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Evening Standard Crossword February 21 2023 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 21 2023 answers. The Tuesday 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#
ExcludeDEBAR5Across1 SaveREDEEM6Across1 Do its wrong parts get eaten?SPRAT5Across1 FolderBINDER6Across5 Overindulge in jam?STUFF5Across6 CleaveSPLIT5Across6 DissuadeDETER5Across9 Mainly the church at Filey, possiblyCHIEFLY7Across9 Performed with fingersDIGITAL7Across9 FoulPUTRID6Across10 Name a busy type of playwrightALBEE5Across10 Water nymphNAIAD5Across10 Worked outSOLVED6Across11 Pulped foodPUREE5Across11 Displeased with what is of higher class?UPSET5Across11 TouchesFEELS5Across12 AcceptedTAKEN5Across12 Some of this river encircles central Germany, but it's in FranceSOMME5Across12 Shrub or pine, perhaps, in part of the JurassicJUNIPER7Across13 AdvantageBENEFIT7Across13 RotisserieSPIT4Across14 Something to clean up, in fact?ACT3Across15 Move up and downBOB3Across15 UnfortunatelyALAS4Across17 Some laudable picture from HollywoodEPIC4Across17 IlluminatedLIT3Across17 Big girl struggling for breath?BERTHA6Across18 Supplementary buildingANNEXE6Across18 DecoyLURE4Across18 ExistenceBEING5Across19 Chap getting a poor share of a posh houseMANOR5Across19 Flies without powerGLIDES6Across20 Digging with this, half of it may get lowerTROWEL6Across20 Pick-me-upTONIC5Across20 HairstylePERM4Across22 No longer tensePAST4Across22 SubsequentlyLATER5Across22 TruckTROLLEY7Across23 Junior masonic centreSON3Across24 RotDECAY5Across24 Wheat spikeEAR3Across24 NullifiesNEGATES7Across25 Girl's name for a musical instrumentCELESTE7Across25 But it's not slow, to give trouble at certain pointsSNAIL5Across26 PostponeDEFER5Across26 CurseSWEAR5Across26 Strong pointFORTE5Across27 King for whom the common people had a secret love?HEROD5Across27 The dog sank her teeth into a companion!BITCH5Across28 Thin biscuitWAFER5Across28 Examination of figures during a mealMEDICAL7Across29 PinedYEARNED7Across29 ParadiseEDEN4Across29 Alter, for a change, at some future timeLATER5Across30 Clean feathersPREEN5Across30 TavernINN3Across30 CantBEVEL5Across31 Martin's part of Birmingham?ASTON5Across31 PartROLE4Across32 WrathANGER5Across33 EvokeELICIT6Across35 DislikeRESENT6Across36 DigDELVE5Across37 See-sawTEETER6Across38 ExhilaratedELATED6Across39

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
MealREPAST6Down1 Tooth coveringENAMEL6Down2 KeepDETAIN6Down2 Stop referring to a transport cafePULLUP6Down2 In practice (without public relations) unsuitably sour or vinegaryACETIC6Down3 ReviseEDIT4Down3 ProverbsADAGES6Down3 DecorationMEDAL5Down4 An article every mother needsTHE3Down4 Make free ofRID3Down4 BeleaguerBESET5Down5 One singer in three?TENOR5Down5 Bathroom fittingBIDET5Down5 PressIRON4Down6 Produce snores or strange rumblesSLUMBER7Down6 Young treeSAPLING7Down6 PositivePLUS4Down7 PiousDEVOUT6Down7 The impressive kind?TYPE4Down7 If you want bread, stick to thisFRENCH6Down8 Fridge compartmentICEBOX6Down8 Steering-deviceRUDDER6Down8 RepairsFIXES5Down12 Bit of a bloomer by the boysSEPAL5Down12 SlaughterKILLING7Down13 Jokes made by old fools without hesitationJESTS5Down13 EmblemBADGE5Down13 Girl stuff, French styleNINON5Down14 Lowest pointNADIR5Down14 ProddedPOKED5Down15 It's bound to contain mapsATLAS5Down15 To fatherBEGET5Down15 GiantTITAN5Down16 Smiles broadlyBEAMS5Down16 Try fitting a new seat to an old model carTASTE5Down16 SeamLAYER5Down18 RageANGER5Down18 Anatomically, it's different from the elbowBOWEL5Down18 Wander with me and that Cockney womanMEANDER7Down19 RevoltREBEL5Down19 AmongBETWEEN7Down19 Had she a quarrel with another woman?ROWENA6Down21 WeepCRY3Down21 ToilLABOUR6Down21 Exhibit, flauntPARADE6Down22 GuidedLED3Down22 The dangers of working with pliersPERILS6Down22 EbbRECEDE6Down23 You can stick it on the wall, maybeSTUCCO6Down23 ProperDECENT6Down24 Mother-of-pearlNACRE5Down25 Polite to Ian, a chap who is not of serviceCIVIL5Down25 ColourCERISE6Down25 It isn't all it sounds!SOME4Down26 Eyelid inflammationSTYE4Down26 WoodFOREST6Down27 Bleat like a sad hearted bachelorBAA3Down28 ReclinedRESTED6Down28 Spider's trapWEB3Down28 BuryINTER5Down30 CourageNERVE5Down31 AssistantAIDE4Down33 StaggerREEL4Down34

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, February 21, 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.