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Evening Standard Crossword February 28 2025 Answers

Friday puzzle · 128 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 28 2025 answers. The Friday 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#
BoastBRAG4Across1 ChildTOT3Across4 ReedRUSH4Across6 EarthGROUND6Across8 MendREPAIR6Across9 For "odd", the usual clue, I interposed, is "strange"PECULIAR8Across9 Snack itemSANDWICH8Across9 LongingYEN3Across10 Elevenses, though it's not quite elevenTEA3Across10 Hawaiian garlandLEI3Across10 Finding it strange to be out of a jobUNUSED6Across11 ExpenditureOUTLAY6Across11 Seasoned and put awaySALTED6Across12 OrbGLOBE5Across12 WhiskySCOTCH6Across12 Garment the unmarried start a trousseau withSINGLET7Across13 ManicBERSERK7Across13 Make for the topHEAD4Across14 BrusqueBLUFF5Across14 Give painACHE4Across14 Having taken a look at, leftCHECKEDOUT10Across15 TagLABEL5Across15 LexiconDICTIONARY10Across15 TravellerWAYFARER8Across17 Did the tennis player fall while making it?DROPSHOT8Across17 EraseDELETE6Across18 ReptilesLIZARDS7Across18 Maddens with ridiculous requirementsDEMANDS7Across18 LazyIDLE4Across19 Could have run into debt, you say, in IrelandMAYO4Across19 OffendINSULT6Across20 Wealthy, commonlyLOADED6Across21 When bitten, ranNIPPED6Across21 Goes on to the next page of "Reforms"TURNSOVERANEWLEAF17Across24 WelcomeGREET5Across24 VehiclesDOUBLEDECKERBUSES17Across24 PerhapsMAYBE5Across26 An offshoot of the British/American farmBRANCH6Across27 InnTAVERN6Across27 ForegoWAIVE5Across28 Bird's homeNEST4Across29 Grass that upsets herbivoresREED4Across29 Fix indeliblyIMPRINT7Across30 SpurtJET3Across30 Wrongly, is not taken to account for one's behaviourACTIONS7Across30 QuellSUBDUE6Across32 InciteINDUCE6Across33 The animal will run after, you betANTELOPE8Across33 Indian languageGUJARATI8Across33 GalaFETE4Across34 It's a sickness you get from fish, missSALMONELLA10Across35 PlaythingTOY3Across35 SailorABLESEAMAN10Across35 BlemishMARK4Across36 Of the mouthORAL4Across36 Duck, darling!LOVE4Across36 AbominableHEINOUS7Across37 Offer to repair it and you have to give it upFORFEIT7Across37 Small waveRIPPLE6Across38 Give an exclamation and run after himHORACE6Across38 CoarseVULGAR6Across40 Have a very high regard for PaulREVERE6Across40 EmployUSE3Across41 Bean that may well feature in a vegetarian's dietNUT3Across41 HugeENORMOUS8Across42 Am sure to beat at, having entered: they're no expertsAMATEURS8Across42

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ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
ConsecratedSANCTIFIED10Down1 Unconcern about the separationDETACHMENT10Down1 Prepare for publicationEDIT4Down2 PastoralRURAL5Down2 Arrest in the art galleryBUST4Down2 Hold backWITHHOLD8Down3 Does it moan when you pull it up?BINDWEED8Down3 MoanGRUMBLE7Down3 NeatTIDY4Down4 Irrational fearsPHOBIAS7Down4 Continue trying to get those unpacked clothes wearable?PRESSON7Down4 SpinTURN4Down5 Naval vesselMINESWEEPER11Down5 Having been referred to by as "plump," went to seeCALLEDROUND11Down5 RepulseREPEL5Down6 Horse-racing governing bodyJOCKEYCLUB10Down6 Nobody opposed to at the moment, but it's only temporaryJUSTFORNOW10Down6 AdroitSKILFUL7Down7 LayersSTRATA6Down7 On the understanding he's to get the plantsBUSHES6Down7 Not to mention going out late and unaccompaniedLETALONE8Down8 Fine woolCASHMERE8Down8 It's my belief it will be retracted, tooTENET5Down10 TruckLORRY5Down10 ObserveEYE3Down11 DeityGOD3Down12 ConsumeEAT3Down13 After tea laugh at one's discomfitureCHAGRIN7Down16 DefameTRADUCE7Down16 EntreatBEG3Down16 UntruthLIE3Down17 DeletionERASURE7Down19 Aquatic birdsDUCKS5Down20 About how old the facade is, be of one mindAGREE5Down20 NovelNEW3Down21 FameSTARDOM7Down22 European countryAUSTRIA7Down22 "Awful creeps", one put in, "is absolutely right"PRECISE7Down22 Carrying too much weight and imperiousOVERBEARING11Down23 FastenTIE3Down23 EndlesslyADINFINITUM11Down23 Satisfaction obtained from the imparting of knowledgeSCHOOLFEES10Down25 CerealRYE3Down25 English countyLANCASHIRE10Down25 As a result, there are no more notches after thatFINALSCORE10Down26 Father ChristmasSANTACLAUS10Down26 MoveBUDGE5Down27 Fish tankAQUARIUM8Down28 Reviews when the play's no longer showingRUNSOVER8Down28 ClergymanVICAR5Down29 JokeJEST4Down30 MinuteTINY4Down31 FungusMUSHROOM8Down31 What the fool, the silly chap, has on his head?CLOTHCAP8Down31 SpectaclesGLASSES7Down32 The wreckage floats, drifting a mile onFLOTSAM7Down32 ClaimALLEGE6Down34 Two hours behind one, in timeELEVEN6Down34 HomeABODE5Down35 Determined, he got through to the paperSHEET5Down35 Whirl windREEL4Down39 CougarPUMA4Down39

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Friday, February 28, 2025. 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.