xWord
Cracking Clues, Finding Answers!
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Advertisements

Evening Standard Crossword February 4 2026 Answers

Wednesday puzzle · 121 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Evening Standard Crossword February 4 2026 answers. The Wednesday puzzle has 121 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

Also solved on February 4
Daily Themed Crossword   Eugene Sheffer Crossword   New York Times Crossword   Newsday Crossword   Puzzle Page Crossword   The Independent Crossword  

Across

Click a clue for every answer it has ever had
ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Skewered foodKEBAB5Across1 CeaseSTOP4Across1 The sort of monkey-business that wrecks a ship?APISH5Across1 EquipmentRIG3Across4 Mean to get drunkTIGHT5Across6 SmackSLAP4Across6 AbundantlyAMPLY5Across6 RotterCAD3Across9 Long-lastingDURABLE7Across9 Pictures of wheels?TURNERS7Across9 Being big is wonderfulGREAT5Across10 FireSHOOT5Across10 SubsideCOLLAPSE8Across10 Only a long-headed individualALONE5Across11 GemstoneOPAL4Across11 TrademarkBRAND5Across11 Theatrical showREVUE5Across12 Revolutionary assembly helping to support rail travelBOGIE5Across12 Make out that cinders are siftedDISCERN7Across13 Butter upFLATTER7Across13 FranticMAD3Across14 Gave food toFED3Across15 Field of pleasureLEA3Across15 BuryINTER5Across16 MinusLESS4Across17 Every one is packed in a tea chestEACH4Across17 ColourCERISE6Across18 New fashioned serviceMODERN6Across18 On the way, always keep out of the ditch!STEER5Across19 FruitMELON5Across19 HuggedEMBRACED8Across19 Israeli currencySHEKEL6Across20 Where to work away for a cut priceOFFICE6Across20 RevoltREBEL5Across21 He'll give you a squeeze, loveHUGO4Across22 PodiumDAIS4Across22 PainstakingDILIGENT8Across23 SevereHARSH5Across24 EquipmentKIT3Across24 Self-centred fathead in a pixie hood!ELF3Across24 Embossed typeBRAILLE7Across25 Dad has no wood to make a fine display!PANOPLY7Across25 A clan migrating by waterCANAL5Across26 Animal's noseSNOUT5Across26 Investment finally gets a poor return for this groupTROOP5Across27 Water nymphNAIAD5Across27 GratuityTIP3Across27 To back her is a helpDIANA5Across28 Body cavitySINUS5Across28 Goat-men are capable of explosive power!MEGATON7Across29 Old soldierVETERAN7Across29 Benders the lower members haveKNEES5Across30 Winter sportsmanSKIER5Across30 PostponeDEFER5Across31 Urged to give a boy a bit of breakfastEGGED5Across31 SilentMUTE4Across31 AttendancePRESENCE8Across33 WeightTON3Across34 BeamRAY3Across36 FastenedTIED4Across37

Down

ClueAnswerLettersDirection#
Breathe outEXHALE6Down2 ImplementTOOL4Down2 In court, she's defensivePORTIA6Down2 It lends inflexibility to a leader at churchSTARCH6Down3 FadePALE4Down3 Takes onADOPTS6Down3 A chutney ingredient's humble placeHUT3Down4 SupplantedREPLACED8Down4 HoweverBUT3Down4 IncreasedGREW4Down5 It grows dome-shapedONION5Down5 Adam's aleWATER5Down5 DerideSCORN5Down6 Judas, apparently, replaced a tractor partTRAITOR7Down6 Egg whiteALBUMEN7Down6 Land in the waterISLE4Down7 LakeMERE4Down7 CircuitLAP3Down7 SayingADAGE5Down8 Long spearsLANCES6Down8 He's known to be hungry for pursuitHUNTER6Down8 Going out of turn, Bert upsets the blighter!BRUTE5Down12 CabinBERTH5Down12 InsurgentREBEL5Down12 DetestABHOR5Down13 Writer fed up with a piece of poetryDEFOE5Down13 Pocket bottleFLASK5Down13 SpoilMAR3Down14 Abrade the cuffs?SCUFF5Down14 Thing of valueASSET5Down14 LiabilityDEBIT5Down15 Mounting assistanceLEGUP5Down15 LastFINAL5Down15 Refusal, in any case, to be a nuisanceANNOY5Down16 ThickDENSE5Down16 TestedTRIED5Down17 Possibly iron tin opener used during dinnerMETAL5Down18 To wooCOURT5Down18 CourseROUTE5Down18 WindMEANDER7Down19 Though soft in caress, perhaps, is abrasiveSCRAPES7Down19 LiberationDELIVERY8Down20 Seize in transitHIJACK6Down21 Two Florentine pieces once in circulationFLORIN6Down21 GodlikeDIVINE6Down22 Aspiring to be greedy about a jewellery itemHOPING6Down22 EdgeLIP3Down22 To fine leg?GLANCE6Down23 MaltreatILLUSE6Down23 SharpACUTE5Down25 Standard Anglo-Saxon soldiersPARAS5Down25 PurchaserBUYER5Down25 Arrive to join me and the commanderCOME4Down26 RescueSAVE4Down26 ViewSCENE5Down26 Buck? No JohnDOE3Down28 BoxSPAR4Down28 Heavy-heartedSAD3Down28 StuntFEAT4Down29 PainACHE4Down30 HillTOR3Down32

About this puzzle

This page lists every clue and answer from the Evening Standard crossword published on Wednesday, February 4, 2026. 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.