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Evening Standard Crossword February 27 2020 Answers

Thursday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 27 2020 answers. The Thursday 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#
EntryACCESS6Across1 DemureSEDATE6Across4 He has a holiday, all the sameBUSMAN6Across4 FrustrateTHWART6Across5 Degree of differenceCONTRAST8Across7 Appearing to be a bloomerINFLOWER8Across7 A Spaniard is a handsome fellowADONIS6Across8 DegenerateDECADENT8Across8 InsightACUMEN6Across8 RosterROTA4Across9 Protection with strings attachedAPRON5Across10 EveryALL3Across10 ConcerningABOUT5Across10 SeraphANGEL5Across12 That terrible police inspector again!DIRE4Across13 Business companyFIRM4Across13 TabletPILL4Across14 Regrets causing sure chaosRUES4Across14 Girl’s nameTINA4Across15 He’ll help with an ideaAIDE4Across15 BroadcastSOW3Across15 Clever start for Sylvester?SLY3Across16 Small barrelKEG3Across16 Drop in and see everybodyCALL4Across17 Metal moneyCOIN4Across17 TavernINN3Across17 SickILL3Across18 In China, a girl conceals loveAMOY4Across19 Change directionVEER4Across19 EnquireASK3Across19 StablemanGROOM5Across20 He seeks to please, but makes Ena dismalLADIESMAN9Across21 Hired soldierMERCENARY9Across21 FinishEND3Across21 FishEEL3Across22 Cordial not particularly hotWARM4Across23 DevilIMP3Across23 DecoyLURE4Across23 LocateSITE4Across24 BowNOD3Across24 Untidy eating place?MESS4Across24 ChooseELECT5Across26 BeseechBEG3Across26 Inexperienced person with some weak ideasKID3Across26 The chairman’s daughter?IRMA4Across27 PantGASP4Across27 HarvestCROP4Across29 Place in a difficult situationSPOT4Across29 FastenTIE3Across29 A patch of sea, really?AREA4Across32 NucleusCORE4Across32 Let a learner relaxLEASE5Across33 FeverAGUE4Across33 Reserve supplySTORE5Across33 Nominally a girl after some man?ANTHEA6Across34 AdvancePROGRESS8Across34 HeathensPAGANS6Across34 Fated to be flung out of the street, indeed!DESTINED8Across35 HarmonyUNISON6Across35 SalveOINTMENT8Across35 Though full of steak in extremes of gaiety, quick to complainGRUMPY6Across36 AvoidedEVADED6Across36 Numb, dampenDEADEN6Across36

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
FragmentSCRAP5Down1 Craig hiding in Havana, perhapsCIGAR5Down1 Sign up for a courseENROL5Down2 Fishing-basketCREEL5Down2 A passion that’s burningAFIRE5Down2 Many confess to being shortMOWN4Down3 CheeseEDAM4Down3 WorryFRET4Down3 Brassy looking, a bird can be beautifulBRAID5Down4 StrictSTERN5Down4 TarnishSTAIN5Down4 Change the hose, it’s wornSHOE4Down5 NameTITLE5Down5 Percussion instrumentDRUM4Down5 Without working, accepting a number greedilyAVIDLY6Down6 LabourWORK4Down6 WobbleTEETER6Down6 ProportionRATIO5Down7 One may wish them to be sweetDREAMS6Down9 Neckwear itemCRAVAT6Down9 AnewAGAIN5Down10 Youngster quietly raisedPUP3Down11 EnjoyedLIKED5Down11 LargeBIG3Down11 Name that’s so wrong for a jalopyOSCAR5Down12 Open soreULCER5Down12 ViewpointANGLE5Down12 Figures a woman to be in difficultyDILEMMA7Down13 FeelGROPE5Down13 Elegant skillFINESSE7Down13 RestrictLIMIT5Down14 He has a part in PygmalionALI3Down15 Facial twitchTIC3Down15 SlumberedSLEPT5Down15 JamWEDGE5Down16 So a motherless man has a relationshipSON3Down16 Lock openerKEY3Down16 How tormentedly I dream of loveADMIRE6Down18 American stateOREGON6Down18 A billiard shot to queue up for?MASSE5Down20 Put upERECT5Down20 Being loaded, he always has some womenLAD3Down21 Drinking vesselMUG3Down21 It has its vacationist sideSEA3Down22 PinchNIP3Down22 EnvoyLEGATE6Down23 Victor’s a champion!WINNER6Down23 HarmoniumORGAN5Down25 No negative rulesDOS3Down25 In favour ofFOR3Down25 FlowerLUPIN5Down27 Illegal burningARSON5Down28 Cash for the gameREADY5Down28 ShutCLOSE5Down28 Romantic flowersROSES5Down30 OutcomeISSUE5Down30 They’re taken to be conscientiousPAINS5Down30 TrivialPETTY5Down31 MuddleMESS4Down31 Is inclined to start trying conclusionsTEND4Down31 Stiff paperCARD4Down32 Just a marginal cough?AHEM4Down32 RegionAREA4Down32 Unwilling to give much for a bit of helpLOTH4Down33 SatisfySATE4Down33

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Thursday, February 27, 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.