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Evening Standard Crossword February 2 2023 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 2 2023 answers. The Thursday puzzle has 127 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#
PaceSTEP4Across1 DeclamationTIRADE6Across4 BreachGAP3Across4 Norfolk's secondary highways?BROADS6Across4 CeremonyRITE4Across6 Deserving of praise (or a peerage?)LAUDABLE8Across7 FruitlessABORTIVE8Across7 SpiteMALICE6Across8 Deal withPUNISH6Across8 A gloomy little room can be depressingSADDEN6Across8 HarmonyACCORD6Across9 DecorateADORN5Across10 PaleWAN3Across10 In fact, an essay about an upper-class Labour leaderTRULY5Across10 TransparentCLEAR5Across12 Elegant fellows who started flying on operationsFOPS4Across13 RipREND4Across13 The gardener may need a new shoe!HOSE4Across14 ChallengeDARE4Across14 FeebleFRAIL5Across14 Maybe spent £1 on a politicianLIMP4Across15 Golf pegsTEES4Across15 PlayedTOYED5Across15 Call for something such as a book-endASK3Across16 Cook in oilFRY3Across16 YashmakVEIL4Across17 Born at the back of beyond, in povertyNEED4Across17 ReviseEDIT4Across19 Spot a key agentESPY4Across19 SourceORIGIN6Across20 Determined to tear around making a constant chargeFIXEDRATE9Across21 PirateBUCCANEER9Across21 Sound a cracked noteTONE4Across23 Single combatDUEL4Across23 SingerTENOR5Across24 TimbreTONE4Across24 A player of popular appealLARA4Across24 TwistSCREW5Across26 BeseechBEG3Across26 Talk of breaking up some gangNAG3Across26 MimickedAPED4Across27 One card or threeTREY4Across27 FilletedBONED5Across28 TieDRAW4Across29 Get upset, being four-fifths wrong!GROW4Across29 WeepCRY3Across30 Feathered friendBIRD4Across32 It's a lot of money, darlingDEAR4Across32 HumanMORTAL6Across32 Get through to everyone at the far endREACH5Across33 RevisedEDITED6Across33 Stage whisperASIDE5Across33 Render armlessDISARM6Across34 RepudiateDENY4Across34 VenerateREVERE6Across34 Piece of news the shooting victim may haveBULLETIN8Across35 BurstPOP3Across35 Former coinSHILLING8Across35 A refreshing little place (in France?)BISTRO6Across36 EntranceGATE4Across36 Population countCENSUS6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Cold dishSALAD5Down1 As woven in Pitlochry?CLOTH5Down1 EngineMOTOR5Down2 Turn into a messy mush, as a soil constituentHUMUS5Down2 TrackTRAIL5Down2 ShockSTUN4Down3 She provides a happy ending for a young chapLADY4Down3 SecretPRIVATE7Down3 Native American tentTEPEE5Down4 IncreasedGREW4Down4 Twigs handled in the gardenBESOM5Down4 SchemePLAN4Down5 Fruit skinRIND4Down5 Chances of being linked with ends?ODDS4Down5 ReappearRECUR5Down6 Sahara, sayDESERT6Down6 Smart, like a frock?DRESSY6Down6 Bus-stationsTERMINI7Down7 InvisibleUNSEEN6Down9 Seem a very quiet listenerAPPEAR6Down9 Period of 24 hoursDAY3Down11 Nonsense from one's betrothedROT3Down11 YesAYE3Down11 Historic linen weaverLENIN5Down12 RotterCAD3Down12 Theatrical entertainmentREVUE5Down12 DecayROT3Down13 He bows and scrapes, but isn't really honestFIDDLER7Down13 ConnectedRELATED7Down13 TwitchTIC3Down15 Shelter from undesirable exposureLEE3Down15 TreeFIR3Down16 StillYET3Down16 Copy from a cheap editionAPE3Down16 FellowDON3Down17 There's no longer a tree to be found in the cityEXETER6Down18 Cream cakeECLAIR6Down18 SurroundENCLOSE7Down19 New gates to put on for showSTAGE5Down20 ActionsDEEDS5Down20 Something like pea-soup?FOG3Down21 Small insectBUG3Down21 StealROB3Down21 He's ratty when interrupted by a teetotallerRAY3Down22 PressingIRONING7Down22 Signal agreementNOD3Down22 EraseDELETE6Down23 BowNOD3Down23 Gauguin made a success in it somehowTAHITI6Down23 SpikeEAR3Down25 Roll of banknotesWAD3Down25 A professional person has to act with a cool headDOC3Down25 AccessENTRY5Down27 Hero who started bowling with a broken arm!RAMBO5Down28 IronPRESS5Down28 HappeningEVENT5Down29 StiffRIGID5Down30 Their buoyancy is supportiveRAFTS5Down30 ApplaudCLAP4Down30 YapYELP4Down31 DoorstopWEDGE5Down31 Endless hewing can make us moan!WHINE5Down31 To give hundreds back is sillyDAFT4Down32 WagersBETS4Down32 The part of a hero, leader, etc.ROLE4Down33 CompetentABLE4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, February 2, 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.