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Evening Standard Crossword February 19 2025 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 19 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#
Remove dirt fromCLEAN5Across3 It can help when dad gets nearly half starved!PASTA5Across3 VainPROUD5Across4 StaggeredREELED6Across7 She's in the Wrens, presumablyJENNY5Across8 CuresHEALS5Across8 ShelterLEE3Across9 OddRUM3Across10 PixieFAIRY5Across10 Is Dawn an early one?RISER5Across10 Scot partnering Beth in playMAC3Across11 By way ofVIA3Across11 Turns sickly-looking in fencingPALES5Across12 Cattle farmRANCH5Across12 Gives out cardsDEALS5Across12 CradleCRIB4Across13 Fir cone sourceCONIFER7Across13 StrengthenBOLSTER7Across13 Oblivious to what the date might beBLIND5Across15 Fertile spotOASIS5Across15 MelodyMUSIC5Across15 AgileNIMBLE6Across17 Black salt?TAR3Across18 Male offspringSON3Across18 Undertaking to provide security at uncle'sPLEDGE6Across19 VolumeTOME4Across19 Acknowledge with praiseSALUTE6Across19 ViewSCENE5Across20 Down paymentDEPOSIT7Across21 An opening in surgeryKEYHOLE7Across21 RegretsRUES4Across22 Surprisingly sage at timesAGES4Across22 LabelTAB3Across22 Youngster in company with an officerCOLT4Across23 MasculineMALE4Across23 Book of wordsLEXICON7Across24 WantedDESIRED7Across24 Choose one for mother - the best!OPTIMUM7Across24 Noisy quarrelFRACAS6Across26 Couriers on contract?RIDERS6Across26 ChildTOT3Across27 StadiumARENA5Across28 Auction itemLOT3Across29 Neither negative is rightNOR3Across29 Spills into a trough?SLOPS5Across31 Fortune-telling cardsTAROT5Across31 AlcoveAPSE4Across31 Princely part of CanadaALBERTA7Across32 MetropolisCAPITAL7Across32 SmokestackFUNNEL6Across33 Boy's namePETER5Across34 It's stupid to be crafty about just one poundSILLY5Across34 The wind can turn a bit variableAIR3Across35 Vigour, informallyVIM3Across35 DegreeGRADE5Across35 Being good, he's able to get aheadCANON5Across36 Flying toysKITES5Across36 Nominally an Ethel Merman partELMER5Across37 Hereditary unitsGENES5Across37 RouseWAKE4Across37 CrestRIDGE5Across38 Walking poleSTILT5Across38 Obviously a cat is not exactly doggyMOGGY5Across38 SheepEWE3Across39 SpriteELF3Across41 FeltSENSED6Across42 PoorNEEDY5Across43

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Brief manifestations of grievance, etc.DEMOS5Down1 English countyDEVON5Down1 UproarFRACAS6Down1 It's nice, perhaps, when one gives encouragementINCITES7Down2 SpectaclesGLASSES7Down2 PurifyREFINE6Down2 ThroughPER3Down3 Look lasciviouslyLEER4Down4 FairyPERI4Down4 A vessel not properly closedAJAR4Down4 RespondREACT5Down5 At seaAFLOAT6Down5 Singer in a trio?TREBLE6Down5 RareUNCOMMON8Down6 One piece of land that may belong to the churchAISLE5Down6 Of the noseNASAL5Down6 Possibly begin livingBEING5Down7 CharacteristicTRAIT5Down7 MuteDUMB4Down8 Feel unwellAIL3Down9 Not boy's name for grandma!NAN3Down9 HostMULTITUDE9Down11 Maybe distributes papers around Hatch EndPERHAPS7Down12 Indicates, designatesDENOTES7Down12 SummitTOP3Down14 TieBIND4Down14 She sounds feyFAY3Down14 ScorchSEAR4Down16 Figures some axioms to be in the vernacularIDIOM5Down16 Girl's nameSUSAN5Down16 Damage in many nets, possiblyDENTS5Down17 Cut offSEVER5Down17 EncounterMEET4Down18 Unexpectedly pally about short measure, obviouslyPLAINLY7Down19 Like, resemblingSIMILAR7Down19 Soft music from duosPAIRS5Down20 A sketchDRAFT5Down20 Fighting to finish in a knockoutKENDO5Down21 ConsistCOMPRISE8Down21 ExcludeDEBAR5Down21 VegetableBEAN4Down23 ReasonsMOTIVES7Down23 Sadly rue putting a call out for a panaceaCUREALL7Down23 Garbled orison from a 'Twelfth Night' characterORSINO6Down24 Most recentLATEST6Down24 CouchSOFA4Down25 Gang with little mobilityMOB3Down25 US PolicemanCOP3Down25 SketchedDREW4Down26 Epic that turns up in the dailiesILIAD5Down27 Of rabiesRABID5Down27 Where the unlucky punter mopes around?EPSOM5Down28 ManagesCOPES5Down28 PassELAPSE6Down29 CorrectsAMENDS6Down30 Desert animalCAMEL5Down30 Distribute in the most rewarding waySTREW5Down30 UrgedEGGED5Down32 A light comedianALIG4Down32 Prison roomCELL4Down32 It's right I am, if only marginally!RIM3Down33 Metallic elementTIN3Down33 InformationNEWS4Down34 DependRELY4Down36 FishEEL3Down40

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, February 19, 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.