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Evening Standard Crossword February 21 2024 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 21 2024 answers. The Wednesday 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#
BaseVILE4Across1 IngeniousSUBTLE6Across4 DroopSAG3Across4 Make plain that the river contains fishDECODE6Across4 DupeHOAX4Across6 Judge too highly the speed of the bowlingOVERRATE8Across7 Egg-based dishOMELETTE8Across7 ReadPERUSE6Across8 IdlerLOAFER6Across8 A fraction low?VULGAR6Across8 ValueASSESS6Across9 RevisesEDITS5Across10 CushionPAD3Across10 One keeping watch close at hand?STRAP5Across10 ThreshFLAIL5Across12 Mr Stickers, who will be prosecuted, one notices?BILL4Across13 SullenGLUM4Across13 They have their points in ballet dancingTOES4Across14 Abominable snowmanYETI4Across14 RotDECAY5Across14 Another name for FlandersMOLL4Across15 ImmenseVAST4Across15 ServantVALET5Across15 Fix the piano, for instancePEG3Across16 Head coveringCAP3Across16 DenLAIR4Across17 A hotel in marble will not remain too coldTHAW4Across17 EbbRECEDE6Across18 Strip off skinFLAY4Across19 Bit of a catATOM4Across19 PressingURGENT6Across20 Singularly dramatic illuminationFOOTLIGHT9Across21 School punishmentDETENTION9Across21 Beer or, at the day centre, milkPINT4Across23 BludgeonCOSH4Across23 ExcludeDEBAR5Across24 Greek letterIOTA4Across24 Always less than severeEVER4Across24 SliceCARVE5Across26 Fish eggsROE3Across26 Often numbered containerBOX3Across26 DirectionEAST4Across27 St. Edmund's football team?BURY4Across27 BroadenWIDEN5Across28 Let fallDROP4Across29 Females in the news, we hearEWES4Across29 CliqueSET3Across30 Unit of lengthINCH4Across32 Not even half a mile outside Sevenoaks!LESS4Across32 CapBONNET6Across32 Let eels wriggle out of one!LEASE5Across33 ObscureOPAQUE6Across33 WillowOSIER5Across33 Come to a conclusionDECIDE6Across34 SternGRIM4Across34 AmongstAMIDST6Across34 Had recourse to being reclassifiedRESORTED8Across35 FriendPAL3Across35 Put into useEXERCISE8Across35 Collectors mount them on hingesSTAMPS6Across36 LevelEVEN4Across36 Under controlINHAND6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Bee substanceHONEY5Down1 Cook gave nothing for the tars to get upset aboutROAST5Down1 DeserveMERIT5Down2 Measure taken by the police againMETRE5Down2 PerfectIDEAL5Down2 Untidy stateMESS4Down3 Grab a bagGRIP4Down3 EvasiveELUSIVE7Down3 VendsSELLS5Down4 PaceSTEP4Down4 Lived up to a bad nameDEVIL5Down4 SpurGOAD4Down5 Broad smileBEAM4Down5 Demand to see everythingCALL4Down5 HurryHASTE5Down6 Room for manoeuvreLEEWAY6Down6 I'm dead upset by the crown!DIADEM6Down6 RefrainABSTAIN7Down7 Set of clothesOUTFIT6Down9 Shortage giving a bully heart for a timeULLAGE6Down9 PrecipitationDEW3Down11 A leading spinnerTOP3Down11 ExpertACE3Down11 University or villa siteASTON5Down12 DistantFAR3Down12 Roofing slabsTILES5Down12 YouthLAD3Down13 Players who simply aren't allowed to chuck it!BOWLERS7Down13 DecorateGARNISH7Down13 ContendVIE3Down15 It's of some rough materialMAT3Down15 ContainerCAN3Down16 GuidedLED3Down16 During training, there's nothing to shootPOT3Down16 BathTUB3Down17 Area where things are growing heatedHOTBED6Down18 Greek capitalATHENS6Down18 CaptivateENAMOUR7Down19 There could be some royal fiddlers!THREE5Down20 A lotLOADS5Down20 Mend one end of the shelf, I figureFIX3Down21 Female deerDOE3Down21 UncookedRAW3Down21 She may well go up the wall!IVY3Down22 MoueGRIMACE7Down22 ToddlerTOT3Down22 WidespreadCOMMON6Down23 CanTIN3Down23 Strong enough to shoot and bust the net?POTENT6Down23 WatchEYE3Down25 Gardening toolHOE3Down25 Favourite answerYES3Down25 PoisonVENOM5Down27 Wearers of the trousersUSERS5Down28 PerformedACTED5Down28 OozeEXUDE5Down29 StiffRIGID5Down30 Was out of the race, power being neededWATTS5Down30 CeaseSTOP4Down30 LabourTOIL4Down31 Clean feathersPREEN5Down31 Feeling unwell when you've got the pip?SEEDY5Down31 A name for returned mailLIAM4Down32 NotionIDEA4Down32 Machine on which to get weaving!LOOM4Down33 Rowing bladesOARS4Down33

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. 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.