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Evening Standard Crossword February 24 2020 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 24 2020 answers. The Monday puzzle has 132 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#
ObstacleHITCH5Across2 Sharply inclinedSTEEP5Across3 Ruffians getting the Yanks out of breath?THUGS5Across3 BlazeFIRE4Across7 Lofty accommodationATTIC5Across8 WrapENFOLD6Across8 Shish or donerKEBAB5Across8 EngineMOTOR5Across9 Given only £4, I’d be angry!LIVID5Across10 Brings upREARS5Across10 To be the boss, you need dash!RUN3Across11 SpoilMAR3Across11 ChafeRUB3Across11 Free of obstructionCLEAR5Across12 See a bird as a criminalCROOK5Across12 New part of Los Angeles, where French is spokenSENEGAL7Across13 MelodiousMUSICAL7Across13 VehicleCAR3Across13 TendonSINEW5Across15 Going on foot, indeed comes to a sticky end!WELLY5Across15 AgainANEW4Across15 BeverageTEA3Across16 Sea-eagleERNE4Across18 ContainerTUB3Across18 State drama company?REP3Across18 Relating to catsFELINE6Across19 Live somewhere posh?RESIDE6Across19 ComfortCONSOLE7Across19 RegrettedRUED4Across20 Principal bullfighterMATADOR7Across21 He can order a chap to change gearMANAGER7Across21 DestinyFATE4Across22 Assist in a crimeABET4Across22 Badly missingAWOL4Across22 Lend a handHELP4Across23 Be warm hearted and put up with thingsBEAR4Across23 ErasedDELETED7Across23 Being worn, can it cause a skid?SLIPPER7Across24 Not eitherNEITHER7Across24 FlatEVEN4Across25 Lump of goldNUGGET6Across26 What’s the score?TWENTY6Across26 ManagedRAN3Across27 PresentHERE4Across28 Kind of drum needing attention?EAR3Across29 Girl’s nameMIA3Across29 PerformedDID3Across30 Prophet’s little house by the seaHOSEA5Across31 DefectiveDUD3Across31 ShuteyeSLEEP5Across31 Of the stomachGASTRIC7Across32 Maybe scared about the piano getting scratched?SCRAPED7Across32 DexteritySKILL5Across33 Seaman determined to get aroundABOUT5Across34 Length of metal linksCHAIN5Across34 Something supportive for a sportsmanTEE3Across35 Jump on one footHOP3Across35 She makes a promising start with a noblemanPEARL5Across36 Stopping deviceBRAKE5Across36 SausageSALAMI6Across36 Such charges may be droppedDEPTH5Across37 SurrendersCEDES5Across37 SpokenORAL4Across37 FoldPLEAT5Across38 Hunts or looks around central HackneySEEKS5Across38 Legal possessorOWNER5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
RepeatRERUN5Down1 GiantTITAN5Down1 Scatter carelessly, it’s trueSTREW5Down1 Natural surroundingsHABITAT7Down2 The digger has a name for itMINERAL7Down2 BorderHEM3Down2 ChildTOT3Down3 PloughTILL4Down4 Girl’sHER3Down4 Have a fling?HURL4Down4 AwayOFF3Down5 Frown on goods starting to be inferiorGLOWER6Down5 Pencil rubberERASER6Down5 UnsoiledCLEAN5Down6 Grave dangerPERIL5Down6 Bill, the Dickens of a villain!SIKES5Down6 VerdantGREEN5Down7 Grazing for a group of horses?FIELD5Down7 Clippie’s vehicleBUS3Down9 Vessel in which a nut gets crackedTUN3Down9 StoveOVEN4Down10 WedMARRIED7Down11 EbbedRECEDED7Down12 How to surpass in competenceCAPABLY7Down12 Nightclub showCABARET7Down12 MadeCREATED7Down13 Indigent, being reduced in rank?GEN3Down14 RenovatedRENEWED7Down14 IncisionCUT3Down14 African countryNIGER5Down16 Has it a regular route around the interior?LINER5Down16 SoarTOWER5Down16 Sheds tearsWEEPS5Down17 Long to finish a story and get paidYEARN5Down17 PaleASHEN5Down17 SpriteELF3Down18 Regard as a wraithlike spectreRESPECT7Down19 Male servantFOOTMAN7Down19 She has complete confidenceFAITH5Down20 CautionsWARNS5Down20 Social conventions further southMORES5Down21 LairDEN3Down21 FuseMERGE5Down21 PaganHEATHEN7Down23 Be judged and scoldedBERATED7Down23 Male relativeNEPHEW6Down24 Source of bleats and whinniesSTABLE6Down24 JobTASK4Down24 Belonging to himHIS3Down25 The usual, of coursePAR3Down25 EssentialVITAL5Down26 ExtremeULTRA5Down27 Have they less than two husbands between them?WOMEN5Down27 LizardGECKO5Down28 Comes close to Spithead?NEARS5Down28 RusticRURAL5Down29 AdderVIPER5Down30 They’re falsely called choppersTEETH5Down30 DonateGIVE4Down32 InsaneMAD3Down32 Something to do with a strawSUCK4Down32 Go and reciprocatePEP3Down33 MouthfulSIP3Down33 Boy’s nameROD3Down33 WrathIRE3Down34 FateLOT3Down35

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Monday, February 24, 2020. 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.