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Evening Standard Crossword February 27 2023 Answers

Monday puzzle · 132 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 27 2023 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#
SufficientAMPLE5Across2 Take unlawfullySTEAL5Across3 A problem for the selectorsWHICH5Across3 DaggerKRIS4Across7 Writer of many a possibly amusing pieceDUMAS5Across8 ClearLIMPID6Across8 ForbiddenTABOO5Across8 HeapSTACK5Across9 Maybe returning to the flatLEVEL5Across10 Holy bookBIBLE5Across10 Organised in haste?RAN3Across11 BeakerCUP3Across11 Unit of weightTON3Across11 Cherished hopeDREAM5Across12 Yes, my boy, a nautical heroJASON5Across12 Stops getting better at cards?PACKSUP7Across13 DrawingDIAGRAM7Across13 EquipmentRIG3Across13 QuotesCITES5Across15 During the night, sound angry about a bit of fun!SNORE5Across15 TopAPEX4Across15 PerformedDID3Across16 FruitPEAR4Across18 Raised edgeRIM3Across18 He may have to sit out, saying nothingLEN3Across18 Change in formMUTATE6Across19 How one's brethren are belovedDEARLY6Across19 DisparagedDECRIED7Across19 TooALSO4Across20 Formal discussionsDEBATES7Across21 Charged a bit, indeed!DEBITED7Across21 DeadenedNUMB4Across22 Burst of noisePEAL4Across22 Cries when some of the boys get so upsetBOOS4Across22 Tenant's paymentRENT4Across23 Like the wind in parts of Kesteven!KEEN4Across23 FirstINITIAL7Across23 Something afoot for the coachTRAINER7Across24 Apart fromBESIDES7Across24 GaelicERSE4Across25 Prickly plantCACTUS6Across26 Where Pele never went short of coffeeSANTOS6Across26 ScuttleHOD3Across27 YieldCEDE4Across28 Many a happy ending comes in timeDAY3Across29 FelineCAT3Across29 GrooveRUT3Across30 Old fashioned engine driverSTEAM5Across31 DefectiveDUD3Across31 Scornful expressionSNEER5Across31 Natural surroundingsHABITAT7Across32 A scolding for the traveller on the roofREPROOF7Across32 UntrueFALSE5Across33 A century old, but still in prisonCAGED5Across34 South Korean capitalSEOUL5Across34 Annoy one redhead at the King's HeadIRK3Across35 Floor coveringRUG3Across35 Might it give Tabitha heart when horse riding?HABIT5Across36 Greek letterDELTA5Across36 ChiefSTAPLE6Across36 The Bees have 22 of them on the fieldKNEES5Across37 RoyalREGAL5Across37 DeclareAVER4Across37 DarknessNIGHT5Across38 In extremes of torpidity, a strange thing to drink?TODDY5Across38 Stain, tarnishSULLY5Across38

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Paved areaPATIO5Down1 SetGROUP5Down1 Might it depict some murders by Capone?MURAL5Down1 Dog of mixed breedMONGREL7Down2 The coarse fellow continues to be resentedRANKLES7Down2 DonkeyASS3Down2 VegetablePEA3Down3 ExpressionTERM4Down4 MooseELK3Down4 Cheap rhyme for a jalopyHEAP4Down4 DevilIMP3Down5 Concluded it was uncommonly cold around the Kentish areaCLOSED6Down5 Counting frameABACUS6Down5 Shin-boneTIBIA5Down6 RestrictLIMIT5Down6 Its use may be said to be dyingHENNA5Down6 PrecipitationSLEET5Down7 She's soft on an aristocratPEARL5Down7 SnakeBOA3Down9 As worn by a master chef initially?MAC3Down9 FashionableCHIC4Down10 BodyCADAVER7Down11 PerseverePERSIST7Down12 They contradict their seniorsJUNIORS7Down12 HarmsDAMAGES7Down12 DiminishedREDUCED7Down13 Little chap in a houseboatSEB3Down14 ClutchedGRABBED7Down14 Chest boneRIB3Down14 AcceptsTAKES5Down16 In which to succeed, possibly as knights?ORDER5Down16 DemiseDEATH5Down16 ChairsSEATS5Down17 Regarding a bit of money for a gin cocktailEYING5Down17 FearDREAD5Down17 EnclosurePEN3Down18 Plain clothes men, indeed, are emphaticDECIDED7Down19 Health-checkMEDICAL7Down19 Large hole a donkey gets round and pastABYSS5Down20 GlassesSPECS5Down20 Source, we assume, of a fine piece of poetryDONNE5Down21 IndividualONE3Down21 Move to musicDANCE5Down21 Gives up workRETIRES7Down23 It keeps the openers aroundKEYRING7Down23 Writing deskBUREAU6Down24 What mother has to eat, to start and to finishTOMATO6Down24 JotIOTA4Down24 FlatfishDAB3Down25 Rest of the game?NAP3Down25 CorrodedRUSTY5Down26 Heavenly messengerANGEL5Down27 A titan bound to be supportiveATLAS5Down27 Tries outTESTS5Down28 Domestic pet turns on it without a soundTACIT5Down28 QuiltDUVET5Down29 HeathenPAGAN5Down30 Fireside game?POKER5Down30 Throw violentlyHURL4Down32 FittingAPT3Down32 Study, once more, the publicityREAD4Down32 The mineral wealth of Korea?ORE3Down33 MarshlandFEN3Down33 TowboatTUG3Down33 LoiterLAG3Down34 ConsumeEAT3Down35

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