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Evening Standard Crossword February 28 2018 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 127 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 28 2018 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 127 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#
ScribbleSCRAWL6Across1 These have to be instrumental in forming wheelsSPOKES6Across1 ImplicitTACIT5Across3 Excellent advice not to squint so muchPEERLESS8Across7 Passenger planeAIRLINER8Across7 CabinsHUTS4Across8 Pure chaos in the countryPERU4Across8 LoadBURDEN6Across9 He had the key to success in artTURNER6Across10 TopicsTHEMES6Across10 SpringBOUNCE6Across10 EasyFACILE6Across11 A trip, fair as can beSAFARI6Across11 PaleASHEN5Across11 SignOMEN4Across12 ColourRED3Across14 No longer found in petrol dumpsOLD3Across14 DaybreakDAWN4Across15 ClawTALON5Across16 He always has time for a bit of an orgyMAYOR5Across16 EvacueeREFUGEE7Across17 DeserveEARN4Across17 Just the sort of sum to clear upTIDY4Across17 Alcoholic drinkCIDER5Across19 Part of a building for accommodating the oldFOYER5Across19 SpotDOT3Across20 Generous composer of a '13 Down'DONOR5Across21 SwiftRAPID5Across21 LidCOVER5Across21 Drawling statesman!TEXAN5Across22 Riotous brawlMELEE5Across22 NebNOSE4Across23 Pick out a placeSPOT4Across23 AmphibianFROG4Across23 AverageMEAN4Across25 SeniorELDER5Across26 Shoots back to a little barSERIF5Across26 Stringed instrumentSITAR5Across26 Drawn matchTIE3Across28 Keep out of a drinking placeBAR3Across28 PinPEG3Across28 AlarmsALERTS6Across29 See the vanquished more intimatelyCLOSER6Across29 RetrieveRECOVER7Across30 Give dad a call, doing kitchen workPARING6Across30 TrustworthyHONEST6Across30 Very keen to be concealed by a pedagogueAGOG4Across31 Precious stoneOPAL4Across31 DigsLODGINGS8Across32 Is mixed up with the police, something to do with insurancePOLICIES8Across32 DryARID4Across33 Minor earthquakeTREMOR6Across33 Those viewable with spectacles?SIGHTS6Across33 SeasonTIDE4Across35 ObscureVAGUE5Across36 NecessitateENTAIL6Across38 FoldCREASE6Across39 ManufacturerMAKER5Across40

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Band playing the tango for most of next monthSEPTET6Down1 Reaping hookSCYTHE6Down1 LoatheABHOR5Down1 How one resents being cut!KEENLY6Down2 InsightACUMEN6Down2 ConciseBRIEF5Down2 GirlLASS4Down3 That of the moment?SPUR4Down3 BeverageTEA3Down3 Smoked herringBLOATER7Down4 One who may fancy a half of beer?DREAMER7Down4 ReplyANSWER6Down4 Blacksmith's blockANVIL5Down5 GoatIBEX4Down5 Early form of team eventRELAY5Down5 WeightTON3Down6 ColourGREEN5Down6 Moving around in a jugASTIR5Down6 MassageKNEAD5Down7 German manHERR4Down8 In favour of a piece of bread with egg onPROD4Down8 PretenceFEINT5Down8 About 500 may be CommunistRED3Down9 Boy's nameTED3Down9 Our airmen go up a lotFAR3Down12 VehicleCAR3Down12 Ronald has to perform this pieceRONDO5Down13 BingoLOTTO5Down13 WanderMEANDER7Down13 TendNURSE5Down14 One man's name for a jinxJONAH5Down15 FrogmanDIVER5Down15 InjuredWOUNDED7Down16 'Drive' that makes one MP a key figureIMPEL5Down18 MonthAPRIL5Down18 KeenEAGER5Down18 ObjectiveAIM3Down19 Animal with a rhythmic trotFOX3Down19 Mountain passCOL3Down19 Over there in Turkey, onceYON3Down20 Scottish riverDEE3Down20 One opposed to prosecution?DEFENCE7Down21 SureCERTAIN7Down21 Maybe it's of British extractionTIS3Down22 StorehouseDEPOT5Down22 SpoilMAR3Down22 ConclusionFINALE6Down23 No rags can make an exotic garmentSARONG6Down23 MooseELK3Down24 SpoolREEL4Down24 Puritan, perhaps, but less than uprightPRIG4Down24 On paper, maybe, they're dangerous beastsTIGERS6Down25 AssembleGATHER6Down25 Animal furSABLE5Down26 There's a policeman in the roomSCOPE5Down26 Flattens the wicket?ROLLS5Down27 LessenREDUCE6Down27 Is inclinedTENDS5Down27 A container of cabbagesBAG3Down28 JournalPAPER5Down28 SummitTOP3Down28 CircumferenceGIRTH5Down29 MultitudeHOST4Down30 Dad's at the bus terminus with a free ticketPASS4Down30 EssentialVITAL5Down31 AlludeREFER5Down32 FeteGALA4Down34 VigourVIM3Down36 StrayERR3Down37

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, February 28, 2018. 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.