out!SLAP4Across29 Dutch cheeseEDAM4Across29 AtomicNUCLEAR7Across31 FrightenedSCARED6Across32 Pretty little thing in a bed, maybeBEAD4Across32 American stateIOWA4Across32 She's beautiful, like her mother, but perhaps expensivePEARL5Across33 Pickling solutionBRINE5Across33 Makes a special study of military menMAJORS6Across34 Monarch's seatTHRONE6Across34 MasculineMALE4Across34 It'll go up after a whileTIMEBOMB8Across35 MangleLACERATE8Across35 SimplyEASILY6Across35 AssaultASSAIL6Across36 It's a big struggle to get a place near HastingsBATTLE6Across36 EmblemBADGE5Across38 ScopeEXTENT6Across39 BorderedEDGED5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
PimplesSPOTS5Down1 Spirit of a grand entertainerGHOST5Down1 UnfastenUNTIE5Down2 Complain when Calvin embraces VioletCAVIL5Down2 EpochERA3Down2 ImpulseURGE4Down3 Uninteresting accommodation?FLAT4Down3 CombinedALLIED6Down3 Spanish snacksTAPAS5Down4 GarlandLEI3Down4 Artist, for instance, in sad disarrayDEGAS5Down4 CriedWEPT4Down5 RaspFILE4Down5 Flier from West EalingTEAL4Down5 ClimbedSCALED6Down6 Go beyondEXCEED6Down6 Move to a higher position by mistake!SLIPUP6Down6 PredominantlyMOSTLY6Down7 Being silent, perhaps, pay attentionLISTEN6Down9 CounsellorADVISOR7Down9 Feline mammalOCELOT6Down9 ColourRED3Down11 Came first, albeit only one point aheadWON3Down11 Clean feathersPREEN5Down12 ConsumeEAT3Down12 Whereon, dancing, a girl gets the goldFLOOR5Down12 ShrubFUCHSIA7Down13 BreedREAR4Down13 Inoffensive, pinkish girl?MILDRED7Down13 Manipulate fraudulentlyRIG3Down15 Islander?MAN3Down15 DistantFAR3Down16 Offer twice the figureBID3Down16 PartROLE4Down16 PinaforeAPRON5Down17 Officer prepared to whistle for his money?PURSER6Down18 BirdPIGEON6Down18 It's an elevating thing to doRAISE5Down20 ExternalOUTER5Down20 AdjustedATTUNED7Down20 Could he make Mary lose her head?RAY3Down21 PinchNIP3Down21 As an actor, he'd make a good sandwich-manHAM3Down22 WagerBET3Down22 RegionAREA4Down22 For exampleSUCHAS6Down23 Letters between mum and dad in Central AmericaPANAMA6Down23 RenewRESUME6Down24 BrownTAN3Down25 BangSLAM4Down25 In Gujarati, it can mean a drinkJAR3Down25 DiatribeTIRADE6Down26 ShutCLOSED6Down28 ResideDWELL5Down28 Finish breakfast with the sort of eats to savourTASTE5Down28 Olga's new placeLAGOS5Down30 Iraqi currencyDINAR5Down30 FishEEL3Down30 BrawlMELEE5Down31 Be brought up in parts of Plaistow with the common peoplePLEBS5Down31 Greek letterIOTA4Down32 When horses do so, does one get shot?BOLT4Down32 Look up repeatedlyPEEP4Down33 LiabilityDEBT4Down33 Red meatBEEF4Down33 DayAGE3Down36 ShelterLEE3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, February 17, 2022. 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.