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Evening Standard Crossword February 22 2023 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 22 2023 answers. The Wednesday 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#
Ballroom danceCHACHA6Across1 Sickly looking boy, but in demandWANTED6Across1 CompactSOLID5Across3 One in Einstein's family?RELATIVE8Across7 Gents' clothingMENSWEAR8Across7 Sit for an artistPOSE4Across8 Location one may have to set out forSITE4Across8 JacketREEFER6Across9 To cut the grass outside the pub is not a big thingMINNOW6Across10 DefeatedBEATEN6Across10 Soup-dishTUREEN6Across10 Time yet to comeFUTURE6Across11 A spectator's viewASPECT6Across11 AppendedADDED5Across11 StandardFLAG4Across12 Female personSHE3Across14 Time to show a bit of eagernessAGE3Across14 BurrowSETT4Across15 Female horsesMARES5Across16 Nice place, albeit desertedOASIS5Across16 DevoteeFANATIC7Across17 Nasal organNOSE4Across17 Followers, possibly at seaDOGS4Across17 StratumLAYER5Across19 For a start, half of us are in debtDEBUT5Across19 ParchedDRY3Across20 Flashy fellow lacking humanityROBOT5Across21 FamousNOTED5Across21 Weekly payWAGES5Across21 Historic assembly that gave thanks in triumphWITAN5Across22 EnclosuresCAGES5Across22 CrewGANG4Across23 Is he among the lesser brethren abroad?SERB4Across23 SketchedDREW4Across23 MuddleMESS4Across25 DomesticatedTAMED5Across26 Painter, for instance, in sad disarrayDEGAS5Across26 RusticRURAL5Across26 Sheltered sideLEE3Across28 Quiet order to a dogPOM3Across28 SnoopPRY3Across28 Bursts outERUPTS6Across29 Is done differently by an inventorEDISON6Across29 DedicatedDEVOTED7Across30 A swimmer in the pinkSALMON6Across30 StrictSEVERE6Across30 She's the oneTHEA4Across31 UtensilTOOL4Across31 Card gamePATIENCE8Across32 A pilot's uppishness?ALTITUDE8Across32 ThoughtIDEA4Across33 Guard's roundPATROL6Across33 Pig-headed beast at the wheel?POTTER6Across33 SeasonTIDE4Across35 ThighboneFEMUR5Across36 RushCAREER6Across38 WrongREMISS6Across39 SleptDOZED5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
The war at sea hotted up!WARMED6Down1 Non-metallic elementCARBON6Down1 HoarseGRUFF5Down1 Such objects as fine dogs' tailsTHINGS6Down2 Dress or attireCLOTHE6Down2 StartedBEGAN5Down2 Prayer endingAMEN4Down3 Brought a bit of news to the doctorDREW4Down3 OceanSEA3Down3 PresupposesASSUMES7Down4 Faint at the end of one's training course?PASSOUT7Down4 DecreeORDAIN6Down4 To objectDEMUR5Down5 DetailITEM4Down5 Runs a chap to the women's instituteWIDES5Down5 DefectiveDUD3Down6 Sheds tearsCRIES5Down6 Does better than start bolting the grubBEATS5Down6 StitchedSEWED5Down7 Go byPASS4Down8 Hitch a horse to a poleSNAG4Down8 HarmonyUNITY5Down8 Big or little, it's to noteTOE3Down9 ObserveSEE3Down9 He, or she, is always readyPAT3Down12 PitchTAR3Down12 Do policemen have hesitation in drinking it?CIDER5Down13 Theatrical entertainmentREVUE5Down13 DawdlerLAGGARD7Down13 EmaciatedGAUNT5Down14 Food to bake badly at BirkenheadKEBAB5Down15 Light beerLAGER5Down15 BelievedTRUSTED7Down16 Chosen but not fully adoptedOPTED5Down18 SmellODOUR5Down18 ManagedCOPED5Down18 BorderHEM3Down19 She has a pointDOT3Down19 InsulateLAG3Down19 Good French styleBON3Down20 Not noYES3Down20 Rice dish, a bit of a risk for a GermanRISOTTO7Down21 Fairground rideWALTZER7Down21 Used to be wasted on TedWAS3Down22 StorehouseDEPOT5Down22 Head coveringCAP3Down22 Deeply religiousDEVOUT6Down23 Stolen water?SOLENT6Down23 BreachGAP3Down24 SpoolREEL4Down24 She upsets me mum!EMMA4Down24 Billy is little different from BusterBUNTER6Down25 Snout beetleWEEVIL6Down25 HarvestsREAPS5Down26 What led to the late finish the lady was upset aboutDELAY5Down26 Securities there's no need to feel edgy aboutGILTS5Down27 ModestDEMURE6Down27 CorrodesRUSTS5Down27 In Arapaho, an exclamation of disgustPAH3Down28 FragmentPIECE5Down28 Star signLEO3Down28 LongYEARN5Down29 PaceSTEP4Down30 Tread on some character's toeSTEP4Down30 ShyTIMID5Down31 ThickDENSE5Down32 IdolHERO4Down34 NourishedFED3Down36 ColourRED3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, February 22, 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.