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Evening Standard Crossword February 2 2026 Answers

Monday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 2 2026 answers. The Monday 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#
ClutchGRAB4Across1 SallySORTIE6Across4 WagerBET3Across4 No lady's deputiesAGENTS6Across4 SortTYPE4Across6 Best sellersHOTCAKES8Across7 RunwayAIRSTRIP8Across7 IndividualSINGLE6Across8 StablemanOSTLER6Across8 Corkscrew left at Paris, perhapsSPIRAL6Across8 HarmonyUNISON6Across9 RubbishTRASH5Across10 RodentRAT3Across10 An airy spirit, one imaginesSYLPH5Across10 LukewarmTEPID5Across12 It helps keep you going lame, in a way!MEAL4Across13 OptimismHOPE4Across13 Identify as WilliamTELL4Across14 Grain storeSILO4Across14 SpateFLOOD5Across14 Junior drinks?TOTS4Across15 SetteeSOFA4Across15 FairLIGHT5Across15 Be noted as a Brentford playerBEE3Across16 Woman's nameKIM3Across16 RevoltingFOUL4Across17 The land one managedIRAN4Across17 ConsentACCEDE6Across18 Large birdRHEA4Across19 Under strain during last autumnTAUT4Across19 StartedOPENED6Across20 Slum street estimated to indicate a degree of affluenceMEANSTEST9Across21 Racket sportBADMINTON9Across21 Tonnage of the mother ship?MASS4Across23 Indian dressSARI4Across23 NetherLOWER5Across24 FaceDIAL4Across24 Powder used in postnatal clinicsTALC4Across24 FishANGLE5Across26 Young dogPUP3Across26 Trinidadian pop?DAD3Across26 Egg-shapedOVAL4Across27 Worked earthily as a brick carrier out EastHOED4Across27 FlavourTASTE5Across28 Female sheepEWES4Across29 Beautiful operation by a studentOPAL4Across29 TavernINN3Across30 Floating markerBUOY4Across32 Be daunted by much that is out of the wayFEAR4Across32 DastardCOWARD6Across32 Maybe Tony's brokeSTONY5Across33 SourceORIGIN6Across33 Sacred songPSALM5Across33 Officers such as LeeMAJORS6Across34 NetworkMESH4Across34 MonthAUGUST6Across34 In the field, just the fellow for Thora Hird?THIRDMAN8Across35 ShelterLEE3Across35 Puts to deathEXECUTES8Across35 In tennis, they're especially bad in doublesFAULTS6Across36 EntranceGATE4Across36 MendicantBEGGAR6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
StopsHALTS5Down1 Church established and possibly expandedCHEST5Down1 Court caseTRIAL5Down2 Where the horse can stop runningSTALL5Down2 ElevateRAISE5Down2 EngraveETCH4Down3 Clean the inletWASH4Down3 FascinateBEGUILE7Down3 LampoonSPOOF5Down4 AleBEER4Down4 Bring a girl up to be a credit to youASSET5Down4 TightTAUT4Down5 CeremonyRITE4Down5 Wicked, terrible lie about VictorEVIL4Down5 TestTRIAL5Down6 Spain and PortugalIBERIA6Down6 Group determined to have a drink together?TEASET6Down6 AdvancePROMOTE7Down7 Greek citySPARTA6Down9 Petals can be of such coloursPASTEL6Down9 FreeRID3Down11 Timber going up riverYEW3Down11 TreeASH3Down11 Works steadily at making pilesPLIES5Down12 BeverageTEA3Down12 As yetSOFAR5Down12 PerformedDID3Down13 Some more new rents, simply hugeMONSTER7Down13 VacationHOLIDAY7Down13 TotalSUM3Down15 Ortanique colourTAN3Down15 KnowledgeKEN3Down16 SolidifyGEL3Down16 Nevertheless, stillBUT3Down16 PullTOW3Down17 One of the less wise things to eat?RASHER6Down18 OffensiveODIOUS6Down18 ComfortCONSOLE7Down19 A Caledonian race venue?ASCOT5Down20 CavitiesHOLES5Down20 A word about MaxMAD3Down21 Bread rollBAP3Down21 FavouritePET3Down21 Just a little coat tail, nowadaysTAD3Down22 DeletingERASING7Down22 NothingNIL3Down22 Surgeon's stitchSUTURE6Down23 OwingDUE3Down23 Resort with an endless amalgam of Spaniards, etc.MALAGA6Down23 PossessOWN3Down25 Slippery fishEEL3Down25 All you have to cook things in?PAN3Down25 LeadLEASH5Down27 They get heated when there's a toss up!OASTS5Down28 ElectorVOTER5Down28 TangleTWIST5Down29 Ballroom danceWALTZ5Down30 Down under, the Briton may not take my partPOMMY5Down30 HeroIDOL4Down30 ObserveNOTE4Down31 ShatterSMASH5Down31 Prone to deceiveLYING5Down31 Parry a swordFOIL4Down32 StopperBUNG4Down32 Thus, again, is painfulSORE4Down33 Ice hockey discPUCK4Down33

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, February 2, 2026. 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.