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Evening Standard Crossword February 25 2020 Answers

Tuesday puzzle · 126 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 25 2020 answers. The Tuesday puzzle has 126 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#
Hippopotamus, in shortHIPPO5Across1 Minor branch organised by prigsSPRIG5Across1 StemSTALK5Across2 Little creatures are found in such groupsSECTS5Across6 VentilatedAIRED5Across6 HurryHASTE5Across7 FresherNEWER5Across8 Area of fruit treesORCHARD7Across9 Language learnable from a lexicon?DICTION7Across9 ChosenELITE5Across10 SlantSLOPE5Across10 Shane, looking pale?ASHEN5Across10 PugilistBOXER5Across11 Where a Bohemian girl receives a letter?MIAMI5Across11 All-night watchVIGIL5Across12 Having benefited from crude treatment?CURED5Across12 ObeseFAT3Across12 Lean or bonyANGULAR7Across13 Betray Les wickedly to a boorSELLOUT7Across13 RepulseREPEL5Across13 A welcome piece of material?MAT3Across15 AscertainedENSURED7Across15 Girl’s nameMEL3Across15 Furthermore, a cross word?PLUS4Across17 WornERODED6Across17 Norse godODIN4Across17 Sausages shared by a girl with a friendSALAMI6Across18 Star signGEMINI6Across18 ObtainGET3Across19 Like a fielder’s foolish point?SILLY5Across19 PurchaserBUYER5Across19 Be agreeable, we take itACCEPT6Across20 Term of officeTENURE6Across20 TurnedROTATED7Across20 Something long toldSAGA4Across22 Long series of eventsSAGA4Across22 CunningARCH4Across23 Haymaking cry?YAH3Across24 InsectANT3Across24 FallDROP4Across25 DiabolicSATANIC7Across25 It’s unlike him to be late at workMILKMAN7Across25 Where nothing may be torn outTROON5Across26 TelephoneHANDSET7Across26 RestrictLIMIT5Across26 RusticRURAL5Across27 The beast upsets tots around the day centreSTOAT5Across27 Left youngsters out of societiesCLUBS5Across28 Long pointed teethFANGS5Across28 Like that half broken finger Paul has!PAINFUL7Across29 SlimSLENDER7Across29 Like a gardener’s fingersGREEN5Across30 ThickDENSE5Across30 ObserveSEE3Across30 One’s private bookDIARY5Across31 HarmDAMAGE6Across31 Cup from Derry?RYDER5Across31 SweetDESSERT7Across34 AnimalLEMUR5Across37 AlsoTOO3Across38 CedeYIELD5Across39 TallyMATCH5Across40 PrematureEARLY5Across41 GemstonePEARL5Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
IrrigateWATER5Down1 Ibiza, for exampleISLAND6Down2 War horseSTEED5Down2 Petals possess such shadesPASTEL6Down2 Of reformed ladies?IDEALS6Down3 CashierTELLER6Down3 Toy weaponPOPGUN6Down3 TardyLATE4Down4 The snare of strong drink?GIN3Down4 MineralORE3Down4 DeniedREFUTED7Down5 Refreshment is but a street awaySTOUT5Down5 SeatCHAIR5Down5 EntertainedFETED5Down6 Speak about a new mode eventuallySOMEDAY7Down6 RefereeARBITER7Down6 She rebuilt part of Seven DialsENID4Down7 Object of worshipIDOL4Down7 One is beaten resoundingly (and repeatedly?)TAMTAM6Down8 NumberELEVEN6Down8 FightingWAR3Down9 BetrothedENGAGED7Down11 Be successful in shortening the thing?CUTIT5Down12 IndistinctVAGUE5Down12 ReimburseREPAY5Down13 Major arteryAORTA5Down13 Moisten a few flowers?SPRAY5Down13 VestibulePORCH5Down14 What a rotten churl may leave you in?LURCH5Down14 Very tall personGIANT5Down14 She turns up with a titleMADAM5Down15 Italian cityMILAN5Down15 FixedSET3Down16 Light purpleLILAC5Down16 The great man; look it up with Nat, perhapsTITAN5Down16 TotteringDODDERY7Down18 Gain access toGETAT5Down18 Dead snail?SLAIN5Down18 Ancient skill in bridge-buildingSPARTAN7Down19 System of raised writingBRAILLE7Down19 In American terminology, an easy paceCANTER6Down21 TolerateENDURE6Down21 VisionDREAM5Down21 Jungle expeditionSAFARI6Down22 It has been consumed in the nick of timeSKILLY6Down22 Shoe partUPPER5Down22 Hair colourGINGER6Down23 Place one’s shirt at risk?GAMBLE6Down23 KneelerHASSOCK7Down24 IndicationsSIGNS5Down25 What a climber may do for a bit of fun during a testMOUNT5Down25 A pet source of music?TAPE4Down26 GirlLASS4Down26 BornNEE3Down27 The miserable dog is insecureCUR3Down28 Gave food toFED3Down28 HigherTALLER6Down28 LeafPETAL5Down29 DecorationMEDAL5Down32 DrainGULLY5Down33 DrunkardSOT3Down35 WearyTIRE4Down36

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Tuesday, February 25, 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.