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Evening Standard Crossword February 26 2021 Answers

Friday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 26 2021 answers. The Friday 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#
ShinboneTIBIA5Across2 FactsDATA4Across7 LiveRESIDE6Across8 Card dealerCROUPIER8Across9 Until then, against me first and lastMEANTIME8Across9 ConfusionPANIC5Across9 Mean to trim the end offPAR3Across10 Sturdy antelopeGNU3Across10 TurfSOD3Across11 On getting a full complement of meals dailyABOARD6Across11 Spoke pompouslyORATED6Across11 Rod will do a swap with youSWITCH6Across12 Take into bodyINGEST6Across12 ObserveSEE3Across13 By spring in dire trouble, lose hopeDESPAIR7Across13 U-shaped supportSTIRRUP7Across13 Some turn to ginTRAP4Across14 Traditional wisdomLORE4Across14 CryWEEP4Across15 Be employed as a billposter by? That's champion!STICKUPFOR10Across15 In excited mannerAGITATEDLY10Across15 Man'sHIS3Across16 Improved in qualityENRICHED8Across17 Made for strength in the endENFORCED8Across17 StupefySTUN4Across18 Muslim asceticDERVISH7Across18 Pat goes off to get the policeGESTAPO7Across18 DespondDESPAIR7Across19 RecedesEBBS4Across19 A mistake in the paperSLIP4Across19 So be itAMEN4Across20 Over a kissACROSS6Across21 Indian pastySAMOSA6Across21 CouplePAIR4Across22 FloodTORRENT7Across23 Russian composerSERGEIRACHMANINOV17Across24 Accepting the rebuke, but not taking it sitting down?STANDINGCORRECTED17Across24 PitcherEWER4Across25 Afternoon napSIESTA6Across27 Girl meets boy getting petrolGALLON6Across27 FatherDAD3Across27 AnimalPUMA4Across28 Don't let go in the storage compartmentHOLD4Across29 Flat-bottomed boatPUNT4Across29 Not passing because of a defectFAILING7Across30 Diameter of shellCALIBRE7Across30 PerformedDID3Across30 RugMAT3Across31 LessFEWER5Across33 Earlier, the child boarded the shipSCHOONER8Across33 Puts into orderARRANGES8Across33 They're smoked before your very eyes!SUNGLASSES10Across35 Flower necklaceDAISYCHAIN10Across35 PrincipalSTAPLE6Across36 Because it hinges on the wineASTI4Across36 Printing instructionSTET4Across36 GroupUNIT4Across37 DisappointLETDOWN7Across37 Tell us about the censusRECOUNT7Across37 Section of footINSTEP6Across38 ElbowNUDGE5Across38 They swim back to have the odd restOTTERS6Across38 Mental strainSTRESS6Across40 Piloted in over a city in SpainTOLEDO6Across40 Nocturnal birdOWL3Across41 Stop and aimEND3Across41 CunninglyCRAFTILY8Across42 Finds one is disparaging aboutRUNSDOWN8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
OverstepTRANSGRESS10Down1 BoatCANOE5Down1 Person with whom the prosecution opens?KEYWITNESS10Down1 Beast of burdenMULE4Down2 FaucetTAP3Down2 Before Ed joined oneUNIT4Down2 Commands authoritativelyDICTATES8Down3 Trouble the escapee is in for, having leaped over the wall?HIGHJUMP8Down3 ProhibitBAN3Down3 CurveARC3Down4 Holy warCRUSADE7Down4 Make go to the partySENDOFF7Down4 EnquireASK3Down5 What the majority of bit players would like?GREATERPART11Down5 Inclined to disagreeQUARRELSOME11Down5 FarewellADIEU5Down6 LikenessCOMPARISON10Down6 Pretty and light-complexionedFAIROFFACE10Down6 Pungent bulbGARLIC6Down7 "Seem unsteady on their feet", he addsTOTTER6Down7 Very braveFEARLESS8Down8 They're smashing - if you're a good swimmer!BREAKERS8Down8 The putter is the problemPOSER5Down10 Wading birdIBIS4Down10 FilthyGRIMY5Down10 PerspiredSWEATED7Down11 ErasedDELETED7Down12 LayerSTRATUM7Down13 BegENTREAT7Down14 PubsTAVERNS7Down16 It may mean you've been sickened by the hamCATCALL7Down16 LearntHEARD5Down16 PassSPEND5Down17 MouthfulSIP3Down18 Rashers of porkBACON5Down20 All wrong about the business recession in this areaLOCAL5Down20 And notNOR3Down21 Puts out toys for the infantsRATTLES7Down22 MasculineMANNISH7Down22 Just what you'd expect of an actor when he's workingINCHARACTER11Down23 Topic for considerationPROPOSITION11Down23 RelaxEASE4Down24 Occasional preacherEVANGELIST10Down25 Din in to the groom that it's a messDININGROOM10Down25 Are they fools to throng together?DENSECROWD10Down26 AmusingWITTY5Down26 Fine pastaVERMICELLI10Down26 AnnoyIRRITATE8Down28 Someone you share a line withANCESTOR8Down28 SorceryMAGIC5Down29 Versatile as the bands are, without exceptionALLROUND8Down31 Not characteristicATYPICAL8Down31 Is not out and about ahead of youINSTORE7Down32 Outdoor mealsPICNICS7Down32 FittingAPT3Down32 MarshlandFEN3Down33 Song of loyaltyANTHEM6Down34 LumpWAD3Down34 Show it's duck meatOLIVER6Down34 Are not quiet when healthySOUND5Down35 GloatDROOL5Down35 RegretRUE3Down35 Turned round, having a spot of botherTODO4Down39 Satisfy fullySATE4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, February 26, 2021. 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.